Overview
- The Philadelphia Cycling Classic, which returns Sunday, will run a 14.4-mile loop that starts and ends on Benjamin Franklin Parkway with the women's 62-mile race at 8:30 a.m. and the men's 120-mile race at noon.
- USA Cycling and the UCI have sanctioned the event and organizers list roughly 200 to 212 riders from more than two dozen countries competing across about 36 teams.
- Race directors set equal $75,000 purses for the men’s and women’s races, a deliberate and uncommon move intended to promote equity in professional cycling.
- The weekend includes a fan festival near Eakins Oval, free street viewing along key vantage points such as Manayunk and Lemon Hill, and broadcasts on 6ABC with streaming on Hulu, Disney+ and 6ABC’s YouTube channel.
- Local leaders and backers led by former mayor Michael A. Nutter, entrepreneurs Eric Robbins and Carlos Rogers and presenting sponsor AmeriGas secured support and city endorsement, with officials framing the event as a community festival and a test of a sustainable U.S. race model.