INSIGHT Magazine April 2019 | Page 8

King Criterium races will get your blood pumping. Junior and elite riders return to Calhoun County each April for the Sunny King Crit, which is the first criterium race on the USA Cycling Pro Road Tour. You’re invited to tailgate around the race course and cheer on the racers speeding around every corner of the course. Bring chairs, blankets, coolers, and well-behaved dogs on leashes to watch the races which begin at 10:00 am. Let your little ones get in on the competition by signing them up for the Mellow Mushroom Mad Dash 1K foot race and the Just for Fun Bike Race. (Keep reading for registration information.) medal and a t-shirt. Bring your own bicycle and helmet (required). Line up is at 5:25 pm SHARP! Race starts at 5:35 pm. Deadline for pre-registration, complete with payment, is April 5, 2019. Send completed form and payment to YMCA, Attn: Maggie Burn Owens, P.O. Box 1649, Anniston, AL 36202. Day of registrations will be $10/event, and accepted until 3:00 pm. Registration and packet pickup is at Classic on Noble from 11:00 am 4:00 pm. All participants must check in to receive a t-shirt and race The Sunny King Criterium is day one of a weekend of cycling. On Sunday, April 14, riders will compete in 81-mile and 40-mile races at the Piedmont Road Race. This weekend of racing is billed as the Alabama Cycling Classic. number. ENTER HERE Mellow Mushroom Mad Dash A foot race to the finish! Ages 12 and younger, $6 ($10 day of ). Runners will receive a medal and a t-shirt. Be at the start line at 4:35 pm SHARP! Dash starts at 4:45pm. YMCA Bike Race Bicycles on the mark and go! Grade 6 and below, $6 ($10 day of ). Grades 5-6 ride the .7 mile race course. Riders will receive a 8 April 2019 INSIGHT