Bicycle, Blues, & BBQ Festival

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 8th 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.

Entertainment lineup:
Friday: ROSS WILLIAM PERRY and REVEREND RAVEN & THE CHAIN SMOKING ALTAR BOYS
Saturday: LISA WENGER and BRUCE MCCABE AND THE RICH POOR MEN

Events:

Friday:
5:30pm: Kickoff Party in City Park. Mouth watering BBQ available for purchase from several vendors and FREE blues music featuring Ross William Perry and Reverend Raven & the Chain Smoking Altar Boys!

Saturday
7-10am Fundraising Ride. Register at City Park. Several routes to choose from for all skill levels and interests!
7-11am: CL Lion's Pride Belgian Waffle fundraiser in City Park
11am: BBQ Vendors begin serving in City Park
12pm: Iowa Criterium State Championship Race - Action packed lap races around the streets of downtown Clear Lake!
5pm: Blues performances by Lisa Wenger & Bruce McCabe and the Rich Poor Men

Sunday
8-10am: USCF Sanctioned Iowa Cup Series Road Race. Registration begins at 8am and the riders will be staged by 9:30am. The race is a point to point route running through the beautiful North Iowa countryside and is sure to be a memorable competition.