From the May 1994 edition of The New Castle Record
New Castle will be the focus of a lot of attention on Tuesday, May 10, when the Tour DuPont comes rolling through town.
Sometime around 1 p.m. that day, the racers should pass through on their way to Blacksburg. That leg of the race will begin in Lynchburg at 10 a.m. that morning. It will span about 130 miles.
Main Street will be closed for the race. A sprint will finish in town, one of three sprints in that leg of the race.
Janet Myers is anticipating 400-500 people will be following the racers. Each race team has a support team. News crews and cameras from ESPN will also be in the group following the participants.
“We’re trying to give them a hardy welcome,” she said.
Myers said she is hoping people from the Roanoke Valley will come to New Castle that day to watch the race. She will be blowing up balloons and help make the town ready for the national attention that comes along with the tour.
The racers will enter the county in Virgnia 606. They will turn onto Virginia 42, the ascent west of New Castle being the third steep climb of the day.
Spectators can view the race anywhere along the race route.
-Prepared by Shelly Koon
