Athens Twilight Criterium Explained

Athens Twilight Criterium
Date:	Late April
Region:	Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Discipline:	Road
Competition:	Professional and amateurs
Type:	Two-day event

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.

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:

Men's 80K

Year	Date	class=unsortable	Winner	Time (h:m:s)	class=unsortable	Second	Time (h:m:s)	class=unsortable	Third	Time (h:m:s)	Sources
2017	April 29
2018	April 30		01:31:14.039		01:31:14.559		01:31:14.746	^[3] ^[4]
2019	April 27		01:35:22.044		01:35:22.554		01:35:25.337	^[5] ^[6]
2020		Cancelled due to Pandemic
2021	August 20–21		1:42:02		1:42:03		1:42:03	^[7] ^[8]
2022	April 30							^[9]

Women's 40K

Year	Date	class=unsortable	Winner	Time (h:m:s)	class=unsortable	Second	Time (h:m:s)	class=unsortable	Third	Time (h:m:s)	Sources
2017	April 29
2018	April 30		01:02:29.315		01:02:29.341		01:02:29.467	^[10]
2019	April 27		55:06.645		55:06.750		55:06.845
2020		Cancelled due to Pandemic
2021	August 20–21		1:02:27		1:02:27		1:02:28	^[11]
2022	April 30

Notes and References

1. Web site: Event Calendar - Athens Twilight Criterium, 32nd Annual . www.visitathensga.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717220302/http://www.visitathensga.com/stay_and_do/events.details.php?id=7871 . 17 July 2011 . dead.
2. Web site: Twilight Criterium 2007. Athenstwilight.com. 21 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215032413/http://www.athenstwilight.com/cycling.php. 15 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: UPDATE: Athens Twilight earns unofficial title of favorite criterium, cyclists' scores available to view. Erin Schilling. Redandblack.com. 21 June 2018.
4. Web site: Session. Race-monitor.com. 21 June 2018.
5. Web site: Session.
6. Web site: Roderick Asconegui takes first place in men's finals to close out 2019 Athens Twilight Criterium.
7. Web site: Athens Twilight 2021 date set for late summer.
8. Web site: Jackie Tyson . 2021-08-23 . L39ION of Los Angeles win pro titles at Athens Twilight Criterium . 2022-05-02 . cyclingnews.com . en.
9. Web site: James . John . Best Buddies place first in wild finish to Athens Twilight Criterium Race . 2022-05-02 . The Red and Black . en.
10. Web site: Session. Race-monitor.com. 21 June 2018.
11. Web site: Athens Twilight 2021 date set for late summer.