Athens Twilight: Alexis Magner repeats win, Thomas Gibbons swipes men’s victory after restart

Alexis Magner (neé Ryan) secured the pro women’s title in Athens, Georgia for a second consecutive year while Thomas Gibbons (Automatic-ABUS Racing) scored the biggest win in his 13 seasons of elite racing in the pro men’s division at the Athens Orthopedic Clinic Twilight Criterium p/b Michelob Ultra.

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Pro women top 5
PositionRiderTime
1Alexis Magner (L39ION of Los Angeles)01:04:39
2Coryn Labecki (EF Education-Cannondale)01:04:40
3Harriet Owen (DNA Pro Cycling)01:04:40
4Skylar Schneider (Miami Blazers)01:04:40
5Kiara Lylyk (Boneshaker Project p/b ROXO)01:04:41
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Pro men top 5
PositionRiderTime
1Thomas Gibbons (Automatic-ABUS)01:42:30
2Danny Summerhill (REIGN Storm Racing)00:00:09
3Robin Carpenter (L39ION of Los Angeles)00:00:09
4Matt Bostock (Ribble Rebellion)00:00:10
5Michael Garrison (MGR p/b NICH Speedclub)00:00:10
Jackie Tyson
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Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).

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