The Rochester Twilight Criterium was an annual professional
bicycle racing
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event on the
National Criterium Calendar of
USA Cycling
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.
The event, a fast race on a short loop along downtown streets in
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in and the county seat, seat of government of Monroe County, New York, United States. It is the List of municipalities in New York, fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality in New York, with a populati ...
, started in 2004. In 2008, it was expanded into a three-day event called the Rochester Omnium, with the Twilight Criterium as its centerpiece. In 2009, the event had been planned to expand to six days, at venues throughout the
Finger Lakes
The Finger Lakes are a group of eleven long, narrow, roughly north–south lakes located directly south of Lake Ontario in an area called the ''Finger Lakes region'' in New York (state), New York, in the United States. This region straddles th ...
region; the new event would be called the Tour de New York. However, the 2009 event, including the Twilight Criterium, was canceled due to financial considerations.
In 2015, the Twilight Criterium was restarted with the intent of resuming it as an annual event. The race was held for the last time in 2019 for the men, while the women's race was hosted once more in 2022.
Winners
Men
Women
Image:Rochester Omnium logo.png, The Omnium logo
Image:Tour de New York.jpg, The proposed Tour de New York logo
References
*http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=13577
*http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2015/08/15/rochester-twilight-criteriums-triumphant-return/31801887/
External links
Official site
Twilight Criterium
Recurring sporting events established in 2004
2004 establishments in New York (state)
Men's road bicycle races
Defunct cycling races in the United States
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