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Gateway Cup
Local name Gateway Cup
Region St. Louis, Missouri
Date Labor Day Weekend
Type Criterium stage race
General directors Tim Ranek, Mike Weiss, Chris Clausen, and Amy Strahan
History
First edition 1985 Gateway Cup
Number of editions 23 (as of 2008 Gateway Cup)
Last winner United States Dan Schmatz

The Gateway Cup is a four-day criterium cycling race held in St. Louis, Missouri over Labor Day weekend.[1][2] There are five races each day based on ability, ranging from novices (Category 5 cyclists) to professionals (Category 1 cyclists). There are over $25,000 in prize money awarded over the four-day race.

The race is on an approximately one-mile closed course within four distinct St. Louis neighborhoods. The race duration varies from 30 minutes to 75 minutes.

References

  1. ^ "Gateway Cup 2018". cyclingnews.com. August 31, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Henderson, Jane (August 28, 2014). "Gateway Cup". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 3, 2018.