Wednesday, September 4, 2024
On Sunday, September 15, 2024, from 10 a.m. to five:30 p.m., the inaugural Nation Boy Crit will probably be held at Lanes Run Enterprise Park adjoining to Nation Boy Brewing. Organized by Fount Biking Guild, this thrilling occasion encompasses a variety of races appropriate for skilled riders, amateurs, and kids, together with a enjoyable journey for the neighborhood.
The criterium, generally generally known as a crit, is a motorcycle race carried out on a safe, traffic-free circuit. It’s an formally acknowledged USA Biking occasion, making certain a structured competitors with licensed officers and referees current to watch the occasion’s equity and security for opponents and viewers alike.
This competitors serves because the climax of a four-day Expertise ID Camp hosted by Fount Biking Guild in Georgetown. The camp’s goal is to scout expertise nationwide for his or her ladies’s nationwide skilled biking group, providing a coveted group spot which incorporates over $25,000 in tools and assist. The ladies’s race, scheduled for the morning, is especially important because it concludes the choice course of. All cash raised via registration charges will assist the Fount Biking Basis, a charitable group dedicated to nurturing biking expertise in and across the Bluegrass area.
The occasion options 14 distinct races, inviting participation from junior, beginner, grasp, {and professional} cyclists. Spectators can benefit from the races from designated viewing areas close to the beginning line, and refreshments can be found from a Nation Boy Brewing beer truck and The Kitchen at Nation Boy Brewing, positioned conveniently inside the park.
“We have cycled every place in the world and Georgetown ranks high on the list,” stated Jennifer Wheeler, proprietor of Fount Biking. “With the rolling hills, horse farms and welcoming communities, it is a wonderful place to enjoy the beautiful countryside on a bicycle.”
Additional enhancing its choices, Fount Biking Guild is about to open a brand new efficiency middle by mid-September, offering bike fittings, physio testing, and training providers. This growth contributes to Georgetown’s rising status as a hub for biking, becoming a member of different notable occasions and companies just like the Bourbon Nation Burn, the Bluegrass Mountain Cup, the Horsey Hundred, and G-City Bikes, all fostering the native biking neighborhood.
“Georgetown/Scott County enthusiastically welcomes the cycling community and is excited to be able to offer so many services and events that support and empower cyclists,” stated Lori Saunders, government director at Georgetown/Scott County Tourism.
