Charlie Warner

*Franz Bakery Criterium*
*Rise to the top*
Saturday, June 25

Portland, OR - The 2nd Annual Franz Bakery Criterium will take place
Saturday, June 25. The event is located in Portland’s Central Eastside
around the Franz Bakery. The 1.13km (.7mi) course features eight turns, a
fast descent and 40-feet of climbing per lap.

*Race Details*
This criterium will be scored as a points race. The winner of each lap will
receive two points. On the final lap, the top 15 riders will earn points in
the final sprint (30-25-22-19-17-15-13-11-9-7-5-4-3-2-1). The rider with the
most points, wins the race. There is also *$5 per lap prize to the winner
of each lap*. It pays to be aggressive at this race. $3,000 in prizes will
be available. Payout is three deep for all categories; five deep for Men Cat
1-3 and Women Cat 1-3.

Madison's Grill will be grilling up some hot dogs, beer sausages and tofu
dogs.

*Registration*
Pre-registration is $25 until 11:59 p.m. June 24. Day of registration is
$30 and $15 for additional races. Event day registration ends 15 minutes
prior to each race.

*Online:* http://obra.org/events/18630/register

*Upper Echelon Criterium and Cornering Clinic*
Before racing begins, the Upper Echelon Women’s Team will be hosting a
*Criterium
and Cornering Clinic* starting at 1:15 p.m. The clinic led by Tina Brubaker
will cover cornering, criterium starts and packing riding. The clinic will
be held in the North parking lot at the intersection of NE 9th and Flanders.
The clinic is $8 with race entry or $10 without. Contact Stephanie Chase at
schase7@yahoo.com.

*Event Schedule*
1:15 Upper Echelon Criterium and Cornering Clinic
2:00 Race Registration Opens
2:40 Course opens for warm-up
3:00 Women Cat 4 30 min
3:35 Kiddie Krit*
3:45 Men Cat 4/5 35 min
4:25 Masters 40+ 45 min
5:15 Men Cat 3 45 min
6:05 Women 1-3 45 min
7:00 Men Cat 1/2/3 50 min

The Kiddie Krit will be a shortened version of the regular course and will
not include the downhill turns.

*Thank you to our event supporters:*
Franz Bakery, Portland Rock Gym, Ninkasi, Europa Velo, Ironclad, Impress
Printing, Madisons and Solid Core Training

Visit franzbakerycrit.com for more information.

Charlie Warner
Race Director
360-624-1801
info@franzbakerycrit.com