Sunny King Criterium Explained

Sunny King Criterium
Date:	April/May
Region:	Anniston, Alabama
Discipline:	Road
Competition:	USA Cycling Pro Road Tour
Type:	Criterium
Organiser:	Anniston Cycling
Number:	21 (as of 2024)
Mostwins:	(2 wins)
Mostwins Women:	(2 wins)

The Sunny King Criterium is a criterium cycling race held annually in Anniston, Alabama since 2003.

Winners

Men

Year	Winner	Second	Third
2003
2004
2005
2006			Jeffrey Hopkins
2007^[1] ^[2]			Luca Damiani
2008^[3] ^[4]			Caleb Manion
2009^[5]			John Murphy
2010^[6]			Alessandro Bazzana
2011^[7]			Rahsaan Bahati
2012^[8]			Kyle Wamsley
2013^[9]			Karl Menzies
2014^[10]			David Guttenplan
2015^[11]			Hilton Clarke
2016^[12]			Aldo Ino Ilešič
2017^[13]			Karl Menzies
2018^[14]			Rubén Companioni
2019^[15]			Frank Travieso
2020	Cancelled
2021	Tanner Ward	Michael Hernandez	Thomas Gibbons
2022	Alfredo Rodríguez	Thomas Gibbons	Tyler Magner
2023	Cade Bickmore	Alfredo Rodríguez	Tyler Magner
2024	Alfredo Rodríguez	Bryan Gómez	Roderick Asconeguy

Women

Year	Winner	Second	Third
2006
2007			Sarah Caravella
2008			Jen McCrae
2009			Laura Van Gilder
2010^[16]			Jacquelyn Crowell
2011^[17]			Kelly Benjamin
2012^[18]			Laura Van Gilder
2013^[19]			Jennifer Purcell
2014			Morgan Brown
2015^[20]			Erica Allar
2016^[21]			Skylar Schneider
2017^[22]			Kendall Ryan
2018^[23]
2019^[24]			Danielys García
2020	Cancelled
2021	Harriet Owen	Emily Ehrlich	Rachel Langdon
2022		Maggie Coles-Lyster	Alexis Ryan
2023	Lizbeth Salazar^[25]	Kendall Ryan	Sarah Van Dam
2024	Kendall Ryan	Alexis Magner	Harriet Owen

Notes and References

1. Web site: Travieso, Van Gilder shine at Sunny King crit. velonews.com. 6 May 2007.
2. Web site: USA Crits Southeast Series - NE. autobus.cyclingnews.com. Kirsten Robbins.
3. Web site: Sunny King Criterium - (NE). autobus.cyclingnews.com. 3 May 2008. Kirsten Robbins.
4. Web site: Clarke, Pic tops at Sunny King. velonews.com. 4 May 2008.
5. Web site: Sunny King Criterium - NE. autobus.cyclingnews.com. 2 May 2009.
6. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2010: Men Pro 1 Results. cyclingnews.com. 18 April 2010.
7. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2011: Men Pro 1 Results. cyclingnews.com. 10 April 2011.
8. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2012: Elite Men Results. cyclingnews.com. 22 April 2012.
9. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2013: Elite Men Results. cyclingnews.com. 21 April 2013.
10. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2014: Results. cyclingnews.com. 6 April 2014.
11. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2015: Elite Men Results. cyclingnews.com. 29 March 2015.
12. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2016: Results & News. cyclingnews.com. 2 April 2016.
13. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2017: Pro Men Results. cyclingnews.com. 8 April 2017.
14. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2018: Elite Men Results. cyclingnews.com. 7 April 2018.
15. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2019: Elite Men Results. cyclingnews.com. 15 April 2019.
16. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2010: Women Pro 1/2 Results. cyclingnews.com. 18 April 2010.
17. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2011: Women Pro 1/2 Results. cyclingnews.com. 10 April 2011.
18. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2012: Elite Women Results. cyclingnews.com. 22 April 2012.
19. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2013: Elite Women Results. cyclingnews.com. 21 April 2013.
20. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2015: Elite Women Results. cyclingnews.com. 29 March 2015.
21. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2016: Pro Women Results. cyclingnews.com. 2 April 2016.
22. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2017: Pro Women Results. cyclingnews.com. 8 April 2017.
23. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2018: Elite Women Results. cyclingnews.com. 7 April 2018.
24. Web site: Sunny King Criterium 2018: Elite Women Results. cyclingnews.com. 15 April 2019.
25. Web site: 2023-05-10 . Sunny King Criterium: Cade Bickmore and Lizbeth Salazar win titles in Anniston . 2024-04-07 . cyclingnews.com . en.