Think all bike racing has to offer is stories of Lance Armstrong blood doping between romps with Sheryl Crow?  Think again.  Better yet, let the first Tacoma Twilight Criterium prove it to you. A criterium, or crit, is a short, intense bike race - usually less than 5K - run on closed-off city streets.  The Tacoma Twilight Criterium, a first for Tacoma, will feature seven categories of racing, a beer garden (for spectators) and an appearance by Olympia JR Celski.

Tacoma Twilight Criterium

Saturday, June 12, 3-11 p.m., free
Downtown Tacoma, starts at Eighth and Pacific
tacomatwilight.com