Inaugural Soul City Criterium cruises into Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Tuesday, the Augusta Sports activities Council is internet hosting the inaugural “Soul Metropolis Criterium” bike race downtown.

It’s a part of “Pace Week”.

After stops in Spartanburg, SC and Hapeville and LeGrange Georgia, the occasion will cruise into Augusta.

There can be 4 races and the occasion will finish with an awards ceremony. The James Brown statue on Broad Avenue which is the start line for every race.

Roughly 200 of the perfect newbie and professional cyclists within the nation are anticipated to attend.

Augusta Sports activities Council CEO, Michelle Naval, defined {that a} criterium is totally different from a typical bike race.

“It’s a brief monitor race proper a couple of mile. So it’s a extremely tight, 4 nook course round downtown. So it’s a variety of motion on the turns. We’ve kinda been calling it NASCAR on bikes,” she laughed.

That is an motion packed household pleasant occasion. It’ll finish with that awards ceremony on the Augusta Frequent.

Augusta’s personal Coco Rubio will DJ and there can be meals vehicles. And with a giant occasion like this, you’ll be able to count on highway closures as properly.

“So we can have highway closures and detours Particularly alongside the course starting at midday. The course itself will begin in entrance of the James Brown Statue on Broad Avenue. Then it should go in the direction of ninth road, and take a proper on ninth, to Reynolds, to seventh after which again on to broad,” stated Naval.

The occasion is from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and the general public is invited to attend without cost.