LEXINGTON —
Cycling enthusiasts of all ages will be riding through downtown Richmond on Sunday during the 3rd Annual Men’s Health Care Awareness Criterium.
The criterium, a one-day bicycle race on a circuit road course, consists of a variety of races for riders of varying ages and experience.
The bike races are part of the Men’s Health Care Awareness Campaign, which will feature display information about all topics of men’s health care, including prostate cancer screening at Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center.
Also available will be fun activities for children, such as an inflatable playgrounds and bike safety information, with all participating kids receiving a bike helmet.
The race course is a 0.6-mile four corners crit, meaning there are four corners with 90-degree turns to maneuver during the race, said race director Brendan Canty.
“It’s a downhill finish, so it’s fast, but it’s not super technical,” he said.
Races are offered to riders of all abilities, with a Citizen’s race for those with no racing experience to races for experienced riders. There also will be an Open Women’s race.
The start and finish line will be set up in front of the Madison County Courthouse. The course heads downhill to Madison Avenue, cutting across in front of Madison Garden, before turning left onto Irvine Road.
After three blocks, riders will turn left up a short hill and turn back down Main Street for the final sprint to the finish.
During the race, streets will be closed to vehicle traffic.
“I expect, if things go well, we should have around 100 racers in town,” Canty said. “The past two years, we have had about 75.”
Participants from as far away as Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee already have registered and last year, riders came from as away as Georgia, Canty said.
A race for kids is scheduled for two laps.
All other races are allotted a certain amount of time, ranging from 30 to 60 minutes.
Race officials will keep track of average speeds per lap and, at some point during the race, will put up a lap counter that will count down from 10 laps, with the first person to cross the finish line declared the winner, said Canty.
Prizes will be awarded in each category.
The first four races, which are 30-minute rides for ages 10 to 12, 13 to 14, 15 to 16 and 17 to 18, begin at 10:45 am.
At 11:30 a.m. is the Open Women’s race. The event is 45 minutes.
At 12:30 p.m. is the 45-minute Cat 3/4 Men, at 1:30 p.m. is the 2-lap Kids Race, at 2:15 p.m. is the 45-minute Men Masters 35+, at 3:15 p.m. is the 30-minute Men Cat 5/Citizens races and at 4 p.m. is the 60-minute Cat 1/2/3 Men.
For more information contact brendan@brendancanty.com.
Tim Mandell can be reached at tmandell@
richmondregister.com or 623-1669 ext. 6696.
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