{{Infobox cycling race | name = Snake Alley Criterium | current_event = | image = SnakeAlley_BurlingtonIA.jpg | image_caption = Snake Alley | date = May | region = Burlington, Iowa | localnames = | nickname = | discipline = Road | competition = National calendar | type = Criterium | organiser = Bike Burlington | director = Newt Colburn | website = snakealleycriterium.com | first = {{start date|1983}} | number = 40 (as of 2024) | final = | firstwinner = {{flagathlete|Jeff Bradley|USA}} | mostwins = {{flagathlete|Jason McCartney|USA}} ''(3 wins)'' | mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Cade Bickmore|USA}} | firstwinner_women = {{flagathlete|Liz Heller|USA}} | mostwins_women = {{ubl|{{flagathlete|Magen Long|USA}}|{{flagathlete|Amanda Miller|USA}}}} ''(3 wins)'' | mostrecent_women = {{flagathlete|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 {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} ascent on the {{convert|276|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} alley and includes five major turns.
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 {{convert|555|ft}} and {{convert|678|ft}}.
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=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" ! Year ! Winner ! Second ! Third |- | 1983 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Bradley || || |- | 1984 || {{flagicon|CAN}} Eon D'Ornellas || || |- | 1985 || {{flagicon|USA}} Mike King || || |- | 1986 || {{flagicon| }} Robert Mathias || || |- | 1987 || {{flagicon| }} Robert Mionsk || || |- | 1988 || {{flagicon| }} Hajo Drees || || |- | 1989 || {{flagicon| }} Hajo Drees || || |- | 1990 || {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Washkevich || || |- | 1991 || {{flagicon|USA}} Troy Miller || || |- | 1992 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Matush || || |- | 1993 || {{flagicon|USA}} John Peters || || |- | 1994 || {{flagicon|USA}} Timm Peddie || || |- | 1995 || {{flagicon|USA}} John Durso || || |- | 1996 || {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Tilford || || |- | 1997 || {{flagicon|USA}} Todd Littlehales || || |- | 1998 || {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Kelly || || |- | 1999 || {{flagicon| }} Marc Kebbekus || || |- | 2000 || {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Cate || || |- | 2001<ref name="É2001">{{cite web |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium 2001 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/may01/may27resultsUS.shtml#snak |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Jason McCartney || {{flagicon|USA}} John Lieswyn || {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Tilford |- | 2002<ref name="É2002">{{cite web |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium 2002 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/?id=USA/2002/may02/may25snakealley |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} John Lieswyn || {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Cate || {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Swanson |- | 2003<ref name="É2003">{{cite web |date=24 May 2003 |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium 2003 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2003/may03/snakealley03 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Jason McCartney || {{flagicon|USA}} John Lieswyn || {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Cate |- | 2004<ref name="É2004">{{cite web |author=Mark Zalewski |date=30 May 2004 |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium - NE 2004 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/memday.php?id=may04/snakealley04 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Jason McCartney || {{flagicon|USA}} Adam Bergman || {{flagicon|USA}} {{Interlanguage link|Garrett Peltonen|de}} |- | 2005 || {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Tilford || {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Jensen || {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Raby |- | 2006<ref name="É2006">{{cite web |date=27 May 2006 |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium - NE 2006 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/may06/snakealley06 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|AUS}} {{Interlanguage link|Sean Sullivan (Radsportler)|de|lt=Sean Sullivan}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Wherry || {{flagicon|USA}} {{Interlanguage link|Reid Mumford|de}} |- | 2007<ref name="É2007">{{cite web |date=28 May 2007 |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium, Illinois - May 28, 2007 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/USA/2007/may07/may28snakealley |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Adam Bergman || {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Jensen || {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Dziewa |- | 2008 || {{flagicon|USA}} Duane Dickey || {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Jensen || {{flagicon|USA}} Bryce Mead |- | 2009 || {{flagicon|USA}} Adam Bergman || {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Martin || {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Dierking |- | 2010<ref name="É2010">{{cite web |access-date=2024-02-11 |date=29 May 2010 |language=en |title=Starchyk, Miller Win Snake Alley Criterium |url=http://www.podiuminsight.com/2010/05/29/starchyk-miller-win-snake-alley-criterium/ |website=podiuminsight.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|UKR}} Volodymyr Starchyk || {{flagicon|USA}} {{Interlanguage link|Tristan Schouten|de}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Marcotte |- | 2011 || {{flagicon|USA}} Chad Burdzilauskas || {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Marcotte || {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Pablo Dotti |- | 2012<ref name="É2012">{{cite web |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium • May 26 2012 |url=https://www.road-results.com/race/1780 |website=road-results.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Martin || {{flagicon|CAN}} Ryan Aitcheson || {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Vanias |- | 2013<ref name="É2013">{{cite web |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium • May 25 2013 |url=https://www.road-results.com/race/3068 |website=road-results.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Adam Leibovitz || {{flagicon|USA}} Colton Barrett || {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Holt |- | 2014<ref name="É2014">{{cite web |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium • May 24 2014 |url=https://www.road-results.com/race/4419 |website=road-results.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Holloway || {{flagicon|LAT}} Toms Skujinš || {{flagicon|NZL}} Alexander Ray |- | 2015<ref name="É2015">{{cite web |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium • May 23 2015 |url=https://www.road-results.com/race/6156 |website=road-results.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Uberti || {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Winn || {{flagicon|USA}} Logan Owen |- | 2016<ref name="É2016">{{cite web |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium • May 28 2016 |url=https://www.road-results.com/race/7566 |website=road-results.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Zimmer || {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Winn || {{flagicon|USA}} Joshua Johnson |- | 2017<ref name="É2017">{{cite web |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium • May 27 2017 |url=https://www.road-results.com/race/8989 |website=road-results.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|CAN}} Ryan Aitcheson || {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Brown || {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Olejniczak |- | 2018<ref name="É2018">{{cite web |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium • May 26 2018 |url=https://www.road-results.com/race/10262 |website=road-results.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Summerhill || {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Fritz || {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Olejniczak |- | 2019<ref name="É2019">{{cite web |language=en |title=Snake Alley Criterium • May 25 2019 |url=https://www.road-results.com/race/11914 |website=road-results.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Summerhill || {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Perry || {{flagicon|USA}} Samuel Janisch |- | {{grey|2020-2021}} | colspan=3; align=center| ''Cancelled'' |- | 2022 || {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Dillman || {{flagicon|USA}} Cade Bickmore || {{flagicon|BER}} Conor White |} {{clear|left}}
=== Élites Femmes === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" ! Year ! Winner ! Second ! Third |- | 1988 || {{flagicon|USA}} Liz Heller || || |- | 1989 || {{flagicon| }} Sonja Stilp || || |- | 1990 || {{flagicon|USA}} Liz Heller || || |- | 1991 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tracey Lamers || || |- | 1992 || {{flagicon| }} Sue Swenson || || |- | 1993 || {{flagicon|USA}} Deirdre Demet || || |- | 1994 || {{flagicon|USA}} Karen Dunne || || |- | 1995 || {{flagicon|USA}} Elaine Nekritz || || |- | 1996 || {{flagicon|USA}} Cynthia Mommsen || || |- | 1997 || {{flagicon|USA}} Bonnie Breeze || || |- | 1998 || {{flagicon| }} Debre Pilger || || |- | 1999 || {{flagicon|USA}} Andrea Bowman || || |- | 2000 || {{flagicon|USA}} Cynthia Mommsen || || |- | 2001<ref name="É2001"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Catherine Walberg || {{flagicon| }} Christine Miller || {{flagicon|USA}} Cynthia Mommsen |- | 2002<ref name="É2002"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Magen Long || {{flagicon|USA}} Kerry Soraci || {{flagicon| }} Christine Miller |- | 2003<ref name="É2003"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Magen Long || {{flagicon|NZL}} Tania Duff-Miller || {{flagicon|NZL}} Jo Kiesanowski |- | 2004<ref name="É2004"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Magen Long || {{flagicon|USA}} Rebecca Much || {{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Morse |- | 2005 || {{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Tillotson || || |- | 2006<ref name="É2006"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Kristin Wentworth || {{flagicon| }} Molly Vetter-Smith || {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Weber |- | 2007<ref name="É2007"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Kristin Wentworth || {{flagicon|USA}} Mindi Martin || {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Grabowski |- | 2008 || {{flagicon|USA}} Samantha Schneider || || |- | 2009 || {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Miller || || |- | 2010<ref name="É2010"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Miller || {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Vetterlein || {{flagicon|USA}} Ashley James |- | 2011 || {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Miller || || |- | 2012<ref name="É2012"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Kaitlin Antonneau || {{flagicon|NZL}} Jeannie Kuhajek || {{flagicon|USA}} Emma Bast |- | 2013<ref name="É2013"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Kim Eppen || {{flagicon|USA}} Mia Manganello || {{flagicon|USA}} Katherine Shields |- | 2014<ref name="É2014"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Vetterlein || {{flagicon|USA}} Abby Ruess || {{flagicon|USA}} Amber Markey |- | 2015<ref name="É2015"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Chloé Dygert || {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Penta || {{flagicon|USA}} Gwen Inglis |- | 2016<ref name="É2016"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Abby Ruess || {{flagicon|USA}} Gwen Inglis || {{flagicon|USA}} Leah Kleager |- | 2017<ref name="É2017"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Lily Williams || {{flagicon|NZL}} Jeannie Kuhajek || {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Miller |- | 2018<ref name="É2018"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Faith Montreuil || {{flagicon|USA}} Carlyn Jackson || {{flagicon|USA}} Cassidy Hickey |- | 2019<ref name="É2019"/> || {{flagicon|USA}} Gwen Inglis || {{flagicon|USA}} Carlyn Jackson || {{flagicon|USA}} Kaitlyn Agnew |- | {{grey|2020-2021}} | colspan=3; align=center| ''Cancelled'' |- | 2022 | {{flagicon|USA}} Maddy Ward | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peta Mullens | {{flagicon|USA}} Rylee McMullen |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *http://www.snakealley.com/history.html *http://www.traveliowa.com/attractiondetails.aspx?cat=7&id=&destid=449207 *http://www.snakealleycriterium.com/SAC%20flyer.html
Category:Cycle races in the United States Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1983 Category:1983 establishments in Alabama Category:Sports competitions in Iowa Category:Burlington, Iowa