Six-day bike event planned for Rochester

October

Organizers of the Rochester Twilight Omnium recently announced that the event would expand into a six-day, UCI-ranked 2.2 event for 2009. The race, which was three-days this year, will cover six stages next year through the Western New York and Finger Lakes regions of upstate New York from August 8th through August 13th, 2009.

The original event began in 2004 as the Saturn Rochester Twilight Criterium and has experienced exponential growth each year in all areas, including spectator attendance and economic impact. “2008’s three-day Rochester Omnium was designed specifically as a platform to introduce the Tour de New York. The planning has been in the works for several years and we’re incredibly excited to launch the six-day Tour,” said Scott Page, the event’s Executive Director. “The long term plan for the Tour de New York is to explore different areas of New York State each year for a portion of the event.”

Professional cyclists, including Olympic, World and National Champions, will compete in the following stages of the Tour de New York:

Rochester Twilight Criterium – Saturday, August 8th, 2009
Individual Time Trial â€“ Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Genesee Valley Park Road Race – Monday, August 10th, 2009
Ellicottville Circuit Race – Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Warsaw Road Race – Wednesday August 12th, 2009
Pittsford Road Race – Thursday, August 13th, 2009

For more information, contact Full Moon Vista Bike & Sport, 180 St. Paul St., Rochester NY 14604, 585.546.4030, or visit http://www.fullmoonvista.com .

This entry was posted on Monday, October 27th, 2008 at 7:34 AM by David McKay Wilson. Print This Post | Email This Post

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