Post-Tour Criteriums 2011

Post-Tour criteriums begin in earnest

Having just finished the Tour de France, many riders returned to racing on Monday with the opening Post-Tour crtieriums. The traditional epilogue to the Tour, the criteriums give fans a chance to see their heroes up close in a 'festival' like atmosphere. The winner may be fixed but the racing is often exciting and entertaining. Check out all the criteriums over the next fortnight, but don't take the final results too seriously.