The Philadelphia Cycling Classic

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The Philadelphia Cycling Classic
Race details
DateJune
RegionUnited States
Discipline Road
Competition1.2 (2013)
1.1 (2014)
UCI Women's Road World Cup (2015)
UCI Women's WorldTour (2016)
TypeRoad Race
Race director Robin Morton [1]
Web site philadelphiainternationalcyclingclassic.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2013 (2013)
Editions4
Final edition2016
First winnerFlag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Stevens  (USA)
Most winsFlag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Stevens  (USA)
(2 wins)
Final winnerFlag of the United States.svg  Megan Guarnier  (USA)

The Philadelphia Cycling Classic was an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in the United States, [2] between 2013 and 2016. The race was established as a successor to the Liberty Classic, which was last held in 2012. [1]

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In 2015, the event became part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup, and was included in the inaugural UCI Women's World Tour the year after, but was discontinued after its fourth running. [3]

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2013 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Evelyn Stevens Specialized–lululemon
2014 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Evelyn Stevens Specialized–lululemon
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Lizzie Armitstead Boels–Dolmans
2016 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Megan Guarnier Boels–Dolmans

References

  1. 1 2 Malach, Pat (January 28, 2015). "Finish atop Manayunk wall to spice up Philadelphia Classic". cyclingnews.com . Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Philadelphia Cycling Classic 2013 : Philadelphia - Philadelphia - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!". Women.cyclingfever.com. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ Weislo, Laura; Tyson, Jackie; Frattini, Kirsten (February 18, 2021). "5 North American races we miss". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved June 3, 2022. Philly was the last great one-day race in the USA until its final edition in 2016 but maybe, one day, the streets of Manayunk will echo with the cheers of cycling fans once again.

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