criterium vs bicycle race

criterium and bicycle race both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
criterium	Yes	No	No	No
bicycle race	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bicycle race is a hypernym of criterium; that is, bicycle race is a word with a broader meaning than criterium:

criterium: a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles)
bicycle race: a race between people riding bicycles

Other hypernyms of criterium include bike race.

criterium (noun)	bicycle race (noun)
a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles)	a race between people riding bicycles