Well, it was another great year for Bike the Bricks in Historic Downtown McKinney, TX. A great event that included awesome racing as well as children activities from The Goddard School of McKinney, Alice the Face Painter, and fun in Mitchell Park. The friendly camaraderie along with food and drinks in the Beer Garden was a nice area to watch the racing as well as the bleachers set up at the start/finish line. You could also watch from all around the square on the sidewalks or from the outdoor seating areas from many of the restaurants and pubs.
The Criterium (Crit) style racing is a timed multi-lap race on a closed course that is typically one mile or less. This particular track was a 1-mile L-shaped course. Entry fees were from $20 - $40 for the different categories and the race lengths were from 40 min. - 70 min. races. Prizes ranged from $125 - $11,000. The speeds reaching an excess of 40 mph. in some races.
Hosted by McKinney Main Street, a portion of the proceeds benefit the McKinney Education Foundation. McKinney Main Street does a great job with this event and puts in a lot of hard work. City employees also contribute a great deal of hard work to make this event happen. Not to forget, the Volunteers that give their time and hard work to help with this event. Without all of these people, this event would not have grown to be such a fun event. I applaud all of their efforts. I too have been a Volunteer at this event, but only spectated this year to be able to get more photos to share.
I fully support this event as something that I would recommend for all to go out and experience the excitement that this event brings to the great City of McKinney and it's beautiful downtown.
