Thanks to generous community donors, this year’s Belleville Bike Race has new prizes and giveaways for race participants. A former United States Cycling Federation bike racer, who says the Belleville bike race is “the best little bike race around,” has donated money for young racers. Names of registrants under 18 years of age will be put in a drawing to win $20.00 cash, each.

Other prizewinners will be drawn, prior to the awards ceremony at Noon, from a hat. Everyone has a chance to win! Donations from various local businesses have made possible the following prize giveaways: Target gift cards ($25.00 each, money donated by Anderson Custom Processing), Budget Bike Shop gift certificates ($25.00 each), Spotted Cow six-packs (New Glarus Brewery), bottle of “Apple Pie” (Paoli Pub), Sugar River Pizza gift certificates ($15.00 each), Belleville Embroidery gift cards ($10.00 each), and gift certificates from Dot’s Tavern, the Dam Bar, and Culver’s. In addition, each and every registered participant gets a $20.00 gift certificate from the Trek bike shop in Madison.

The annual bike race is part of the Belleville Community Picnic. The date for the bike race is Saturday, August 8. Start time is 9:30 a.m., in Sugar River Park; end in the Industrial Park on Countryside Drive. Choose between an 11-mile or 21-mile (double-loop) course. Trophies are awarded to the male and female winners of each race. Medals are awarded to the top three finishers by age group in each race. See the registration form in this issue of the Post Messenger Recorder.

Call Kris Penniston at (608) 424-6385 for more information.