Saturday, August 3, 2013

Tour of Utah Begins. . . Get your Barbecue on @ Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Cedar City, Utah


Monday, August 5, 2013
TEAM PRESENTATION CEREMONY

FREE TO THE PUBLIC
3:00 to 5:00 PM

Held at the Adams Outdoor Theater - Utah Shakespeare Festival.

Enjoy an entertaining evening devoted to professional cycling, as emcee Dave Towle introduces all 17 squads during the 2013 Tour of Utah Team Presentation Ceremony. Grab an autograph of your favorite rider while you revel in an elegant and thoroughly enjoyable evening dedicated to international sport at the Utah Shakespeare Festival's Adams Theatre, a replica of the Elizabethan Globe Theater in England in Cedar City.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

START LINE – BRIAN HEAD:

(Activities are FREE):
Approximate start time 11:30 – Arrive early for more fun!

Mingle with the Tour of Utah riders on the top of the world at 10,000 ft. in Brian Head. Beginning at 9:30 AM Brian Head Resort’s Scenic Lift Ride will be open for sightseeing and Mountain Biking. Take in the breath taking views, hone rock climbing skills or feed your inner adrenaline junkie with the new “Free Fall” bag jump. www.brianhead.com

THE ROUTE:
Hill climbs are awesome! If you’re a die hard fan you will want to situate yourself along the route of the tough climbs. Dress yourself in your favorite team colors, paint your face, bring a poster, banner, flag, etc. and cheer on the riders. The route will leave Brian Head and follow Utah’s Patchwork Parkway - Hwy 143 through parts of Cedar Breaks National Monument. Turn east and stay on Hwy 143 leading to Panquitch. The route continues south on Hwy 89, turns west at Todd’s Junction onto SR-14 into Cedar City.
FINISH LINE- CEDAR CITY:
(Activities are FREE):

Approximate finish time: 3:30-4 PM – Arrive early for TONS of Festivities
YOU’RE INVITED – EVERYONE is welcome!

Where: Finish line expo Historic Downtown Main Street/Lin’s Parking Area/Festival Hall.

Check out the professionally done chalk art at the finish line on Main Street or try your hand at street art in the designated expo space.

When: 
11:00 AM - 4:00 PMLIVE Coverage of the race all day from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
2 Jumbo-Trons Downtown

11:00 AM - 4:30 PM Cycling Lifestyle Expo

See cycling manufacturers, purchase new products, and check out gear and
goods from cycling retailers. There will be food and beverage vendors.

12 Noon - 2:00 PM
Artisan’s Gallery Presents: Art and Poster Party (FREE as long as supplies last)
Make a sign, paint a poster, your face or flag. Supplies will be provided.
Tables will be located near at the Expo. 

12 Noon
Live Music (FREE)
Local favorites - Juniper City

12:45 PM
More Live Music (FREE)
Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band

3:00 – 4:00 PM
On Site announcers add colorful commentary to the LIVE coverage

THE ROUTE: Take your sign or flag from the poster party and grab a spot on the route. As a riders race down SR-14 they will head north on Main Street to 200 North to 300 West (toward Southern Utah University) turning west on to University Blvd. Around the campus they will then head south on 1150 West behind the stadium, make an eastbound turn - up 200 South back to Main Street, repeating the circuit loop three times. Tour of Utah riders will do three fast laps around the university and finish in Historic Downtown near Wells Fargo.
Make it a full day and get your box lunches @ Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Cedar City, Utah
www.dickeys.com or call 435-865-2716
Dickey's Barbecue Pit, 1190 South Sage Drive, Ste. D&E, Cedar City, Utah 84720

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