Florissant to co-host Big Shark

Bicyling Tours through Old Town

Mayor Tim Lowery has announce that the City of Florissant will be co-hosting with Big Shark Bicycle Company, USA Cycling and the Missouri Bicycling Racing Association (MOBRA) the 2023 Missouri State Championship Bicycle Races on Saturday, Aug 5 in Old Town.

This event will bring a large sense of community and competition to the streets of Old Town in a new fashion never seen before. This is actually a rekindling of a similar event that was held decades ago.

“The part we need to communicate with you, the residents, is that this race will be taking place on the streets of Old Town and certain homes will not have access to their driveways,” said Mayor Lowery. “ We realize this is an inconvenience for the residents who live in these homes. You will be able to access your home and leave your home, but your cars will need to be 1 block over for the duration of the day. There will not be times to pull your cars out of the driveways,”

The event will start around 7 a.m. as the organizers get things set up and start the registrations at 7:30 a.m. for the event. The race should end at around 4:30 p.m.

Course Description: A hilly, challenging, and technical course set in Old Town Florissant featuring an uphill finish, good pavement, and strong community support. Test yourself and tune-up for the IU Health Indy Criterium and Bommarito Audi Gateway Cup. Check out the Missouri State Championship Time Trial, the following day, Aug. 6, in St. Charles Missouri.

   The Route: -Start on St. Francois in front of VFW heading East

-Make a left on Jefferson at Fleck’s Appliance heading north

-Make a right on St. Antoine after passing Hendel’s going east

-Make a right on Lafayette at Henke’s Tavern going south

-Make a right on St. Francois at Dooley’s going west

-Make a left on Jefferson at Made By Lia going south

-Make a right on St. Catherine at Korte’s going West

-Make a right on St. Pierre at Davison Park going North

-Make a right on St. Francois near Bunkers towards the Finish line going East

-Each race is 50 laps or questions contact Director of Economic Development Patrick Mulcahy 314-839-7690 or pmulcahy@florissantmo.com

   Parking: Parking will be on the surface lot east of the race course, or on street parking. Registration: Race Day Registration opens at 7:30 am. Registration will close :30 minutes priorto the scheduled start of each event. Pre-registration entry fee is $50 prior to Aug 1, After Aug. 1 it will be $55and on Race Day entry fee is $60. Race entry for a second race is $20. Junior entry fee is FREE thanks to generous support from Renaissance Financial. Entry fee includes $5.00 USAC Insurance Fee/MOBRA fee. Pre-Register at www.bikereg.com.

You can register online- please note a surcharge will apply. The city will have race day entry. “We hope everyone will come out to support such a wonderful event and we are looking forward to another successful event that will take place in our great city,” the mayor said.

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