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Sunny King Criterium & Choccolocco Road Race Technical Guide for 2025

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Springtime in Anniston Means One Thing—Noble Street Festival is Back!

As the days grow warmer and the flowers begin to bloom, the heartbeat of Anniston quickens with anticipation—because spring in our city means one thing: Noble Street Festival is back! On Saturday, April 5th, from 11 AM to 7 PM, downtown Anniston will once again come alive with the sights, sounds, and flavors of one […]

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2024 Live Stream Replays

Watch the Sparklight Sunny King Criterium Live Stream Replays!

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Athlete Welcome to Anniston Packet Pick-Up from 5-8 PM on Friday, April 12th, 2024!

Join us at Northeast Alabama Bicycle Association Club Headquarters for packet pickup and on-site registration for the Alabama Cycling Classic! All Categories are welcome to attend packet pickup. Whether you are a master, amateur or professional we will have your race number ready for you. Please know we do not offer walk up registration for […]

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2024 Tech Guide Released

Welcome to the latest edition of the Sunny King Criterium, in its 22nd year, powered by Sunny King Automotive! Alabama’s premier race weekend – coming at you full speed on April 13th and 14th. Our Technical Guide toward the entire weekend is available for reading! It will answer your questions, help you navigate your race […]

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USA CRITS Announces Spring 2024 Schedule

After a brief hiatus, the legendary USA CRITS will be back in the saddle for a spring criterium series, running April 13 through May 25, 2024. Six full weeks of travel-friendly races will be livestreamed worldwide, anchored by four national calendar events: April 13 – Sunny King Criterium – Kicking off the spring cycling season […]

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Saturday, May 6th, the American Criterium Cup continues in Anniston, AL, at the Sunny King Criterium

The Sunny King Criterium in Anniston, Alabama, Saturday, May 6th, 2023, is the second stop in the American Criterium Cup. Like Athens Twilight, Sunny King is a four-corner race, at just one kilometer, with 15 feet of elevation gain per lap. This year, Sunny King is a little later in the season than in previous […]

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Project Echelon Builds Community in Anniston

Team Project Echelon is returning to the Sunny King once again in 2023. The team kicked off its 2022 campaign by winning the American Criterium Cup Sprint jersey at Sunny King and went on to win the American Criterium Cup overall. This 2023 season, Project Echelon has made the step up to UCI Continental ranks […]

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Sunny King Criterium Raises Funds for Cancer Research and the Anniston Community in Need

The Sunny King Criterium is more than just a bike race to the Anniston community, it also provides funding to those a part of the local chapter, Meals on Wheels. The event helps to raise funds for the Interfaith Ministries of Calhoun County. Money raised through selling advertising in the Official Noble Street Festival Guide […]

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Sunny King Criterium & Noble Street Festival Charitable Impact

The Sunny King Criterium is more than just a bike race to the Anniston community, it also provides funding to those a part of the local chapter, Meals on Wheels. The event helps to raise funds for the Interfaith Ministries of Calhoun County. Money raised through selling advertising in the event’s Official Festival Guide helps […]

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