Athens Twilight Criterium

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.

Athens Twilight Criterium
Race details
DateLate April
RegionAthens, Georgia, U.S.
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionProfessional and amateurs
TypeTwo-day event
Web siteathenstwilight.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1980 (1980)

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

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Key:   Course record

Men's 80K

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Year Date Winner Time (h:m:s) Second Time (h:m:s) Third Time (h:m:s) Sources
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   John Harris (USA) 01:35:25.337 [5][6]
2020 Cancelled due to Pandemic
2021 August 20–21   Tyler Williams (USA) 1:42:02   Daniel Summerhill (USA) 1:42:03   Spencer Moavenzadeh (USA) 1:42:03 [7][8]
2022 April 30   Bryan Gómez (COL)   Tyler Magner (USA)   Liam White (AUS) [9]

Women's 40K

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Year Date Winner Time (h:m:s) Second Time (h:m:s) Third Time (h:m:s) Sources
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][10]
2019 April 27   Julie Kuliecza (USA) 55:06.645   Michaela Drummond (NZL) 55:06.750   Emily Spence (USA) 55:06.845 [5]
2020 Cancelled due to Pandemic
2021 August 20–21   Skylar Schneider (USA) 1:02:27   Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN) 1:02:27   Rachel Langdon (GBR) 1:02:28 [11][8]
2022 April 30   Kendall Ryan (USA)   Alexis Ryan (USA)   Jennifer Valente (USA) [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Event Calendar - Athens Twilight Criterium, 32nd Annual". www.visitathensga.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Twilight Criterium 2007". Athenstwilight.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Erin Schilling. "UPDATE: Athens Twilight earns unofficial title of favorite criterium, cyclists' scores available to view". Redandblack.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Session". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Session".
  6. ^ "Roderick Asconegui takes first place in men's finals to close out 2019 Athens Twilight Criterium".
  7. ^ "Athens Twilight 2021 date set for late summer".
  8. ^ a b Jackie Tyson (2021-08-23). "L39ION of Los Angeles win pro titles at Athens Twilight Criterium". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  9. ^ a b James, John. "Best Buddies place first in wild finish to Athens Twilight Criterium Race". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  10. ^ "Session". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Athens Twilight 2021 date set for late summer".
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