Wheat Ridge Criterium

This year, the Ridge at 38 Criterium bike race will once again act as the Colorado Criterium State Championships! This free event will be held on Sunday, September 12, 2021 from 10am to 7pm.

What’s a Criterium you ask?   A Criterium Bike Race- or a Crit – is a fast and furious day of bike racing with each heat having as many as 150 riders racing at speeds of up to 30 mph to complete the most laps on the closed one-mile length course here in the heart of Wheat Ridge.  Exciting for sure!  You can root for your favorites and shake a cowbell to support the racers.  Plus, there will be a beer garden, expo, and deals and specials at our local businesses located along the race course.

Come out enjoy bicycle racing at it’s finest!  Racing starts at 10:00am and continues through the day!

Listed below is the schedule of events:

38th Avenue Closed
8am – 8pm

Pro & Amateur Racing
10am – 6pm

Live Announcer & DJ Music
All Day

Kids’ Zone & Face Painting
12pm – 6pm

Vendor Expo
12pm – 7pm

Brewfest
12pm – 7pm

Community Fun Ride
2:20pm

Presentation on Stage
6:50pm

Criterium Race Schedule: 

Men 50+ 1-2-3 / Men 60+ / Men 70+
10 – 10:45am

Men 40+ 4-5 / Men 50+ 4-5
10:55 – 11:35am

Women 4
11:45 – 12:25pm

Men 4
12:35am – 1:15pm

Women 3
1:25 – 2:10pm

Men 3
2:35 – 3:25pm

Men 40+ 1-2-3
3:35 – 4:25pm

Women P-1-2
4:35 – 5:20pm

Men P-1-2
5:30 – 6:30pm