Bring friends for a “Viewing Party” at Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria to watch the USA Cycling Pro Road & Time Trial National Championships set for Knoxville June 24-25. Barley’s is located on Jackson Avenue near the start/finish and will feature special menu offerings and a prize pack giveaway.
Professional bicycle racing remains one of the most unique sporting events for spectators, as admission is free to the course and many activities.
Visit Knoxville and USA Cycling will webcast two of the four professional races. Flying Fish Productions will live stream the USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships for women and men on Sunday, June 25. The men’s 109-mile race on Sunday afternoon will be broadcast live by media partner WATE-TV and provide highlights of the women’s 63-mile race.
On Saturday, June 24, professional bicyclists will compete in the individual time trials, beginning at 10:15 a.m. A closed-loop course will include parts of Neyland Drive, Central Avenue through downtown and the Old City, Jackson Avenue, McCalla Avenue, Harriet Tubman Street and East Hill Avenue. The start/finish line will be located on Jackson Avenue, two blocks east of Central Avenue.
On Sunday, the same start/finish area will be used in the Old City for the road race competitions, beginning at 9 a.m. for the women. The men’s race will begin at 1:15 p.m. This 7.9-mile circuit will be covered eight times by the women and 14 times by the men.
The road races on Sunday are the signature events for the weekend, offering multiple laps for spectators to enjoy throughout the day. This marks the 32nd year for the men’s national title race. Women’s events were combined with the men’s in 2013 for dual championships. Winners receive Stars-and-Stripes jerseys, which are worn throughout the calendar year to designate a national champion in each racing discipline, ITT and road race.
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