Any German road racers out there? Advice needed

[cyclhist]

I just started a thread about this here:

Road Racing in Germany

It looks like I might spend the next year in Germany because of work. I have spent time there intermittently before but always got the impression that the racing scene is difficult to break into and that it’s not quite as easy (get a license and show up to races) as it is in the US. I’m a racer placing competitively in local races. I just started last season and I plan on doing a full season in the US this year. So nothing exceptional. Any hints on how to make sure I ge…

If you have a UCI license, you should be able to use that for licensed races. I looked this up and for USACycling that license is about $200. Not sure if that’s better than membership fees + license and the medical that German athletic federations tend to require.