The Tour is Coming...

The Tour de New York is a 6-day professional cycling stage race that's coming to Upstate New York in August 2009. The race will explore the Greater Rochester area and portions of the beautiful Finger Lakes region.

The inaugural 2009 UCI 2.2 Tour de New York will explode onto the international cycling scene and showcase the beautiful Western New York and Finger Lakes Regions of upstate New York from August 8th through August 13th. The six-day stage race will bring world-renowned professional teams to the Rochester Twilight Criterium on Saturday, August 8th, a 10-mile Individual Time Trial on August 9th and the tour will continue through August 13th with three road races and one circuit race.

The original event began in 2004 as the Saturn Rochester Twilight Criterium and has experienced exponential growth each year in all areas including spectator attendance and economic impact. "2008’s 3-day Rochester Omnium was designed specifically as a platform to introduce the Tour de New York. The planning has been in the works for several years and we’re incredibly excited to launch the 6-day Tour," said Scott Page, the event’s Executive Director. Page continued, "The long term plan for the Tour de New York is to explore different areas of New York State each year for a portion of the event".