The Rochester Twilight Criterium was an annual professional bicycle racing event on the National Criterium Calendar of USA Cycling.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region | Rochester, New York |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | National calendar |
| Type | Criterium |
| Web site | rochestercrit |
| History | |
| First edition | 2004 |
| Editions | 10 |
| Final edition |
|
| First winner |  José Alejandro (USA) |
| Most wins |  Hilton Clarke (AUS) (2 wins) |
| Final winner | Robert Sroka (USA) |
| History (women) | |
| First winner | Sarah Uhl (USA) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent |  Mariana Valadez (MEX) |
The event, a fast race on a short loop along downtown streets in Rochester, New York, 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 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.[1]
Winners
Men
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | José Alejandro | Craig McCartney | Chuck Coyle |
| 2005 |  Juan José Haedo | Kyle Wamsley | Vassili Davidenko |
| 2006[2] | Hilton Clarke | Dan Schmatz | Sebastián Alexandre |
| 2007[3] | Hilton Clarke |  Cameron Evans | Kyle Wamsley |
| 2008[4] | Dominique Rollin | Antonio Cruz | Ryan Roth |
| 2009-2014 | No race | ||
| 2015[5] |  Aldo Ino Ilešič |  Carlos Alzate | Ryan Aitcheson |
| 2016[6] | Luke Keough | Ryan Aitcheson | Ed Veal |
| 2017[7] | Curtis White | Philip Short | Jeff Schiller |
| 2018[8] | Jeff Schiller | Scott McGill | Trevor O'Donnell |
| 2019 | Robert Sroka | Connor Sallee |  Cesar Marte |
Women
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006[2] | Sarah Uhl | Lauren Franges | Sarah Ulmer |
| 2007[3] | Jessie MacLean | Anna Lang | Theresa Cliff-Ryan |
| 2008-2014 | Non-disputé | ||
| 2015[9] | Tara Whitten | Samantha Schneider | Erica Allar |
| 2016[10] | Skylar Schneider |  Iris Slappendel | Samantha Schneider |
| 2017[11] | Rebecca Wiasak | Erica Allar | Skylar Schneider |
| 2018[12] | Josie Talbot | Georgia Baker | Miriam Brouwer |
| 2020-2021 | No race | ||
| 2022 | Mariana Valadez | Colleen Gulick | Andrea Cyr |
The Omnium logo
The proposed Tour de New York logo
