Last year we got 2 new good designers Bear and Gala, (or even 3? Aux as well or did he start designing earlier?)
But we lost some too. LCB who after stopping to ride stopped designing too, should restart both actually. iBan as well, he doesn't like the game, just us users I think, that's why he keeps hanging around.. should restart too. Then this year we lost our Flanders designer Aywaille, who did a very good job in 2010.
Anyway, we need more designers.
See February. OL did Bessèges and Tour med, Ape did Oman and Ruta del Sol, Aux did Algarve and will do/is doing Haut Var and Sardegna as far as I know. Plus some one day races. And Luna did Qatar. A "non designer" usually.
OL might not always have time to do 2 tours, I might not always have time to do 2 either, Aux the same. LIke Gala and Bear, sometimes for a while no time, when they have time again they will probably be back helping.
So new designers would be a good thing. No, nobody is expecting that anybody design 2 tours a month.. just maybe some here and there when you have time. And if there are not enough tours for all the designers no problem, you can do the ones I would do otherwise.
Ok, for a complete designing beginner not always easy, so if somebody wants to start designing the real races, plan enough time for your first tours. Announce that you will design it in the appropriate thread and go for it. Questions you might then have usually get answered fairly quickly.
Anyway, I think we could use 1 or 2 more regular or semi regular designers...
...but at 9 march i have 20 days free