Snake Alley Criterium
Burlington, IA · Sports
- When
- May 28–29, 2027
- Where
- Snake Alley, 510 Jefferson St · Burlington · IA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
Competitive cyclists race up and down Burlington's famously crooked Snake Alley each Memorial Day weekend in a criterium that has run since the mid-1980s. The course winds through downtown Burlington and is just under a mile long.
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