Men’s 30-plus race gathers at the starting line under dark skies in downtown Tampa.

The Cigar City Brewing Criterium and Street festival was threatened briefly on Saturday by foul weather, but the athletes were undeterred. Some tents blew away and spectators ran for cover, but the race sped on.
Cigar City Criterium 30-plus class raced in the rain.

Event organizers expected more than 600 racers to compete on the 1-kilometer course. Unlike the Tour De France, a criterium race (“crit” race) is on a short lap track with sprint-style competition. At the Cigar City Crit, several different classes of racers with varying age groups and genders participated.
Mayor Bob Buckhorn participated in the Family Fun Race along with several local team mascots.