Partial road closures start today

More than 1,300 athletes from across the country are in the Clemson area today and tomorrow for national championship competition in the USA Triathlon’s Collegiate Club. The main venue is Campus Beach, but the run route will follow highway 93 into Oconee. The bike route takes place at 93 and 123. Racing is scheduled to start at 9 this morning and at 7:30 tomorrow morning. As explained by Jimmy Watt, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office, there will be partial lane closures on four-lane 123 in Oconee County. Another run, on the Clemson campus side, however, will require all four lanes to shut down on Perimeter Road between 93 and Cherry Road.