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CHICAGO, ILL. – Burnham
Racing is proud to announce the addition of two exciting new features
to the Spring Super Criterium, a USA Cycling-sanctioned bike race that
will debut on Sunday, April 6 at the Blackhawk Farms Raceway in South
Beloit, Ill. A full schedule of racing will now be
preceded by an introductory New Racer Clinic, while the competitive
action itself will be ramped up by the addition of the World Bicycle
Relief Team Challenge.
The
New Racer Clinic will be hosted by the Illinois Cycling Association
(ICA), in conjunction with the XXX Racing-AthletiCo Safety Task Force. Randy
Warren, coach of the XXX Racing-AthletiCo cycling program, and
certified staff will instruct riders on key skills, enabling cyclists
to compete safely in the Spring Super Criterium and throughout the
year. Topics will include an introduction to basic criterium survival
and safety, emergency stopping, balance drills and other race safety
concerns. The New Racer Clinic will be held from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and
all new racers, including USAC category 4 women, category 4 and 5 men
and those with one-day licenses are encouraged to participate. The New
Racer Clinic is free and a non-USAC sanctioned event, so all are
welcome to attend.
The
World Bicycle Relief Team Challenge is a unique addition to race day
that will reward the Spring Super Criterium's most well-rounded program
while benefiting a noteworthy cause. Racers placing in each of the Spring Super Criterium's 10 events and intra-race prime laps will score points for their respective teams. All races will be scored, regardless of field size, but extra points will be awarded to the women's and junior's categories.
Following the criterium, the cumulative points will be determined and
Burnham Racing will donate a portion of the event's proceeds to World
Bicycle Relief in the name of the winning team. An Illinois-based
501(c)(3) organization, World Bicycle Relief strives to empower
individuals, their families, and their communities in disaster and
poverty-stricken countries through the power of bicycles. Information
about WBR will be available at the Spring Super Criterium and
participants are encouraged to learn more about the cause and to
consider contributing their own tax-deductible donations. For more
information, visit www.worldbicyclerelief.org.
"The
Team Challenge will promote competition and encourage team interest and
spirit across all of the categories, while at the same time raising
funds for a worthy cause that all of us as cyclists should be proud to
support," said Race Director Jason Knauff. "No other race in the
Midwest supports this format of team interaction and it will be very
exciting to see how the competition plays out."
Registration for the Burnham Racing Spring Super Criterium is online at www.bikereg.com.
Competitors will need to be licensed members of USA Cycling. Both
existing license renewals and one-day licenses will be available on
race day. For more information about the Criterium, visit www.burnhamracing.org.
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