I just saw on the GP Zurich (World Cup race) website that there is an amateur race before the real pro deal:

http://www.worldcup-zuerich.ch/

What should one expect in these kinds of races? I see that there's a tandem category, men and women, senior, junior, etc. The rule states that the min average speed is 23 km/h, and the max time on the course is 3 h 15 m. This one does only one loop of the course, instead of 4 for the pros. At this point, I don't care about winning, I'm more concerned with having fun and making the time cut. :-P

Thanks in advance.