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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Speed Week’s Athens Orthopedic Clinic Twilight, presented by Michelob Ultra and Visit Athens has joined the American Criterium Cup

Since 1980, Athens Twilight has drawn the best Criterium racers from around the world, providing athletes and fans with an experience that raises it to one of the original Monuments of Criterium racing. Kicking off the American Criterium Cup series, the Athens Orthopedic Clinic Twilight p/b Michelob Ultra & Visit Athens epitomizes a goal of […]

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Schneider and Rodriguez Win 2022 Sunny King Criterium to Lead the American Criterium Cup Series

The 2022 American Criterium Cup kicked off in Anniston, AL with the Sunny King Criterium. It was a chilly day that began at 10am with twenty-one races on a challenging .7-mile course. The final two races of the day set the stage for the 2022 American Criterium Cup series with the pro women’s and men’s […]

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Sunny King Traffic Advisory

The City of Anniston asks that you please be aware of Street Closures taking place on Saturday, April 9th, from 2:00 AM until 12:00 AM on Sunday, April 10th for the Noble Street Festival & Sunny King Criterium. The following streets will be closed during this time frame: Noble Street from 9th Street to 12th […]

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Professional Cycling Team Helps to Educate, Equip and Empower Veterans Through Physical Activity

Project Echelon, co-founded by veteran Eric Beach and professional cyclist Eric Hill, use their platform in professional sport to carry out their mission of educating, equipping, and empowering veterans through physical activity. According to a report published by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2018, an average of seventeen veterans die from […]

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Spring is Here, Let’s Get in Gear!

ATX Wolfpack has just announced their Women’s Skills and Drills Clinic in advance of race weekend. Join the ladies from Wolfpack Women’s Racing as they teach a women’s clinic focused on bike handling skills, cornering, gear selection, and more. Registrants will have the opportunity to provide input on what they would like to learn at […]

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