The Philadelphia Cycling Classic

The Philadelphia Cycling Classic
Race details
Date	June
Region	United States
Discipline	Road
Competition	1.2 (2013); 1.1 (2014) ; UCI Women's Road World Cup (2015); UCI Women's WorldTour (2016)
Type	Road Race
Race director	Robin Morton
Web site	philadelphiainternationalcyclingclassic.com
History
First edition	2013
Editions	4
Final edition	2016
First winner	Evelyn Stevens (USA)
Most wins	Evelyn Stevens (USA); (2 wins)
Final winner	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]

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

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

^ ^a ^b Malach, Pat (January 28, 2015). "Finish atop Manayunk wall to spice up Philadelphia Classic". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
^ "The Philadelphia Cycling Classic 2013 : Philadelphia - Philadelphia - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!". Women.cyclingfever.com. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
^ 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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UCI Women's Teams
Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Final year races (2015)	Ronde van Drenthe Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio Tour of Flanders for Women La Flèche Wallonne Féminine Tour of Chongming Island World Cup The Philadelphia Cycling Classic Sparkassen Giro Open de Suède Vårgårda – Team time trial Open de Suède Vårgårda – Road race GP de Plouay
Former races	Australia World Cup Tour de Berne Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt Trophée International GP of Wales Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal Liberty Classic Ladies Tour Beneden-Maas New Zealand World Cup Primavera Rosa GP Suisse Féminin Rotterdam Tour GP Castilla y León GP Ciudad de Valladolid Amstel Gold Race The Ladies Golden Hour
Successor: UCI Women's World Tour (since 2016)