stage race question

[Griz]

On the weekend of a stage race, is it possible to race only one of the days? And if so, do you still have to pay the entire stage race fee or is there a lesser amount to enter only one of the stages?

I would like to do the Fayetteville road race on Saturday morning but will be flying out of town on Saturday night. The fee for the whole thing is $45 and there is no way I am paying that much for one race.

[yehster]

Nope,
Stage races are an "all or nothing affair."
You can't do what you are proposing, and you also can't do later stages if you didn't finish prior stages.

[speed]

I did exactly what you are proposing to do last year at Fayettville. I raced on Saturday for the experience (I was a virgin roadie) and had family commitments on Sunday. I had to pay full price but it was worth the price for the experience and the look I got from the woman registering me when I told her I was not attached and I ride for The Petting Zoo.