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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| 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 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
editKey: Course record
Men's 80K
edit| 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)
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Tyler Magner (USA)
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 Julio Padilla (GTM)
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| 2018 | April 30 | John Murphy (USA)
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01:31:14.039 |  Bryan Gómez (COL)
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01:31:14.559 | Frank Travieso (USA)
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01:31:14.746 | [3][4] |
| 2019 | April 27 |  Roderick Asconeguy (URY)
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01:35:22.044 | Daniel Summerhill (USA)
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01:35:22.554 | John Harris (USA)
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01:35:25.337 | [5][6] |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to Pandemic | |||||||
| 2021 | August 20–21 | Tyler Williams (USA)
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1:42:02 | Daniel Summerhill (USA)
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1:42:03 | Spencer Moavenzadeh (USA)
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1:42:03 | [7][8] |
| 2022 | April 30 | Bryan Gómez (COL)
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Tyler Magner (USA)
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 Liam White (AUS)
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[9] |
Women's 40K
edit| 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)
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Rebecca Wiasak (AUS)
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Tina Pic (USA)
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| 2018 | April 30 | Samantha Schneider (USA)
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01:02:29.315 | Erica Allar (USA)
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01:02:29.341 |  Harriet Owen (ENG)
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01:02:29.467 | [3][10] |
| 2019 | April 27 | Julie Kuliecza (USA)
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55:06.645 |  Michaela Drummond (NZL)
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55:06.750 | Emily Spence (USA)
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55:06.845 | [5] |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to Pandemic | |||||||
| 2021 | August 20–21 | Skylar Schneider (USA)
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1:02:27 |  Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN)
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1:02:27 |  Rachel Langdon (GBR)
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1:02:28 | [11][8] |
| 2022 | April 30 | Kendall Ryan (USA)
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Alexis Ryan (USA)
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Jennifer Valente (USA)
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[9] |
References
edit- ^ "Event Calendar - Athens Twilight Criterium, 32nd Annual". www.visitathensga.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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".
- ^ a b Jackie Tyson (2021-08-23). "L39ION of Los Angeles win pro titles at Athens Twilight Criterium". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ a b James, John. "Best Buddies place first in wild finish to Athens Twilight Criterium Race". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Session". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Athens Twilight 2021 date set for late summer".
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