The Tour de White Rock is set to pedal into town this week, beginning Friday evening with the always-popular hill climb.
At 6 p.m. Friday, the amateur “Just Giver” hill climb takes place, giving anyone with a bike the chance to test their leg strength on the grueling 700-m stretch of Buena Vista Avenue, from Oxford Street to just past Foster.
At 7 p.m., the women’s pros take to the course, followed by the men’s riders at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, the action moves to uptown White Rock for the criterium, a race run on a tight one-km circuit from Johnston Road, around Five Corners, past city hall and back around to White Rock Elementary. The action begins with men’s category 3/4 riders at 4 p.m.; followed by the women’s race at 5 p.m. and the men’s pro 1/2 category riders at 6 p.m.
The main event, the Peace Arch News Road Race, hits the streets Sunday at 9 a.m. along Marine Drive, with riders tackling a scenic but tough course that winds through White Rock.
The men will complete a 130-km race, while the women’s race is 80-km.
For more, visit www.tourdewhiterock.ca