The 2008 Rochester Omnium is ON!

News

  • Nov 16 Date Change
    The 2008 Rochester Omnium is scheduled for August 8-10, 2008.
  • Nov 16 New Title Sponsor
    The Rochester Omnium is now sponsored by the City of Rochester, while Saturn continues to be a major supporter of the event.
  • Nov 16 Omnium Event for 2008
    The Rochester Twilight Criterium is now called the Rochester Omnium.
    Rochester Time Trial August 8
    Rochester Twilight Criterium August 9
    Rochester Road Race August 10

Mark your calendar. The Rochester Omnium is coming to Rochester on August 8-10, 2008!

What's an omnium, you ask? In the world of cycling events, omnium is just a fancy word for an event with multiple competitions that are scored independently of each other.

The Rochester Omnium hosts a time trial and a road race in addition to the well known Rochester Twilight Criterium.

Ready, Set, Go

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The Rochester Twilight Criterium is a bicycle race that sets the streets of downtown Rochester on fire, at night, with an international field of World Champions and Olympic cyclists streaking past a crowd of 30,000 spectators that are just a few feet away from the action.

Over the constant cheering of the crowd you hear the gentle whir of more than one hundred bicycle tires approaching. The peloton is coming towards you at speeds in excess of thirty miles per hour, but the faces you see show no signs of fatigue. The crowd roars as the racers draw closer, and then as they race by you feel a breeze that makes you think a tractor trailer went speeding by.

That was no truck. That was just one lap of the Rochester Twilight Criterium. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for an evening of the most intense competition you'll see anywhere.

Admission is FREE. Have a look around the website and get ready to join us for spectacular cycling on August 8, 9, and 10.

UCI USA Cycling