SLO Criterium Classic returns!

August 12th marks the return of the Downtown Criterium Classic Cycling Festival to San Luis Obispo, CA. This was an extremely popular event in the 70's and 80's and is sure to be a huge success again in this host city for the AMGEN Tour of California Racing will start at 7 a.m. with the junior category competitors, with the mens professional and Category 1 riders going of at 3:50 p.m. “I think a lot of people are going to show up and a lot of great athletes will race,” said former Olympic bike racer Dirk Copeland of San Luis Obispo in a phone interview Monday night. “It's going to be the best race in California and one of the best races to prepare for the nationals slated for the following weekend in the Chicago area in Illinois.” (Taken from a Santa Maria Times article) This is a great opportunity for the public to see what a great sport cycling is in this era of bad publicity. There will be ample opportunity to observe the progress of the race as the riders will go by any given spot on the course every couple of minutes. Good for you San Luis Obispo for hosting this great event.