N.C. State Games Bike Criterium

It was Cycle Sunday all day long in front of the Roediger House on Sunday. From early morning until just after lunch, it was the Powerade State Games of North Carolina Bike Criterium 2011, which involved a race course using the rectangle of Fourth Street, Poplar Street, Holly Avenue, and Spring Street. During the afternoon, the street closures expanded up to include Fifth Street, and it was the City-sponsored family event, Cycle Sunday.

This time around, the City and the event organizers did a much better job of giving residents a heads-up that the street would be closed, including a hang-tag on the front door, a flyer dropped off at the house, and a mailing.

Here are a few shots related to the Bike Criterium:

Barricades to Close Spring Street

Street Sweeping of Debris

Protective Gear on Signposts

A Race in Progress

Dude Walking Who'd Just Wiped Out