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Criterium Bike Race

On Sunday, September 16th, hundreds of cyclists both amateur and professional are expected to attend the Inaugural White Plains Downtown Criterium Bike Race.

The race will feature professional and amateur cyclists racing through closed-off streets in the downtown area. It is a Classic Criterium course comprised of a .5 mile loop with four corners and sloping streets through downtown White Plains. The event will help promote a healthy and active lifestyle and a lively and vibrant downtown.

Event sponsors include Key Bank, Aqua Proof Pool Service, Deutsch Family Wine & Sprits and Bicycle World. All excess proceeds will benefit the National Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence/Westchester (NCADD/Westchester) www.ncaddwestchester.org, headquartered in White Plains.

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