New Professional Criterium Series Announces Official Name

The newest cycling series in the U.S. officially has a name, the American Criterium Cup. The core group of cycling stakeholders, including criterium race directors and USA Cycling, which announced the full ten-event calendar in January, is proud to announce the official series name.

“The series, and all the race directors associated with it, are excited to announce the name for the series, American Criterium Cup,” said Mike Weiss, race director of the Bommarito Audi Gateway Cup. “For 2022, the series will focus on the theme of Unity, with events, teams, and USA Cycling having a common goal of elevating the stature of criterium racing in the United States.”

The leaders’ jersey and event logo are ready to share, along with the series name. With the theme of Unity, the vision statement for the year is “Togetherness and partnership towards a similar goal.”

In just under a month, the series kicks off with the Sunny King Criterium in Anniston, Ala. on April 9^th. The next event, MVP Health Care Rochester Twilight Festival, is coming May 21^st in Rochester, N.Y. Both events have registration open. The Sunny King Criterium registration can be found here, and the MVP Health Care Rochester Twilight Festival registration can be found here. A full schedule of events can be found below. In addition, each event in the series will be live-streamed. Details on the streaming of each event are being finalized and will be announced soon.

***ACC points are only awarded on one day of racing, those dates are listed above.