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*Due to the smoky conditions, the Dauphin City Centre Criterium, scheduled for June 1st, has been cancelled.*

Around 100-120 of he top cyclists in the province will be in our region this weekend for the Tour de Riding Mountain event.

The event includes three stages, starting with the provincial road race and a Gran Fondo, which will both take place on Saturday in Riding Mountain National Park.

On Sunday, the event wraps up with the Dauphin City Centre Criterium, a street race that will take place over a couple of block radius in downtown Dauphin with Obsolete Brewing serving as he start and finish line.

Manitoba Cycling provincial coach Nick Bergen explains why they chose our region for these events.

"We have Northgate Trails for mountain bikes, but then just past that we have Riding Mountain National Park, which is incredible road riding - the best in Manitoba.  So that is why we chose this area for the provincial championships and a Gran Fondo for people to ride.  And a lot of people have actually never been here to experience the City of Dauphin and how it is growing into a cycling hub, for both road and mountain."

The criterium begins at 2 pm on Sunday and the public is encouraged to line the course route, which includes Main Street North, 1st and 2nd avenue NW, and 2nd street NW.

Portions of those roads will be closed from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday in order for the race to take place.