l do apologise if this has been covered in a previous post, l am returning to Thailand after 7 year absence, so not well informed. Are there any races in Thailand ? l read in the news for Pattaya that they are to host a race in late July; is this an annual event, or a new venture ?

Check out the Events section of BicycleThailand.com plenty listed there. Only problem is it is hard to tell the quality of the event organisers, some are really well done (for example Tour de Farm), and others you're competing on main roads along with traffic, generally if the event organiser doesn't specify what is allowed to compete and leaves it completely open (for example a fixie must have a front brake installed) then I'd give it a miss.