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Tour of Newport News (Newport News)
April 10 - April 12
The Tour of Newport News is a 3 day, 5 race event that takes place in Newport News, Virginia. What began in 2022 as a single criterium has since expanded to include 4 unique events that together make up the omnium. With the races taking place all throughout Newport News, both participants and spectators are treated to a tour of this historically important city. The 2026 edition will begin on Friday, April 10th with a new event at Todd Stadium and will end on Sunday, April 12th with a participant favorite at Fort Eustis. In only 3 short years the event has become the most popular bicycle race in the Mid-Atlantic and one of the biggest on the East Coast.
4/10: Back for it’s second year is the Todd Stadium Points Race to kick off the event. While a points race is traditionally a track specific event, we are excited to offer an adapted version on the famed loop at Todd Stadium. Racers will sprint every 5 laps to earn points, with the overall winner being the rider who accumulates the most points during the 30-50 minute long races. Racing starts at 8 AM and runs until 4:30 PM.
4/10: New for 2026, and perhaps the first event of its kind anywhere is the City Center Hill Climb p/b Old Dominion Metals & Recycling. Riders will race one at a time up an 8-story parking garage in central Newport News. TT style format, riders will start at 20 second intervals and complete the climb in times between 1:30-2:00 minutes. Racing Starts at 6:30 PM and runs until around 9:30 PM. This is a can’t miss spectating event!
4/11: Returning for 2026 is the short but intense race of truth, the Crawford Road Time Trial. Don’t let the 5 mile distance fool you, the rolling terrain and often windy conditions make it a true test of both physical fitness and mental fortitude. With Merckx equipment rules in affect its as pure as bicycle racing gets. The first rider leaves at 7:30 AM with riders starting 20 seconds apart, Expect the final rider to finish around 10:30 AM
4/11: The event that started it all, the notoriously fast and technical Newport News Twilight Criterium. Featuring 8 turns in 1 km, the figure eight shaped course strings fields out quick and exposes riders that lack the confidence in their handling skills. It begins a couple hours after the completion of the TT at 12:15 PM with the Kid’s Fun Race and ends under the lights with the Men’s Elite Field at 8 PM. The most spectator friendly event of the weekend!
4/12:
What is maybe the only remaining bicycle race on an active duty military base, the Fort Eustis Circuit Race is a unique experience with a loop of 5 km of closed roads against a backdrop of both decommissioned military vehicles and helicopters and still active ones. No center line rule keeps racing dynamic and exciting. Racing commences at 8 AM and ends at 3 PM, giving riders plenty of time to get home after a fun weekend of racing.
