Another great year of Bike the Bricks! I was able to get lots of good photos again this year and enjoy the great Crit style racing. The excitement of the racers flying by you, while they are side by side just inches away from each other is so awesome! The wind they bring when traveling by you will almost blow your hat off. All the races are fun to watch. The early races that include the younger racers as well as the less experienced, which makes for a great race. There are also the women's races, that are very exciting. They are very experienced and fast. Then at the end of the night comes the professional speedsters. Great thing this year is that there were not any bad wrecks. Pretty fortunate, since they are all so close and they all rely on each others skill to keep them from hitting the pavement or "bricks" around the square of downtown McKinney.
McKinney Main Street does a great job with this event and it only gets better each year. A great partner with McKinney Velo, the local competitive cycling group. For this year, the prize amounts get up to $25,000. How exciting is that! The spectators line the streets of the course in their lawn chairs, blankets, standing on the rails, or just sitting on a street curb. Their is plenty of entertainment for the kids and adults. Lots of restaurants, food trucks, the expanded beer garden with great Texas beers, vendors on site, and a VIP section.
The admission is free and the parking is free. What more could you ask for in a great evening of entertainment? The racing starts a 3 pm and is over somewhere in the 11 pm range. So, get out and enjoy a great family fun filled evening in downtown McKinney, Texas. See you there!
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