Rochester Twilight Criterium

A Criterium is a unique, American-style bike race that provides incredible lap-after-lap excitement highlighting the athletes’ extraordinary bike-handling skills combined with explosive speed. This USA Cycling sanctioned race is a 9-corner course and is only one of eleven Pro Road Tour criteriums in the United States. The prize purse for men and woman’s elite races equal $12,000. The MVP Health Care Rochester Twilight Criterium brings the world’s top cyclists and thousands of spectators to Rochester each year for an exciting day of races and activities for people of all ages. New to this year’s MVP Health Care Rochester Criterium schedule is a Big Wheel Kids Race in collaboration with the Strong National Museum of Play. A smaller, modified course will be set up at the finish line on the Broad St. Bridge for kids to ride and race on big wheel bikes (kids bikes, and helmets will be available for use, free of charge). Additionally, The City of Rochester will host a Little Kids & Big Rigs event at the Criterium to celebrate the City and Play the Riverway! Up to 20 vehicles, including police cars, fire trucks, SWAT vehicles, an ambulance, dump trucks, construction equipment, RTS buses, and much more, will be on hand for kids to explore. Both events will be free for all children who want to participate and starts at 2:00pm on the Broad Street bridge. DATE: Saturday, May 11, 2019 TIMES: 2:00pm Food Truck Rodeo Open 2:00pm Little Kids Big Rigs (3 hrs) 2:15pm Kids BigWheel (2.5 hrs) 5:40pm Women's Amateur Run 6:00pm Men's Amateur Run 6:25pm Women's Pro Cycling 7:40pm Women's Elite Run 8:00pm Men's Elite Run 8:30pm Men's Pro Cycling 10:20pm All Pro/ELite Awards PLACE: Downtown Rochester Broad St. Bridge EVENT FEE: FREE