Top teams head to Philadelphia Cycling Classic
Many of the top women's teams in the world, and in North America, will head to round six of the UCI World Cup, Philadelphia Cycling Classic, held in Pennsylvania on June 7.
Some of the international teams are in the US to race in a series of UCI events and were at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic in North Carolina on Sunday before heading up to Canada for the double Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau road race (June 4) and the Chrono de Gatineau individual time trial (June 5).
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The women's race in Philadelphia was registered as a World Cup from 1998 until 2001, as the Liberty Classic, and then downgraded to a Category 1 event until this year.
Organizers have used the same course design as the previous two years with the start-finish line at the top of the circuit’s main climb on the Manayunk Wall. Riders will follow a 19.2km circuit that includes climbs over Lemon Hill, Strawberry Mansion and flat sections along Kelly Drive. The women will race for six laps and roughly 115km.
Anna van der Breggen is currently leading the World Cup series with 290 points, however, her team Rabo-Liv is not registered to compete in the event. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Bigla Pro Cycling Team) is second with 226 and Jolien D'hoore (Wiggle-Honda) is third with 220.
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