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.
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Date | Late April |
Region | Athens, Georgia |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | Professional and amateurs |
Type | Two-day event |
History | |
First edition | 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
Key: Course record
Men's 80K
Year | Winner | Time (h:m:s) | Second | Time (h:m:s) | Third | Time (h:m:s) | Sources |
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2017 | ![]() |
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2018 | ![]() |
01:31:14.039 | ![]() |
01:31:14.559 | ![]() |
01:31:14.746 | [3][4] |
2019 | ![]() |
01:35:22.044 | ![]() |
01:35:22.554 | ![]() |
01:35:25.337 | [5][6] |
2020 |
Women's 40K
Year | Winner | Time (h:m:s) | Second | Time (h:m:s) | Third | Time (h:m:s) | Sources |
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2017 | ![]() |
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2018 | ![]() |
01:02:29.315 | ![]() |
01:02:29.341 | ![]() |
01:02:29.467 | [3][7] |
2019 | ![]() |
55:06.645 | ![]() |
55:06.750 | ![]() |
55:06.845 | [8] |
2020 |
See also
References
- "Twilight Criterium 2007". Athenstwilight.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- 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.
- https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/6636683
- https://www.redandblack.com/athensnews/roderick-asconegui-takes-first-place-in-men-s-finals-to/article_57ae38e8-69c5-11e9-b697-d334c1ad5013.html
- "Session". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/6636683