Racing and So Much More
Saturday, August 5 • 3-10 p.m.
Downtown Littleton, Colorado
Are you looking for a day of excitement? How about epic racing combined with a beer in your hand? With live music and kid activities? You can find it in Downtown Littleton, Colorado at the Littleton Twilight Criterium by Audi Denver. The Littleton Twilight Criterium is a full day of racing, and includes professional men’s and women’s races. The race will be at the midpoint in a new national criterium series formed in collaboration with USA Cycling and America’s best criterium races. This series will feature the largest purse prize and will include the very best professional teams. We throw in a beer garden, live music and a cruiser ride for the family to make it a wicked day.
Watch the 2022 Race stream
Part of the USA Cycling Calendar
The American Criterium Cup is a ten race criterium series that elevates the stature of criterium racing in the United States
American Criterium Cup closes the season with a $100K prize payout and plans for 2023
What is a Criterium?
According to Merriam-Webster, a criterium is:
“A bike race of a specified number of laps on a closed course over public roads closed to normal traffic.”
In other words, a crit is NASCAR on bikes.
“Criteriums need a combination of strength, speed, endurance, and tactics to win. The races teach you how to bike handle, bump elbows, corner, fight for position, and avoid crashes. All skills that everyone needs even as a casual cyclist.”
FRANKIE ANDREU, 2018 USA CRITS SERIES ANNOUNCER
AND FORMER PRO CYCLIST
“This is always my favorite event on the Colorado bike race calendar and I think it continues to improve every year!”
PARTICIPATING CYCLIST
Featured on Denver7:
Littleton Twilight Criterium brings professional
cyclists and family fun to downtown Littleton
On Stage
Dance to live music on the main stage at the west end of Main Street from 7 to 10 PM. You won’t miss the racing because the stage is just a few yards from Turn #1. And chances are you’ll still have a beer in your hand.
Cruiser Ride
5:25 pm
Bring your favorite bike, trike, unicycle, tandem ride or whatever you’ve got, and join your family, friends and neighbors to cruise around the course.
Strider Obstacle Course
4 – 8 pm
Back by popular demand is the Strider obstacle course! Bring your toddlers bike or trike and don’t forget the helmet. The course is fun and the earliest training for the next generation of Crit champions.
Beer Garden
Chill out in the festive beer garden complete with lawn games and craft brews featuring Fat Tire.
Volunteer
Race volunteers will get a 2022 Littleton Twilight Criterium hat, free lunch/dinner, short shifts, marshal training for those that want it the night before, and a front row seat at America’s largest and most fun criterium!
Vendors
If you are interested in being a vendor for the 2022 Littleton Twilight Criterium fill out the form at this link.