For the second year in a row, Athens resident Frank Travieso, racing for the locally based 706 Project team, finished third in the Twilight Criterium on Saturday night.
Athens Twilight Criterium winner Daniel Holloway (left) and David Cueli (center) of Athens-based team The 706 Project turn the corner on a breakaway at the Novant Health Invitation Criterium in Charlotte, NC. Photo credit: Dave Gill/USA CRITS
Daniel Holloway of Athlete Octane Cycling won the 80-kilometer race with a time of 45:29.2. Ty Magner of Hincapie Sportswear Development trailed by a tenth of a second; Travieso was 0.7 seconds behind Holloway.
In spite of a 38th-place finish at Twilight, The 706 Project’s David Cueli is in second place in the overall USA CRIT standings.
Tina Pic of Fearless Femme won the women’s pro race with a time of 56:31.3.
Hector Aguilar won the amateur finals with a time of 32:28.6.
Joe Eldridge won the fat tire competition with a time of 29 minutes flat.
Mike Giuliano and Sydney Marshall won the men’s and women’s mile runs, respectively.
Check out a photo gallery of the race and festivities.
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