‘This is bigger than a bike race’ - brand-new CRIT event to launch in Florida

Plans have been unveiled for the inaugural race of Justin Williams's new series

Justin Williams in a pink jersey and a red bull helmet
(Image credit: Getty Images)

A brand-new criterium race, the CRIT Championship, will debut this October in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

The event comes as part of the wider Circuit Racing International Tour (CRIT), a multi-million dollar investment in US Cycling, launched by L39ion of Los Angeles’s Justin Williams, founder of Williams Racing Development, in partnership with Wasserman Ventures. 

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Tom Davidson
Senior News Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.