Liberty Classic

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Liberty Classic
Race details
DateEarly June
Region Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DisciplineWomen's road
TypeOne-day race
OrganiserPro Cycling Tour
Web site www.procyclingtour.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1994 (1994)
Editions19 (as of 2012)
Final edition2012
First winnerFlag of Sweden.svg  Marianne Berglund  (SWE)
Most winsFlag of Germany.svg  Petra Rossner  (GER)

6 times

Final winnerFlag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)

The Liberty Classic was an annual women's bicycle race held from 1994 to 2012, simultaneously with the Philadelphia International Championship. The 57.6 mile race consisted of four laps of a 14.4 mile circuit through Philadelphia with 5 climbs up the famous Manayunk Wall.

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It was part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup until 2001. From 2002, it was an Elite Women's Category 1 event under UCI race classifications.

History

The Liberty Classic was the final leg of the inaugural 2006 Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling for women. The Triple Crown was a one-week, three-race circuit, with the three races taking place in the Eastern Pennsylvania cities of Allentown, Reading and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The opening race was the Lehigh Valley Classic, followed two days later by Reading Classic, with the Liberty Classic finale in Philadelphia three days after the Reading race.

In January 2013, the race's organisers announced that the 2013 International Championship and Liberty Classic had been cancelled, [1] with local media reporting a breakdown in the relationship between the organizers and the city authorities; however, in May of that year a group of local politicians and promoters announced the revival of the men's and women's races as The Philadelphia Cycling Classic, under the direction of Robin Morton. [2]

Past winners

YearFirstSecondThird
1994Flag of Sweden.svg  Marianne Berglund  (SWE)Flag of the United States.svg  Julie Young  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Dede Barry  (USA)
1995Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Clara Hughes  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Jeannie Golay  (USA)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jacqui Nelson  (NZL)
1996Flag of Germany.svg  Petra Rossner  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Jeannie Golay  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Karen Livingston  (USA)
1997Flag of Lithuania.svg  Edita Pučinskaitė  (LTU)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Rasa Polikevičiūtė  (LTU)Flag of the United States.svg  Karen Kurreck  (USA)
1998Flag of Germany.svg  Petra Rossner  (GER)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Diana Žiliūtė  (LTU)Flag of Italy.svg  Gabriella Pregnalato  (ITA)
1999Flag of Germany.svg  Petra Rossner  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Karen Dunne  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Hanka Kupfernagel  (GER)
2000Flag of Germany.svg  Petra Rossner  (GER)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Diana Žiliūtė  (LTU)Flag of Germany.svg  Vera Hohlfeld  (GER)
2001Flag of Germany.svg  Petra Rossner  (GER)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Anna Millward  (AUS)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Debby Mansveld  (NED)
2002Flag of Germany.svg  Petra Rossner  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Laura Van Gilder  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Dede Barry  (USA)
2003Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lyne Bessette  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Lynn Gaggioli  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Judith Arndt  (GER)
2004Flag of Germany.svg  Petra Rossner  (GER)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gina Grain  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Laura Van Gilder  (USA)
2005Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Regina Schleicher  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Laura Van Gilder  (USA)
2006Flag of Germany.svg  Regina Schleicher  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Tina Pic  (USA)
2007Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Regina Schleicher  (GER)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gina Grain  (CAN)
2008Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Chantal Beltman  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Miller  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)
2009Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Joanne Kiesanowski  (NZL)Flag of the United States.svg  Shelley Olds  (USA)
2010Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Shelley Olds  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Theresa Cliff-Ryan  (USA)
2011Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA)Flag of the United States.svg  Shelley Olds  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Purcell  (USA)
2012Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rochelle Gilmore  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Philadelphia International, Liberty Classic races cancelled". cyclingnews.com . 2 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Malach, Pat (28 January 2015). "Finish atop Manayunk wall to spice up Philadelphia Classic". cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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