Overview
- The Philadelphia Cycling Classic, which returns on Sunday, runs a 14.4-mile circuit that starts and finishes on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and climbs the famed Manayunk Wall.
- The race entry lists 36 teams and 212 riders, including eight WorldTour squads and competitors from 28 countries.
- Organizers set equal prize funds of $75,000 for the men's and women's races and will award trophies made by local metalsmith John Rais.
- Spectating is free with a Fan Fest at the Iroquois Sculpture, recommended viewing at Manayunk, Kelly Drive, Lemon Hill, and Parkway, and road closures beginning Saturday for the amateur time trial.
- Local figures Carlos Rogers, Michael Nutter, and Eric Robbins led the revival with AmeriGas as title sponsor, a push that restores a major community event and is likely to bring large crowds and neighborhood economic activity.