Gateway Cup
Local name	Gateway Cup
Region	St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
Date	Labor Day Weekend
Type	Criterium Criterium A criterium, or crit, is a bike race held on a short course , often run on closed-off city center streets....  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	Dan Schmatz

The Gateway Cup is a 4 day, criterium

Criterium

A criterium, or crit, is a bike race held on a short course , often run on closed-off city center streets....

 cycling race held in St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

, Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

 over Labor Day

Labor Day

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:...

 weekend. 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 4 day race.

The criterium race itself is on an approximately 1-mile closed course within 4-distinct St. Louis Neighborhoods. The race duration varies from 30 minutes to 75 minutes. This American style of racing appeals to both athletes and spectators alike as the peloton

Peloton

The peloton , field, bunch or pack is the large main group of riders in a road bicycle race. Riders in a group save energy by riding close near other riders...

, or pack of cyclists, pass by every few minutes at impressive speeds holding lines only inches apart from one another. Spectators can watch the race develop lap after lap and hear commentators announce race strategy, allowing more of an understanding and involvement in the excitement.

Famous Racers/Racing Teams to attend the Gateway Cup

Racers
Dan Schmatz, Henk Vogels

Teams
7/up cycling team, Toyota United