Athens Twilight Criterium
Race details | |
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Date | Late April |
Region | Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | Professional and amateurs |
Type | Two-day event |
Web site | athenstwilight |
History | |
First edition | 1980 |
The Twilight Series is an annual road cycling race that takes place in the spring in Athens, Georgia, United States, since 1980.[1] During the course of each Twilight weekend, competitive events in a variety of fields are staged, including BMX racing and trick contests, a Kids' Criterium, a mountain bike or 'Fat Tire' Criterium, and the climactic event of the weekend, the Twilight Criterium. The weekend event features amateur and professional races, with differing prizes for each.
The Twilight Criterium itself is the most publicized and highly anticipated of each Twilight weekend. It is a professional race that takes place on a 1 km (.621 mile) course in downtown Athens. The entire race requires cyclists to endure 80 km (49.71 miles) within just a few hours. The main criterium features cash prizes totaling more than $US10,000.[2]
Past winners[]
Key: Course record
Men's 80K[]
Year | Date | Winner | Time (h:m:s) | Second | Time (h:m:s) | Third | Time (h:m:s) | Sources |
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2017 | April 29 | John Murphy (USA) | Tyler Magner (USA) | Julio Padilla (GTM) | ||||
2018 | April 30 | John Murphy (USA) | 01:31:14.039 | Bryan Gómez (COL) | 01:31:14.559 | Frank Travieso (USA) | 01:31:14.746 | [3][4] |
2019 | April 27 | Roderick Asconeguy (URY) | 01:35:22.044 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | 01:35:22.554 | (USA) | 01:35:25.337 | [5][6] |
2020 | Cancelled due to Pandemic | |||||||
2021 | August 20-21 | [7] |
Women's 40K[]
Year | Date | Winner | Time (h:m:s) | Second | Time (h:m:s) | Third | Time (h:m:s) | Sources |
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2017 | April 29 | Petra Mullens (AUS) | Rebecca Wiasak (AUS) | Tina Pic (USA) | ||||
2018 | April 30 | Samantha Schneider (USA) | 01:02:29.315 | Erica Allar (USA) | 01:02:29.341 | Harriet Owen (ENG) | 01:02:29.467 | [3][8] |
2019 | April 27 | Julie Kuliecza (USA) | 55:06.645 | Michaela Drummond (NZL) | 55:06.750 | Emily Spence (USA) | 55:06.845 | [9] |
2020 | Cancelled due to Pandemic | |||||||
2021 | August 20-21 | [10] |
References[]
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Twilight Criterium 2007". Athenstwilight.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b Erin Schilling. "UPDATE: Athens Twilight earns unofficial title of favorite criterium, cyclists' scores available to view". Redandblack.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Session". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Session".
- ^ "Roderick Asconegui takes first place in men's finals to close out 2019 Athens Twilight Criterium".
- ^ "Athens Twilight 2021 date set for late summer".
- ^ "Session". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Session".
- ^ "Athens Twilight 2021 date set for late summer".
External links[]
- Tourist attractions in Athens, Georgia
- Cycling in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Recurring sporting events established in 1980
- Cycle races in the United States
- Men's road bicycle races
- Women's road bicycle races
- Sports in Athens, Georgia