It was hard to tell who was more dominating Thursday night during the final race of the Cycle Works Twilight Series cycling criterium at Haskell Indian Nations University.

Event host Jim Whittaker was up to his usual tricks of running the races, racing in the races, taking pictures of all the racers, emceeing and giving play-by-play — and battling the twilight to get the last races in.

However, Whittaker’s Team X teammates were winning the criterium’s championships over other Team X cyclists.

“Well, it was certainly a good day for Team X,” said Mike Koons, who won the Category A championship when he held off Team X members Lance Suzlen and John Hackman, who finished second and third.

“It’s really fun to actually get to compete with teammates,” said Koons, who proudly displayed the wheel set he won with his victory, while Suzlen and Hackman stood mugging for Whittaker’s camera.

Despite Team X’s dominance — 14-year-old Austin Fick narrowly held off Joseph Schmalz in the Category C points race — Whittaker said the second year of the criterium was a complete success.

“It’s just kept building,” Whittaker said. “Each year, more riders keep coming back, and each year we get more riders out there. I think it’s great for cycling and the community.”

Koons, who is from Manhattan and normally practices without the help of his Team X partners, said it was great to use his friends Thursday.

“It’s great to be able to win an event like this with the help of your teammates, because you know you’re beating some of the faster guys out there,” Koons said.

Cyclists navigate a corner during a race at the Cycle Works Twilight Series. The final race in the series was held Thursday at Haskell Indian Nations University.

Fick said it was neat to beat one of his teammates.

“I really like racing with everyone from Team X, but sometimes it’s fun to be able to compete against them, too,” Fick said.

Whittaker said Team X had more competitors than any other regularly competing team, but he credited Team X’s strategy for its dominance.

“The guys always show up, and they all want to race together,” Whittaker said. “Some guys want to race when they’re winning, but our guys want to race all the time, either way. That’s the difference.”

It certainly proved to be that way Thursday as several other Team X riders won individual heats. Whittaker wouldn’t mind if such dominance continued.

“No one would complain if the Chiefs were winning everything,” Whittaker said.