Event Overview

The largest bicycle race in the Mid-Atlantic returns for its 3rd year in 2025!

The Tour of Newport News is a 3 day, 4 race event that takes place in Newport News, Virginia. What began in 2022 as a single criterium has since expanded to include 4 unique events that together make up the omnium. With the races taking place all throughout Newport News, both participants and spectators are treated to a tour of this historically important city. The 2025 edition will begin on Friday, April 11th with a new event at Todd Stadium and will end on Sunday, April 13th with a participant favorite at Fort Eustis. In only 3 short years the event has become the most popular bicycle race in the Mid-Atlantic and one of the biggest on the East Coast.

Friday, April 11th:

New for 2025 is the Todd Stadium Points Race to kick off the event. While a points race is traditionally a track specific event, we are excited to offer an adapted version on the famed loop at Todd Stadium. Racers will sprint every 5 laps to earn points, with the overall winner being the rider who accumulates the most points during the 30-50 minute long races. Racing starts at 9AM and runs until 5:30PM.

Saturday, April 12th

Returning for 2025 is the short but intense race of truth, the Crawford Road Time Trial. Don’t let the 5 mile distance fool you, the rolling terrain and often windy conditions make it a true test of both physical fitness and mental fortitude. With Merckx equipment rules in affect its as pure as bicycle racing gets. The first rider leaves at 7:30AM with riders starting 20 seconds apart, Expect the final rider to finish around 10:30 AM.

Saturday, April 12th

The event that started it all, the notoriously fast and technical Newport News Twilight Criterium. Featuring 8 turns in 1 km, the figure eight shaped course strings fields out quick and exposes riders that lack the confidence in their handling skills. It begins a couple hours after the completion of the TT at 12:15 PM with the Kid’s Fun Race and ends under the lights with the Men’s Elite and Men’s Fixed Gear Fields at 9:30 PM.

Sunday, April 13th

What is maybe the only remaining bicycle race on an active duty military base, the Fort Eustis Circuit Race is a unique experience with a loop of 5 km of closed roads against a backdrop of both decommisioned miltary vehicles and helicopters and still active ones. No center line rule keeps racing dynamic and exciting. Racing commences at 8 AM and ends at 3 PM, giving riders plenty of time to get home after a fun weekend of racing.