Twilight Criterium 2017 Event Guide

FREE WORLD-CLASS CYCLING EVENT // DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER // AUGUST 19, 2017

TWILIGHT CRITERIUM

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ochester, NY has been a cycling hot spot since the 2004 establishment of the Rochester Twilight Criterium, the world-class professional cycling race attracting bicycle racers and spectators from near and far. International attendance quickly rose as professional athletes including Olympians, World and National Champions from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Ireland, France, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Serbia, Uruguay, and England came to race here in Rochester, NY against their global competitors.

The 2017 Rochester Twilight Criterium is one of only eight US criterium events USA Cycling approved as part of the U.S. National Pro Road Tour, the highest professional level of racing in the USA. This year, the City of Rochester and Full Moon Vista Bike & Sport will present the 2017 Rochester Twilight Criterium on the evening of Saturday, August 19th!

New for 2017, Brooks Sports Inc., Medved Running and Walking and Full Moon Vista are excited to welcome the addition of the Rochester Mile! Similar to the criterium in its fast pace, amateur and elite athletes will compete in separate 1-mile races. These running races will be held on the same course that the cyclists use with the highlight of the evening being the Elite Men’s and Women’s races held

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between the Professional Men’s and Women’s cycling races.

We expect over 25,000 spectators to attend the professional races, attracting families to witness the action in downtown Rochester and add to the incredibly exciting and festive atmosphere ! On top of this new exciting addition we are pleased to announce that FloSports is now partnered with Full Moon Vista Productions as the exclusive broadcasting entity of both the Rochester Twilight Criterium and the Rochester Mile.

Don’t miss out on witnessing some of the best athletes in the WORLD compete in the final races of the evening under the streetlights of our beautiful city - If you’re unfortunate enough to miss out on this exciting day make sure to tune into both FloCycling and FloTrack to witness live video and post event coverage. rochestercrit.com • #rochestercrit · 3

FREE SPECTATOR ADMISSION It is thanks to the City of Rochester, Mayor Lovely Warren, Full Moon Vista Bike & Sport and all of our spectacular sponsors that this event is made free to the general public ! This incredible event, held in the City of Rochester, is made possible by the contributions of our sponsors - sponsors which we ask you to recognize and seek out when in need of a new automobile, bicycle or any of the other products and services that help support this event!

PARKING Civic Center Parking Garage: 55 Fitzhugh St. Rochester NY 14614 / 585-753-7099 / www.mapcoparking.com

FOOD TRUCK RODEO and THE BEER GARDEN Everyone loves Rochester food trucks!

And back again this year, we’ll have 10 mouthwatering food trucks located on South Ave in front of the Rundel Library (for the updated list of vendors go to our website: www.rochestercrit.com). The incredible hometown favorite Rohrbach Brewing Company will be back this year with three bars located throughout the interior of the course and made easily accessible to those roaming freely about the protected course interior. Make sure to try a fan favorite Highland Lager, Railroad IPA or the insanely popular Scotch Ale!

CONTACT INFO and SOCIAL MEDIA For updated info, please refer to the event website at www.rochestercrit.com or you can call the event promoter (Full Moon Vista Bike & Sport) at 585-546-4030.

Check us out on Twitter @rochestercrit and Facebook @rochestercrit too!

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CRITERIUM RACING EXPLAINED

PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCERS

Criteriums races are without a doubt uniquely American. Criterium courses themselves are designed on a one mile long city street loop naturally crowd-friendly and wide enough for tightly packed cyclists to zoom by crowds at a safe distance. The lap-by-lap excitement is most comparable to that of NASCAR racing. On two wheels however the athletes’ bike-handling skill combined with their explosive speeds make each turn and straight thoroughly entertaining and nearly mind-blowing.

Frankie Andreu and Richard Fries, two of the most prominent cycling announcers in the world will be back again to dominate their craft and keep the energy/excitement flowing. Joining them for commentary will be special guest and former professional cyclist Leslee Schenk Trzcinski. If you haven’t had the pleasure experiencing these personalities in action then you’re in for a treat! Not only will they seamlessly break-down bicycle racing, they’re sure to keep viewers amped!

WHERE TO WATCH A popular viewing trend happens to be walking the course in reverse direction of the riders. By walking opposite of the racers your constant view is of competitors speeding towards you, effectively allowing viewers to witness every moment of action. Traveling along the course allows you to gain new vantage points and aids in the discovery of prefered spots to stop and view a few laps before moving on to a new location.

What’s the most exciting viewing location?! The finish of course! At the finish you can find the source of the electric energy generated by the racers, announcers, music, and densely packed fan section. Most importantly, it’s where the finish sprint takes place for each event and where the victors are determined !

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There will be a 1-hour women’s professional cycling race at 6:25 p.m. and a 1-hour and 40-minute men’s pro cycling race at 8:30 p.m. featuring some of the world’s top professional cyclists. Between the men’s and women’s professional cycling races are elite men’s and women’s 1-mile running races with the elite women starting at 7:50 p.m. and elite men at 8:05 p.m. Novel for professional sports, we are proud to announce that the purse for both races is equal for men and women!

There is also a 45-minute showcase race starting at 5:30 p.m. before the pro women’s cycling race highlighting junior elite cyclists and men’s and women’s amateur 1-mile running races that take place before the elite 1-mile running races, 7:35 p.m. and 7:36 p.m. respectively.

ROCHESTER GRAN FONDO We are especially excited to announce that the Rochester Gran Fondo is back again this year - an event made possible through the collaboration of the Rochester Twilight Criterium, Halleran Financial, Full Moon Vista Bike & Sport and the Golisano Children’s Hospital,. The Gran Fondo offers a unique VIP experience by connecting a charity bike ride with an exclusive viewing of the Rochester Criterium in an effort to raise funding for the Golisano Children’s Hospital !

Participants receive a custom jersey, buffet dinner, inside bike parking, changing rooms and more - all within the Blue Cross Arena conveniently located by the Criterium course. For more details visit our site: www.rochestergranfondo.com.

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Full Moon Vista – The Riding Force Behind the Criterium Full Moon Vista was started in 2004. Born from Scott Page’s mission to share the magic of cycling with others, Full Moon Vista is a stand-out in Rochester’s robust bike community. Page wanted to do things differently with his shop and ensure that everyone, cyclists of all types, felt welcomed and treated with exceptional customer service.

Page, with his business partner and wife, Kim and a small team of determined supporters, set about bringing Full Moon Vista Bike & Sport to life.

Simultaneously, Page was also building Full Moon Vista Productions. His vision was not just limited to opening a bike shop, he also wanted to include world-class professional cycling events. He envisioned a marquis event that would get people excited to ride their bikes.

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Most everyone, cyclists and non-cyclists alike are thrilled to be on the front row watching worldclass competition. Page and Full Moon Vista brought that excitement to Rochester with the Twilight Criterium.

Full Moon Vista Bike and Sport moved to its new home on University Avenue in February 2017. Well-known for their professional repair, fitting and sales services, Full Moon Vista is also the driving – and riding force behind the Rochester Twilight Criterium.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES

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3 Cycling competition – as in “bike ______” 7 Term for taking a turn 9 The space between riders 11 A group of racers riding in a close-spaced pack 13 Suddenly riding away from a pack of racers, quickly

1 To catch a rider or group after a lead or gap has opened up

enough that opponents cannot keep close enough to draft

14 The start of a sprint this rider allows teammates to draft off of him/her, coming around as he/she starts to fade

16 A secondary move after an attacking rider is caught 17 A special award given to the leader on selected laps during a criterium

2 High-speed riding often at the end of a race 4 An aggressive, high-speed acceleration away from other riders

5 When a rider can no longer stay with the group 6 A form of paceline in which the riders angle off behind the leader to get maximum draft in a crosswind

8 Moving to the front of a paceline to take your turn 10 A group of cyclists riding close together in a single file to reduce wind resistance

12 Very popular in the U.S., this style of racing involves many laps often on city streets

15 Riding close behind the rider in front of you to gain a benefit from them being out in the wind

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS

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3 RACING 1 BRIDGE 7 CORNER

2 SPRINT

9 GAP 4 ATTACK 11 PELOTON

5 DROPPED

13 BREAKAWAY 6 ECHELON 14 LEADOUT

8 PULLTHROUGH

16 COUNTERATTACK

10 DRAFTING

17 PRIME 12 CRITERIUM 15 DRAFT

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