The Philadelphia Cycling Classic

The Philadelphia Cycling Classic
Race details
Date June
Region United States
Discipline Road
Competition 1.2 (2013)
1.1 (2014)
CDM (2015)
UCI Women's WorldTour (2016-)
Type Road Race
Race director Robin Morton[1]
History
First edition 2013 (2013)
Editions 4 (as of 2016)
First winner  Evelyn Stevens (USA)
Most wins  Evelyn Stevens (USA)
(2 wins)
Most recent  Megan Guarnier (USA)

The Philadelphia Cycling Classic is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in the United States and is currently rated by the UCI as a 1.1 race.[2] The race was established in 2013 as a successor to the Liberty Classic, which was last held in 2012.[1]

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

Past winners

Rider Team
2013 United States Evelyn Stevens (USA) Specialized–lululemon
2014 United States Evelyn Stevens (USA) Specialized–lululemon
2015 United Kingdom Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans
2016 United States Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans

References

  1. 1 2 Malach, Pat (28 January 2015). "Finish atop Manayunk wall to spice up Philadelphia Classic". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. "The Philadelphia Cycling Classic 2013 : Philadelphia - Philadelphia - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!". Women.cyclingfever.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.


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