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On your mark, get set, GIRO!
On Thursday, July 17, 2008, the Giro di Burnaby will bring the spirit of sport to the Burnaby Heights community with more than 10,000 eager spectators cheering and enjoying the excitement of cycling along Hastings Street. The action will start with the women's race at 7 p.m. and followed by the men's race.
Make an evening of it!
Bring your family and friends and enjoy a meal at one of the many great restaurants on the Heights, stroll along Hastings Street and discover what our merchants have to offer or wander through the "Athlete's Village" located in the Safeway parking lot and watch riders as they warm up.
  
An event of international calibre
The Giro di Burnaby (pronounced GEE-ro) is a part of BC Superweek, the richest event in Canadian cycling drawing professional racers from around the world. The Giro di Burnaby comprises just one cycling event, the Criterium, a race of several laps on a closed circuit, which is open to male and female cyclists competing for more than $15,000 in cash prizes!
To add to the excitement, the Criterium features numerous "Primes" (pronounced PREEms), short sprints whose winners are awarded cash prizes. A "Crowd Prime", consisting of spectator donations, will be collected during the race and will be split between the winner of the prime and a charity. Last year, the Crowd Prime raised more than $400 for the Heights and Stroke Foundation.
Giro di Burnaby was named in honour of Italy's most prestigious cycling race, the Giro di Italia, and a nod to Burnaby's vibrant Italian community.
This City of Burnaby event is quickly drawing attention from athletic and promotional circuits around the world, doubling the number of spectators and drawing an impressive number of cyclist entries. The quality and safety of our course, the generous prizes and "Primes" (short races with prize money) and the unique atmosphere of the Heights neighbourhood have all contributed to the event's burgeoning reputation.
Thank you to all the merchants who contributed to the Giro di Burnaby.
Volunteer dinner:
Anton’s Pasta Bar
Fortuna Bakery
Lotus Café
Romana Pizza & Steak House
Sfinaki Greek Taverna
Starbucks Coffee Company
Prime sponsors:
Akira Sushi
Burnaby Dental Centre
Malito Printers
North Burnaby Dental Group
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