How to Use criterium in a Sentence

criterium

noun

• The Olympic silver medalist was also fourth in the road race and sixth in the criterium.
  — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2019
• Paul Neal rides the Riverwalk criterium course in Rock Hill.
  — Michael Gordon, charlotteobserver, 2 June 2017
• The third stage of the race, known as the criterium, will be held in downtown Covington and will prompt street closures between 6:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday.
  — Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 4 June 2018
• Most road racers—with their short wheel bases and steep drops—are stiff and twitchy, which is great in a criterium but uncomfortable for longer days.
  — Axie Navas, Outside Online, 14 May 2015
• Bekele, who came achingly close to Kipchoge’s world record in Berlin one year and one day ago, was a little concerned about the criterium course, saying that the many turns might slow the field down.
  — David Monti, Outside Online, 30 Sep. 2020
• The criterium, or crit race, is the sixth race in a 10-part nationwide series for the American Criterium Cup.
  — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 July 2022
• The 11-race event marked a resumption of the criterium, which was canceled last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
  — Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com, 27 July 2021
• That day, James Grady, a fixie rider who runs a local criterium race called the Mission Crit, hit the hay bales at the end of that course, tumbled over them, and broke three ribs hitting pavement on the other side.
  — Tom Taylor, SI.com, 28 Sep. 2017
• Last Tuesday night, 197 cyclists from across Connecticut gathered at Rentschler Field to ride their final criterium of the summer.
  — Sofie Brandt, courant.com, 23 Aug. 2021
• The race weekend consists of a time trial, circuit race, and criterium in an omnium format with male and female champions crowned.
  — Matt Campbell, kansascity.com, 25 June 2017
• Personal fit preferences aside, a hardcore criterium racer may appreciate the feel of a super-stiff shoe.
  — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 21 May 2021
• This year, for the first time, the tournament selection committee added an additional criterium to its formula — the Quadrant System.
  — Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 10 Mar. 2018
• Bouchard-Hall is a former U.S. pro criterium champion and executive at online cycling retailer Wiggle.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 1 May 2015

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