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How does a weekend filled with barbeque, bands, bicycles and beverages sound to you? It�s exactly what will be happening in downtown Asheboro during the first weekend in August. Mark your calendar today for August 1st & 2nd, as Asheboro welcomes competitive barbeque cookers to the area, along with the Criterium bike race, local bands and a beer garden in Bicentennial Park.

A Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbeque cooking competition with competitors vying for a $12,000 purse by cooking up chicken, pork ribs, pork and beef brisket. Held in conjunction with the Criterium bike race in which cyclists from across the state and region come to Asheboro and compete on a closed circuit course along the streets of Downtown Asheboro.