Seventh Annual TD Bank Mayor's Cup Cycling Criterium

The 7th annual TD Bank Mayor’s Cup pro cycling race and festival, held on Saturday, September 19 at City Hall Plaza – free to the public – will feature nearly 200 of the cycling world’s top professional racers, including former Olympians and national champions.

The men’s and women’s pro races, taking place on a tight, high-speed criterium course around Boston’s City Hall Plaza, will mark the final weekend of racing in USA Cycling’s season-long National Criterium Calendar (NCC). The TD Bank Mayor’s Cup will draw many of the top criterium racers in the country. Committed to race this year are the top two men in the NCC standings, Carlos Alzate Escobar and Hilton Clark both of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling team. Teammate Luke Keogh, winner of the 2012 TD Bank Mayor’s Cup, will play loyal lieutenant to help defend Escobar’s lead. Keogh hails from Sandwich, MA.

Up for grabs will be points towards the overall titles for elite men and women, along with a $30,000 prize purse split equally between the men and women. The competition will also extend to amateur cyclists, including USA Cycling category 2/3, masters 40+, and women’s category 3/4 division. The races will be held over multiple laps of a closed 0.7 mile loop course circling Boston’s City Hall Plaza along Congress, Court, Cambridge and New Sudbury Streets. The start/finish line will be on Congress Street near City Hall.

WATCHING THE RACE:

There are several locations from where spectators can catch the races, but the best locations for viewing the race will be on the straightaways on Congress Street and Cambridge Street.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:

Closest MBTA stops include State (blue/orange), Haymarket (orange/green) or Bowdin (blue).

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

11:30am – 12:15pm Masters 40+ Race

12:30pm – 1:15pm Women’s Cat 3/4 Race

1:30pm – 2:15pm Men’s Cat 2/3 Race

2:30pm Kids Race

3:15pm – 4:15pm Women’s Pro/1/2 Race

4:30pm – 5:45pm Men’s Pro/1 Race

For more info, visit: http://www.bostoncyclingcelebration.com/mayorscup.html