CEDARBURG’S CYCLING CLASSIC ROLLS THROUGH TOWN
TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2008

Festivals of Cedarburg, Inc. will host the 3rd Annual Cedarburg Cycling Classic, on Tuesday July 22, 2008. The Classic started in 1969 in Milwaukee and has now expanded to a 17 day event at locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin and Illinois. Biking champions from all over the world and the US will be competing. For more information on the race, its history and times of scheduled Cedarburg races, visit www.internationalcycling.com

Historic Cedarburg’s day-into-evening event will be split into two different courses. The daytime races will be located on Cedarburg’s north side near Parkview Elementary School. These men’s and women’s races will start at 9:15 AM and run until 3:30 PM. Women’s Races begin at 9:30 a.m. The course route will start at Parkview Elementary and travel south on Harrison to Pine Street, then west to Poplar and north to Coventry and then east to Harrison.

There will be a Bike Safety Rodeo for kids entering grades 2nd - 5th grades in the Parkview Elementary School parking lot, conducted by the Cedarburg Police Department.

A Kids Classic Race for children under 7 will begin at 5:15 p.m. The race will begin at Turner Street ending at Port Washington State Bank on Washington Avenue.

The Men’s Pro-Am Race will kick off with introductions at 5:45 PM. At 6:00 p.m., professional riders will compete on a course that starts on Washington Avenue at Port Washington State Bank, then heads south to Western Avenue. Riders will continue traveling west on Western to Madison Avenue then east on Center Street, north on Hanover, east on Turner Street, then back to Washington Avenue, all in about two hour’s time!

This fun filled day of racing events will provide lots of entertainment for spectators. The Cedarburg Lion’s Club will host a Food & Beer Tent from 4-9 pm at Port Washington State Bank. Attendees will enjoy strolling along picturesque Washington Avenue, (named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986), while visiting charming and unique shops and restaurants, chatting with friends over a cup of java or just relaxing on the sidelines.

Major sponsors: WDSC (Wisconsin Discount Securities Corporation), Festivals of Cedarburg, Inc. and Columbia St. Mary’s. Community sponsors: Ozaukee Bank, Riegel Law and News Graphic.

For more information:
Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce: 262-377-9620 or www.cedarburgfestivals.org