Cyclocross races to be held in city park

An event this weekend at Knox Mountain Park in Kelowna will impact parking.

The School of Hard Knox 2022 BC Provincial Cyclocross championship will be held at the park Sunday, Nov. 6 from 8 a.m-5 p.m. Full event information can be found at chainline.ca/provincials.

According to Wikipedia, cyclocross is a form of bicycle racing. Races consist of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike while navigating the obstruction and remount.

To accommodate the event, parking restrictions will be in effect. The main parking lot at the base of the mountain, between Broadway Avenue and the first access gate, will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

“Event spectators and other members of the public are invited to park along Broadway Avenue, or in the Poplar Point Drive parking area,” a City of Kelowna media release stated.