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Athens Twilight Criterium

Race details
Date	Late April
Region	Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Discipline	Road
Competition	Professional and amateurs
Type	Two-day event
Web site	athenstwilight.com
History
First edition	1980 (1980)

The Twilight Series is an annual road cycling race that takes place in the spring in Athens, Georgia, United States, since 1980. 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.

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Men's 80K

Year	Date	Winner	Time (h:m:s)	Second	Time (h:m:s)	Third	Time (h:m:s)	Sources
2017	April 29	John Murphy (USA)		Tyler Magner (USA)		Julio Padilla (GTM)
2018	April 30	John Murphy (USA)	01:31:14.039	Bryan Gómez (COL)	01:31:14.559	Frank Travieso (USA)	01:31:14.746
2019	April 27	Roderick Asconeguy (URY)	01:35:22.044	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	01:35:22.554	John Harris (USA)	01:35:25.337
2020		Cancelled due to Pandemic
2021	August 20–21	Tyler Williams (USA)	1:42:02	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	1:42:03	Spencer Moavenzadeh (USA)	1:42:03
2022	April 30	Bryan Gómez (COL)		Tyler Magner (USA)		Liam White (AUS)

Women's 40K

Year	Date	Winner	Time (h:m:s)	Second	Time (h:m:s)	Third	Time (h:m:s)	Sources
2017	April 29	Petra Mullens (AUS)		Rebecca Wiasak (AUS)		Tina Pic (USA)
2018	April 30	Samantha Schneider (USA)	01:02:29.315	Erica Allar (USA)	01:02:29.341	Harriet Owen (ENG)	01:02:29.467
2019	April 27	Julie Kuliecza (USA)	55:06.645	Michaela Drummond (NZL)	55:06.750	Emily Spence (USA)	55:06.845
2020		Cancelled due to Pandemic
2021	August 20–21	Skylar Schneider (USA)	1:02:27	Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN)	1:02:27	Rachel Langdon (GBR)	1:02:28
2022	April 30	Kendall Ryan (USA)		Alexis Ryan (USA)		Jennifer Valente (USA)

References

1. "Event Calendar - Athens Twilight Criterium, 32nd Annual". www.visitathensga.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. "Twilight Criterium 2007". Athenstwilight.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
3. ^ Erin Schilling. "UPDATE: Athens Twilight earns unofficial title of favorite criterium, cyclists' scores available to view". Redandblack.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
4. "Session". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
5. ^ "Session".
6. "Roderick Asconegui takes first place in men's finals to close out 2019 Athens Twilight Criterium".
7. "Athens Twilight 2021 date set for late summer".
8. ^ Jackie Tyson (2021-08-23). "L39ION of Los Angeles win pro titles at Athens Twilight Criterium". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
9. ^ James, John. "Best Buddies place first in wild finish to Athens Twilight Criterium Race". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
10. "Session". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
11. "Athens Twilight 2021 date set for late summer".

External links

• Official website

• Tourist attractions in Athens, Georgia
• Cycling in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Recurring sporting events established in 1980
• Cycle races in the United States
• Men's road bicycle races
• Women's road bicycle races
• Sports in Athens, Georgia