ROANOKE, Va. – Cyclists from all over are coming out to Roanoke’s Riverdale area for a brand new bike race called Urban Assault Race that combines speed, adventure and local history.
The Urban Assault Race, making its Roanoke debut, offers participants a distinctive 2.8-mile course that weaves through historic industrial buildings.
“This is the type of thing where if you don’t feel like you’re prepared, you should come and do this, and if you feel like you’re an elite racer, you should still come,” says Rob Issem, a participating rider…