Snake Alley Criterium

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Snake Alley Criterium
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Race details
DateMay
Region Burlington, Iowa
Discipline Road
CompetitionNational calendar
Type Criterium
OrganiserBike Burlington
Race directorKim Hunsaker
Web site snakealleycriterium.com
History
First edition1983 (1983)
Editions39 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of the United States.svg  Jeff Bradley  (USA)
Most winsFlag of the United States.svg  Jason McCartney  (USA)(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of the United States.svg  Cade Bickmore  (USA)
History (women)
First winnerFlag of the United States.svg  Liz Heller  (USA)
Most wins
(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of the United States.svg  Rylee Mcmullen  (USA)

The Snake Alley Criterium is a criterium cycling race that takes place annually on Memorial Day weekend in Burlington, Iowa. The bike race is most famous for riding up Snake Alley, which was named by Ripley's Believe It Or Not as the crookedest alley in the world. The Snake Alley portion of the race includes a 60-foot (18 m) ascent on the 276-foot-long (84 m) alley and includes five major turns.

Contents

This race has been said to be one of the most challenging bicycle races in the Midwest. A national cycling magazine has named the Snake Alley Criterium to be the fifth best criterium in the nation. The race spans over two days, and many of the downtown streets are closed to traffic. The course spans over 15 city blocks. Throughout the course the elevation ranges between 555 feet (169 m) and 678 feet (207 m).

Competitors may include anyone from the age of ten to senior citizens. These age groups however, do not all race in the same event. The Criterium is open to men and women both of which compete in separate races. Prizes vary between $50 for Juniors to $10,000 for the Pro's. Each race has a maximum number of competitors; the smallest group being 50, the largest being 150. The Junior group rides the fewest laps (four), and the Pro group rides the most laps which is a total of twenty-five. The entry fees are different for each group. The Juniors pay the least amount of money, fifteen dollars, and the Pros pay the most with forty-five. As with any credible bike race, proper safety equipment must be worn at all times.

Winners

Men

YearWinnerSecondThird
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Bradley
1984 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eon D'Ornellas
1985 Flag of the United States.svg Mike King
1986Flag placeholder.svg Robert Mathias
1987Flag placeholder.svg Robert Mionsk
1988Flag placeholder.svg Hajo Drees
1989Flag placeholder.svg Hajo Drees
1990 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Washkevich
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Troy Miller
1992 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Matush
1993 Flag of the United States.svg John Peters
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Timm Peddie
1995 Flag of the United States.svg John Durso
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Tilford
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Littlehales
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Kelly
1999Flag placeholder.svg Marc Kebbekus
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Steven Cate
2001 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Jason McCartney Flag of the United States.svg John Lieswyn Flag of the United States.svg Steve Tilford
2002 [2] Flag of the United States.svg John Lieswyn Flag of the United States.svg Steven Cate Flag of the United States.svg Doug Swanson
2003 [3] Flag of the United States.svg Jason McCartney Flag of the United States.svg John Lieswyn Flag of the United States.svg Steven Cate
2004 [4] Flag of the United States.svg Jason McCartney Flag of the United States.svg Adam Bergman Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Peltonen  [ de ]
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Tilford Flag of the United States.svg Brian Jensen Flag of the United States.svg Ben Raby
2006 [5] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sean Sullivan  [ de ] Flag of the United States.svg Chris Wherry Flag of the United States.svg Reid Mumford  [ de ]
2007 [6] Flag of the United States.svg Adam Bergman Flag of the United States.svg Brian Jensen Flag of the United States.svg Brian Dziewa
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Duane Dickey Flag of the United States.svg Brian Jensen Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Mead
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Bergman Flag of the United States.svg Paul Martin Flag of the United States.svg Frank Dierking
2010 [7] Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Starchyk Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Schouten  [ de ] Flag of the United States.svg Eric Marcotte
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Chad Burdzilauskas Flag of the United States.svg Eric Marcotte Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Dotti
2012 [8] Flag of the United States.svg Paul Martin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Aitcheson Flag of the United States.svg Alex Vanias
2013 [9] Flag of the United States.svg Adam Leibovitz Flag of the United States.svg Colton Barrett Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Holt
2014 [10] Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Holloway Flag of Latvia.svg Toms Skujinš Flag of New Zealand.svg Alexander Ray
2015 [11] Flag of the United States.svg Chris Uberti Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Winn Flag of the United States.svg Logan Owen
2016 [12] Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Zimmer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Winn Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Johnson
2017 [13] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Aitcheson Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Brown Flag of the United States.svg Peter Olejniczak
2018 [14] Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Summerhill Flag of the United States.svg Sam Fritz Flag of the United States.svg Peter Olejniczak
2019 [15] Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Summerhill Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Perry Flag of the United States.svg Samuel Janisch
2020-2021Cancelled
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Dillman Flag of the United States.svg Cade Bickmore Flag of Bermuda.svg Conor White

Élites Femmes

YearWinnerSecondThird
1988 Flag of the United States.svg Liz Heller
1989Flag placeholder.svg Sonja Stilp
1990 Flag of the United States.svg Liz Heller
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Tracey Lamers
1992Flag placeholder.svg Sue Swenson
1993 Flag of the United States.svg Deirdre Demet
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Karen Dunne
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Elaine Nekritz
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Cynthia Mommsen
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Bonnie Breeze
1998Flag placeholder.svg Debre Pilger
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Bowman
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Cynthia Mommsen
2001 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Walberg Flag placeholder.svg Christine Miller Flag of the United States.svg Cynthia Mommsen
2002 [2] Flag of the United States.svg Magen Long Flag of the United States.svg Kerry Soraci Flag placeholder.svg Christine Miller
2003 [3] Flag of the United States.svg Magen Long Flag of New Zealand.svg Tania Duff-Miller Flag of New Zealand.svg Jo Kiesanowski
2004 [4] Flag of the United States.svg Magen Long Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Much Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Morse
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Tillotson
2006 [5] Flag of the United States.svg Kristin WentworthFlag placeholder.svg Molly Vetter-Smith Flag of the United States.svg Katie Weber
2007 [6] Flag of the United States.svg Kristin Wentworth Flag of the United States.svg Mindi Martin Flag of the United States.svg Anne Grabowski
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Schneider
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Miller
2010 [7] Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Miller Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Vetterlein Flag of the United States.svg Ashley James
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Miller
2012 [8] Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlin Antonneau Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeannie Kuhajek Flag of the United States.svg Emma Bast
2013 [9] Flag of the United States.svg Kim Eppen Flag of the United States.svg Mia Manganello Flag of the United States.svg Katherine Shields
2014 [10] Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Vetterlein Flag of the United States.svg Abby Ruess Flag of the United States.svg Amber Markey
2015 [11] Flag of the United States.svg Chloé Dygert Flag of the United States.svg Mary Penta Flag of the United States.svg Gwen Inglis
2016 [12] Flag of the United States.svg Abby Ruess Flag of the United States.svg Gwen Inglis Flag of the United States.svg Leah Kleager
2017 [13] Flag of the United States.svg Lily Williams Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeannie Kuhajek Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Miller
2018 [14] Flag of the United States.svg Faith Montreuil Flag of the United States.svg Carlyn Jackson Flag of the United States.svg Cassidy Hickey
2019 [15] Flag of the United States.svg Gwen Inglis Flag of the United States.svg Carlyn Jackson Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlyn Agnew
2020-2021Cancelled
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Maddy Ward Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peta Mullens Flag of the United States.svg Rylee McMullen

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