MAYBE BEGINNER WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER?

ARE YOU EVER FACED with the responsibility of helping a friend choose a race category? They are thinking they should slot in just below Pro, and we're thinking... ... Bro, if you finish it'll be a win. It can be awkward. Right? How do you explain... you're not that fast racing is different than riding with friends or, don't be a sandbagger, you need to cat up ... when being challenged and having fun is the outcome a first timer needs? Had the convo yesterday. Should I race SuperSport? Let's start off with Sport. Won't that be too easy? Trust me, it'll be plenty. No matter what, there's a lot of learning to be done early in the racing journey. Post race... conditioning bike handling not missing turns ... he had a list of things to do better. Should he have raced down a category after getting shelled? I don't think so, an easy win isn't the goal. Because as he summed it up... ... All that said - I loved it! === 165.3 lbs7.5 hrs sleepPushUps PullUps 20 minutes stretching30 minutes Reading/Journaling93/12 (fitness per Training Peaks)0 min vision therapy https://www.strava.com/athletes/10248