The Philadelphia Cycling Classic

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]

The Philadelphia Cycling Classic
Race details
DateJune
RegionUnited States
DisciplineRoad
Competition1.2 (2013)
1.1 (2014)
CDM (2015)
UCI Women's WorldTour (2016-)
TypeRoad Race
Race directorRobin Morton[1]
Web sitephiladelphiainternationalcyclingclassic.com
History
First edition2013 (2013)
Editions4 (as of 2016)
First winner Evelyn Stevens (USA)
Most wins Evelyn Stevens (USA)
(2 wins)
Most recent Megan Guarnier (USA)

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

Year Country Rider Team
2013  United States Evelyn Stevens Specialized–lululemon
2014  United States Evelyn Stevens Specialized–lululemon
2015  Great Britain Lizzie Armitstead Boels–Dolmans
2016  United States Megan Guarnier Boels–Dolmans

References


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