BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120709 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Bicycle\, Blues\, & BBQ Festival DESCRIPTION:Inflate those tires\, find your helmet\, and get biking! Bicyclists of all ages and abilities are invited to combine their love of bicycling with this 9th Annual weekend event that includes great food and blues music. The fun begins Friday night at 5:30pm with free blues music in City Park\, and BBQ Vendors will again be offering delicious barbeque creations. All ages & biking abilities are encouraged to set out Saturday morning for fun bicycle rides of varying lengths and difficulty. Routes will be planned & marked by organizers. A Criterium Bicycle Race will be held on Saturday afternoon\, with music continuing on in the evening at City Park. Sunday\, a USCF sanctioned road race will begin at 10am at the Surf Ballroom. For additional information visit www.bicyclebluesbbq.com. Proceeds from the event will be used to help build bicycle and hiking trails in North Iowa. There is a registration fee for bike rides & races.\n\n\n\nEvents:\n\n\n\nFriday:\n\n5:30pm: Kickoff Party in City Park. Mouth watering BBQ available for purchase from several vendors and FREE blues music featuring Billylee Janey and Tinsley Ellis.\n\n\n\nSaturday\n\n7-10am Fundraising Ride. Register at City Park. Enjoy the family fun ride around the Clear Lake with fun activities for the kids along the way\, or try the longer "Bike Local-Bike Fresh" 61-mile route with local foods to sample. Several rest stops along the way. Guided rides leaving at 7:30am and 8:30am. Register online. T-shirts can be purchased online prior to June 24th.\n\n7-11am: CL Lion's Pride Belgian Waffle fundraiser in City Park\n\n8-10:30am: Clear Lake Omnium Race Weekend Gets Started - Time trial at Lions Field\, 7 mile race against the clock (pre registration required). The Omnium consists of three events - Time Trial\, Criterium\, and Road Race to determine an overall weekend winner. Racers will be competing for $17\,000 in cash & merch!\n\n11am: BBQ Vendors get started serving again in City Park\n\n11:30am: Criterium Race - Action packed lap races around the streets of downtown Clear Lake!\n\n2:30pm: Kid's Race- new this year! Free kid's races for ages 12 and under. Two- or three-wheeled competitors will race a portion of the criterium course\, with everyone getting the opportunity to race across the same finish line used by the criterium riders! Everyone wins a medal. Online registration available www.bicyclebluesbbq.com.\n\n4:45-6:45pm: Blues performances by a "who's who" of monster blues musicians The Jimmys start the show off!\n\n6:55-8:15pm: Professional & Category 1/2 Criterium Race (awards immediately following)\n\n8:30-10pm: Blues-based rock singer\, songwriter\, & guitarist and "The Dreaming Man" Corey Stevens performs.\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 8\n\nHit the Road Race!\n\n10am: Road Race\n\nRacers will be stages at Tourist Park and will race through the beautiful North Iowa countryside south of Clear Lake. Come watch and cheer on the racers as they finish at 15th Avenue South and South X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Inflate those tires\, find your helmet\, and get biking! Bicyclists of all ages and abilities are invited to combine their love of bicycling with this 9th Annual weekend event that includes great food and blues music. The fun begins Friday night at 5:30pm \;with free blues music in City Park\, and BBQ Vendors will \;again be \;offering delicious \;barbeque creations. All ages &\; biking abilities are encouraged to set out Saturday morning for fun bicycle rides of varying lengths and difficulty. Routes will be planned &\; marked by organizers. A Criterium Bicycle Race will be held on Saturday afternoon\, with music continuing on in the evening at City Park. Sunday\, a USCF sanctioned road race will begin at 10am at the Surf Ballroom. For additional information visit www.bicyclebluesbbq.com. Proceeds from the event will be used to help build bicycle and hiking trails in North Iowa. There is a registration fee for bike rides &\; races.
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\nEvents:
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\nFriday:
\n5:30pm: Kickoff Party in City Park. Mouth watering BBQ available for purchase from several vendors and FREE blues music featuring Billylee Janey and Tinsley \;Ellis.
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\nSaturday
\n7-10am Fundraising Ride. Register at City Park. \;Enjoy the family fun ride around the Clear Lake with fun activities for the kids along the way\, or try the longer "\;Bike Local-Bike Fresh"\; 61-mile route with \;local foods to sample. \; Several rest stops along the way. \;Guided rides leaving at \;7:30am and \;8:30am. Register \;online. T-shirts \;can be purchased \;online prior to June 24th.
\n7-11am: CL Lion'\;s Pride Belgian Waffle fundraiser in City Park
\n8-10:30am: \;Clear Lake Omnium Race Weekend Gets \;Started - Time trial at \;Lions Field\, 7 mile race against the clock (pre registration required). \;The Omnium consists of three events - \;Time Trial\, \;Criterium\, and Road Race to determine an overall weekend winner. Racers will be competing for $17\,000 in cash &\; merch!
\n11am: BBQ Vendors get started serving again in City Park
\n11:30am: Criterium \;Race - Action packed lap races around the streets of downtown Clear Lake!
\n2:30pm: \;Kid'\;s Race- new this year! Free kid'\;s races for ages 12 and under. Two- or \;three-wheeled competitors will race \;a portion of the criterium course\, with everyone getting the opportunity to \;race across the same \;finish line used by the criterium riders! \;Everyone wins a medal. Online registration available www.bicyclebluesbbq.com.
\n4:45-6:45pm: Blues performances \;by \;a "\;who'\;s who"\; of monster blues musicians The Jimmys start the \;show off!
\n6:55-8:15pm: \;Professional \;&\; Category \;1/2 Criterium \;Race (awards immediately following)
\n8:30-10pm: Blues-based rock singer\, \;songwriter\, &\; guitarist and "\;The Dreaming Man"\; \;Corey Stevens performs.
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\nSunday\, July \;8
\nHit the Road Race!
\n10am: Road Race
\nRacers will be stages \;at Tourist Park and will race through the \;beautiful North Iowa countryside south of Clear Lake. Come watch and cheer on the racers as they finish at 15th Avenue \;South and South \; LOCATION:City Park (most events) UID:e.1102.721193 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260520T034113Z URL:https://members.clearlakeiowa.com/events/details/bicycle-blues-bbq-festival-07-06-2012-721193 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR