Top Cyclists and Kid Pedal-Pushers Invited to Annual Labor Day Bike Races

The 22nd Olde Mill Inn bike tour of Basking Ridge and Family Fun Day is Monday, Labor Day when area children also are invited to "race" and show off their bikes at noon as part of the full-day event.

Liberty Cycle bike shop in Basking Ridge "is very proud of what we have created with Bernard's Township — the second longest running race in New Jersey, only behind the longest running race in the country, The Tour of Somerville," according to shop co-owner Greg Cordasco and the Liberty Cycle website.

The Bernards Township Parks & Recreation will present the annual Labor Day Children’s Bicycle Races at noon on Labor Day. Online registration already has started.

Races are scheduled to be held starting on South Finley Avenue in Basking Ridge with the adult races to start and finish at the Lewis Street intersection. Children ages 3 to 12 are invited to register to participate in straight bicycle sprints down South Finley Avenue toward the finish line at the intersection with Lewis Street.

Pre-registration is required for the free children's races as well as the licensed races for adults, for which a fee is charged.

Children can be registered online now at www.bernards.org. Click on the blue “register online” button on the homepage and enter the registrant's household’s user name and password, according to the recreation department.

Registration is free, and no fee or credit card information is required. Participants also may print a registration form and register in person at the Parks & Recreation Department located at 1 Collyer Lane, Basking Ridge, or send in registration by mail, according to the recreation department.

Start time for adult & licensed junior racers is 7 a.m. See BikeReg.com for a full schedule). Online registration closes at 5 p.m. on Sunday, according to the website.