Cherry Roubaix Bike Race set to return bigger, better!

Riding the success of its inaugural event last fall, the popular bike race will return to the streets of Traverse City in 2009 – and will also take to the rolling hills of Leelanau County. Organizers have announced that this year’s event, scheduled for Aug. 29-30, will not only include a criterium race downtown, but will also incorporate a road race the following day.

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Q. What does the name
Cherry-Roubaix signify?

Paris-Roubaix

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Saturday, Aug 29 Crit
Sunday, Aug 30 Road Race

Cherry Roubaix Bike Race set to return bigger, better!

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Cri•ter•i•um: A criterium, or crit, is a type of bike race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km), often run on closed-off city centre streets.

There will be cash awards, food, prizes, and fun!

A. The name Cherry-Roubaix pays homage to a classic single-day professional bicycle road race that takes place in northern France. The Paris-Roubaix is one of the oldest cycling races in the world and is considered a European classic. The Paris-Roubaix is famous for rough terrain and cobblestone roads, similarly the Cherry-Roubaix will include a short section of brick cobblestones on 6th street in Old Town Traverse City.

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Cherry-Roubaix
2009 Road Race.

Following the Cherry-Roubaix criterium race on Saturday, Aug. 29, a road race will be held Sunday, Aug. 30 on the same 12-mile course that the Michigan State Road Race used in the late 1980s. The start-finish line for the Michigan State Road Race was at Sugar Loaf Resort.

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Michigan Points Series

The 2009 Cherry Roubaix will be part of the Michigan Challenge Race Series, in which riders receive points based upon their finish in a number of events around the state. Series races typically draw more highly-skilled cyclists.

USA Cycling permit #2008-2376

Saturday, Aug 29 Crit Sunday, Aug 30 Road Race