The legendary race returns to Gastown
Professional cycling in Gastown is back! Witness the pure adrenaline rush of North America’s best cyclists racing around a super-fast cobblestoned course in the heart of Vancouver’s most historic neighbourhood. The rich tradition of breathtaking cycling action continues at the 2012 Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix — Wednesday, July 11, 2012.
Since its inaugural year in 1973, the Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix (formerly known as the Tour de Gastown) has been among North America’s most challenging and exhilarating cycling events. For more than 30 years, many of the world’s top male and female cyclists have taken part in this race famous for its compact course, hairpin corners and spectacular upsets. Past winners of this speedy criterium include stars of the cycling world such as Lance Armstrong and Canada’s own Alex Stieda and Alison Sydor.
The Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix is a criterium — a multiple-lap bicycle race on a shorter closed route through city streets, with riders reaching speeds of up to 70 kilometres per hour in tightly packed pelotons. In the race’s prior years, huge crowds lined Water, Cambie, Carrall, Cordova and Abbott streets to witness the wheel-to-wheel action of this challenging race.
The Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix is proudly supported by Presenting Partner Allstream, Canada’s all-business communications provider, as well as the Gastown Business Improvement Society.
For more information, visit www.globalrelayGGP.org
