Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

’Round they go

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Cyclists compete Sunday (above photo) during the second Natural State Criterium Series Produced by BikeNWA in downtown Springdale. Hundreds of profession­al and amateur road cyclists from around the world came to the competitio­n in Bentonvill­e, Rogers and Springdale for a $50,000 prize purse. A criterium, or crit, is a bicycle race that takes place on a short, closed course on city streets. Dozens of racers form a tight group called a peloton, wherein they jockey for place as they navigate hairpin turns and barrel along straightaw­ays nearing 35 mph. (Right photo) Cyclists compete in downtown Springdale on Sunday.

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