Tour de New York
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The Tour de New York is an annual professional bicycle racing
event on the USA Cycling
tour, held in the Finger Lakes
region of New York State, centered in Rochester
. It started in 2004 as the Rochester Twilight Criterium
, a fast race on a short loop along downtown streets. 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 (August 8-13, 2009), at venues throughout the Finger Lakes region, resulting in its new name, the Tour de New York; however, the 2009 event was canceled due to financial considerations.
Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...
event on the USA Cycling
USA Cycling
USA Cycling or USAC, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States. It covers the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, BMX and collegiate racing...
tour, held in the Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes
The Finger Lakes are a pattern of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York in the United States. They are a popular tourist destination. The lakes are long and thin , each oriented roughly on a north-south axis. The two longest, Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake, are among the deepest in...
region of New York State, centered in Rochester
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
. It started in 2004 as the Rochester Twilight Criterium
Criterium
A criterium, or crit, is a bike race held on a short course , often run on closed-off city center streets....
, a fast race on a short loop along downtown streets. 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 (August 8-13, 2009), at venues throughout the Finger Lakes region, resulting in its new name, the Tour de New York; however, the 2009 event was canceled due to financial considerations.