PORTSMOUTH—The 7th Annual Smuttynose Brewing Co. Portsmouth Criterium will return to the streets of historic downtown Portsmouth this Sunday, September 18.
Visitors will be able to pick up a race schedule at the Chamber of Commerce Kiosk located in front of Breaking New Grounds on race day; but here is the schedule of events:
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Lifestyle Expo on Market and Pleasant Streets filled with vendors including National Passport Center, Papa Wheelies Bicycle Shop, Portsmouth Kayak Adventures, Rye Airfield, Whole Body Chiropractic, Access Sports Medicine & Orthopedics, American Lung Association, BreastCancerStories.org, Bondi Band, ChildVoice International, Gus’ Bike Shop, Jem Events, and Loco Sports.
11:00 a.m. Children’s bicycle races for ages 4-6 with training wheels will kick off the kids races followed by the 4-6 without training wheels, then the 7-9 year olds will do one full lap of the 1km race course and finally the 10-12 year olds will do two whole laps!
12:00 p.m. The Men’s Category 4 amateur race will kick off the amateur and professional races and will race for 45 minutes. Lot of local riders from the Seacoast in this field of riders - look for red and white NorEast jerseys!
1:00 p.m. The Men’s Category 3 amateur race will run for 45 minutes, will be faster than the Men’s Cat 4 but not as power driven as the Men’s Pro/1/2.
2:00 p.m. Our 2nd annual Community Challenge will hit the course with 10 teams of 4 riders. This is a citizen race and we are very excited! All proceeds will go to The Krempels Center (www.krempelscenter.org).
2:45 p.m. The Women’s Pro/1/2/3 race will excite the crowds!
3:45 p.m. The grand finale of the day will be our Men’s Pro/1/2 race where the riders will hit speeds of up to 40 mph!
For more details please visit the Portsmouth Criterium website at www.portsmouthcrit.com or call Catherine Keenan at 603-617-2418.
Photo caption: The 7th Annual Smuttynose Brewing Co. Portsmouth Criterium returns to the streets of downtown Portsmouth on Sunday, Sept. 18. (Photo by Andrew Canniff)
Visitors will be able to pick up a race schedule at the Chamber of Commerce Kiosk located in front of Breaking New Grounds on race day; but here is the schedule of events:
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Lifestyle Expo on Market and Pleasant Streets filled with vendors including National Passport Center, Papa Wheelies Bicycle Shop, Portsmouth Kayak Adventures, Rye Airfield, Whole Body Chiropractic, Access Sports Medicine & Orthopedics, American Lung Association, BreastCancerStories.org, Bondi Band, ChildVoice International, Gus’ Bike Shop, Jem Events, and Loco Sports.
11:00 a.m. Children’s bicycle races for ages 4-6 with training wheels will kick off the kids races followed by the 4-6 without training wheels, then the 7-9 year olds will do one full lap of the 1km race course and finally the 10-12 year olds will do two whole laps!
12:00 p.m. The Men’s Category 4 amateur race will kick off the amateur and professional races and will race for 45 minutes. Lot of local riders from the Seacoast in this field of riders - look for red and white NorEast jerseys!
1:00 p.m. The Men’s Category 3 amateur race will run for 45 minutes, will be faster than the Men’s Cat 4 but not as power driven as the Men’s Pro/1/2.
2:00 p.m. Our 2nd annual Community Challenge will hit the course with 10 teams of 4 riders. This is a citizen race and we are very excited! All proceeds will go to The Krempels Center (www.krempelscenter.org).
2:45 p.m. The Women’s Pro/1/2/3 race will excite the crowds!
3:45 p.m. The grand finale of the day will be our Men’s Pro/1/2 race where the riders will hit speeds of up to 40 mph!
For more details please visit the Portsmouth Criterium website at www.portsmouthcrit.com or call Catherine Keenan at 603-617-2418.
Photo caption: The 7th Annual Smuttynose Brewing Co. Portsmouth Criterium returns to the streets of downtown Portsmouth on Sunday, Sept. 18. (Photo by Andrew Canniff)
