Dilworth Criterium Saturday!
The historic 39th Annual Dilworth Criterium is set to take place this Saturday April 14, 2012. It looks like the weather will be beautiful for this exciting neighborhood event, which attracts professional and amateur cyclists from all over the country to Dilworth.
For those who live on the race course, please remember the streets will be closed all day on Saturday. On street parking is not available Saturday from 7:45am to 4:30pm. For more information, a detailed schedule or race maps for this exciting and historic event, go here.
The general schedule for Saturday is as follows:
7:45 AM Streets Close Around Latta Park
8:15 AM Amateur Racing Begins
10:00 AM Vendor Area Opens with:
Bicycle Test Rides with QueenCity
Bicycles and BikeSource
10:30 AM Fuel Pizza in the Vendor Area
1:00 PM Women's Open Race
3:00 PM Team Trike Racing - Teams of 4 Racing
3:05 PM FREE Kids Bicycle Racing
3:15 PM Men's Pro Race
4:30 PM Streets Re-open
This year the race moved three weeks earlier to be held in conjunction with the Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium held Uptown in the evening and the inaugural NoDa Grandprix held on April 15. That's right sports fans - racing all day in Dilworth, then pro feature races in Uptown Charlotte. The best criterium riders on the continent will take over Charlotte for the day and the Dilworth neighborhood is a big part of the action!
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