TX TOUGH HOSTS FIRST-EVER DALLAS CRITERIUM
Pro bike race through downtown Dallas on September 11
DALLAS—The TX TOUGH Tour, a three-stage pledge fund-raiser created to raise money for Children’s Medical Center Dallas, will host the first ever TX TOUGH Grand Prix in Victory Park at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11.
The TX TOUGH Grand Prix is a high-speed, circuit style bike race known as a criterium. Professional cyclists will race around a 1500-meter loop through Victory Park and the American Airlines Center. The event will feature more than 100 professional riders who will compete for the $25,000 cash. Dallas citizens will have the opportunity to watch riders reach speeds up to 50 mph as they fly through the streets of Dallas.
The TX TOUGH Grand Prix is free and open to the public. Sports fans are invited to attend and watch the action up-close. Advanced multimedia in Victory Park will display the competition to ensure all spectators can keep a close eye on the race as it unfolds. Race-watchers will enjoy the evening with food, drinks, and music and the crowning of the first-ever TX TOUGH Grand Prix Champion.
The criterium is the official kick-off to the bike stage of the TX TOUGH Tour. The tour consists of a run in March, a swim in June, and a bike in September. This year's bike stage takes place Sept. 14, at American Airlines Center in Victory Park. Bike stage participants will have the option of biking 10 kilometers, 40 kilometers, 56 miles, or 112 miles.
Joel Williams, founder of TX TOUGH, created this event in an effort to raise money for Children's Medical Center and to honor the toughness patients exude every day.
“We are passionate about Children’s,” said Joel Williams, founder of TX TOUGH. “Our love for the hospital led to the development of this unique series of events that will engage North Texas citizens. Young or old, athletic or not, everyone has the opportunity to make life better for the thousands of kids treated at Children’s every year.”
To view a map of the TX TOUGH Grand Prix Race Course CLICK HERE.