Youngsters will be able to warm up the courses for the pros by taking part in a Kids Crit (short for criterium) on Friday and Saturday afternoons.
Once the courses are closed to traffic, but prior to the evening's races, children will be given an opportunity to take a spin in the non-competitive events.
In North Delta on Friday, six-to eight-year-olds will start at 5:45 p.m. and cover a half-kilometre course; nine-to 11-yearolds get going at 5:50 p.m. and will make one lap of the 1.2-kilometre loop. The marshalling area is at Richardson Elementary.
In Ladner Village on Saturday, the younger group of cyclists will make one full loop of the .9-kilometre course at 4 p.m., while the older group will do two full loops beginning at 4:15 p.m. A Ladner Youth Race, which is open to girls born between 1999 and 2002 and boys born between 2000 and 2002, begins at 4:30 p.m. and will see the young
cyclists ride the course for 20 minutes.
New this year is the Tsawwassen Kids Race at the South Delta Secondary track on Sunday afternoon. Six-to eight-year-olds will do one lap of the track at 2:30 p.m., while nine-to 11-year-olds will do two laps beginning at 2:45 p.m. Registration, which is free, can be done at www.delta.ca or by calling 604-952-3000.
Helmets are mandatory and bikes must be in safe working condition.
