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<\/p>\nThe Baltimore-based day race will be streamed live on Velo and without a paywall. <\/p>\n
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Sep Vanmarcke won the inaugural edition of the Maryland Classic in 2022. (Photo: Kit Karzen)<\/p>\n
Published August 27, 2025 01:20PM<\/p>\n
The Maryland Cycling Classic has quickly grown into America\u2019s most important one-day professional road race, and this year, fans will have a new way to follow the action: Velo will serve as the official broadcast partner, streaming both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s races live and free on September 6th.<\/p>\n
The race weekend in Baltimore<\/a> promises a full day of top-level racing on a circuit that mixes cobbles, steep climbs, and more than 20 technical turns in and around the city\u2019s Inner Harbor. The women\u2019s race kicks off at 8:30 a.m. ET, with the men\u2019s race to follow at 12:30 p.m. ET. Both events will be available live on Velo, with additional streaming on Outside TV, plus on-demand highlights and behind-the-scenes storytelling across Velo\u2019s channels.<\/p>\n While European races dominate the global broadcast calendar, the Maryland Cycling Classic has carved out a spot on the late-summer calendar as a showcase of international talent on American roads. For fans, free streaming on Velo means no paywalls, just live coverage and expert editorial insight.<\/p>\n And the racing should live up to the billing. The men\u2019s start list features some of the biggest names in the sport: 2023 winner Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl\u2013Trek) returns, joined by Neilson Powless (EF Education\u2013EasyPost), U.S. national champion Quinn Simmons (Lidl\u2013Trek), Australian one-day star Michael Matthews (Jayco\u2013AlUla), and Olympic medalist Brandon McNulty (Team USA\/UAE).<\/p>\n The women\u2019s race brings its own star power, with Alison Jackson (EF Education\u2013Oatly), Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Canyon\/\/SRAM), and Lauren Stephens (Aegis Cycling Foundation) among the favorites. See Bobby Julich\u2019s thoughts on what to expect from the race weekend<\/a> and further details on the star-studded start list<\/a> here.<\/p>\n Below is the official press release from Maryland Cycling Classic.<\/p>\n BALTIMORE (August 28, 2025) \u2013 The 2025 Maryland Cycling Classic, America\u2019s premier professional cycling road race, set for Saturday, Sept. 6 in Baltimore, Md., has announced a cross- The joint announcement is highlighted by an exclusive national agreement in North America for live Over The Air and Livestream coverage of the 2025 Maryland Cycling Classic women\u2019s and men\u2019s races, which will be available for free on Outside TV and livestreaming on velo.outsideonline.com. The women\u2019s race will start at 8:30 am Eastern Time and conclude between 11:30 and 12:00 pm. The men\u2019s race will start at 12:30 pm and finish between 4:30 and 5:00 pm. Both races are on Saturday, September 6th.<\/p>\n \u201cAs someone who started out road racing and has spent my lifetime around bikes, I\u2019m thrilled that Outside will be the exclusive streaming partner for the Maryland Cycling Classic,\u201d said Robin Thurston, CEO of Outside, Inc. \u201cWith live race coverage on Outside TV and in-depth editorial coverage from Velo, we\u2019re committed to support and help grow road racing here in the U.S. Events like the Maryland Cycling Classic showcase everything that makes this sport great, and we\u2019re excited to share that with cycling fans everywhere\u201d The agreement extends into shoulder content, Video on Demand highlights and social media sharing of real-time data.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you examine the current media landscape, there is no more natural partner than Outside,\u201d said Steve Brunner, the Maryland Cycling Classic\u2019s executive director. \u201cOutside and Velo have a captured, natural audience for professional cycling. It was also important for our key stakeholders and cycling fans that this content not be relegated behind a paywall. As someone who has promoted many of the biggest cycling events in the U.S. over the past two decades, it was critical to bring fans back to the sport and make our coverage more inclusive. We look forward to building this relationship with the great team at Outside and its audience.\u201d The men\u2019s race is highlighted by 2023 Maryland Cycling champion Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) of Lidl-Trek, who earlier this year won the prestigious 2025 Amstel Gold race; American star Neilson Powless (Sacramento, Calif.) of EF Education \u2013 EasyPost, the winner of \u201925 Dwars door Vlaanderen and also the runner up in the 2023 Maryland Cycling Classic; current road U.S. National champion and Tour de France featured rider Quinn Simmons (Durango, Colo.) from Lidl-Trek; Jayco-AlUla\u2019s superstar Micheal Matthews, the one-time Tour de France sprint points jersey winner and champion of the 2025 Eschborn-Frankfurt classic in Germany and top 5 finisher in both Amstel Gold and Milan-San Remo Classics; and American superstar Brandon McNulty (Phoenix, Ariz.), the recent winner of Tour of Poland, top 6 finisher at both Tokyo and Paris Olympics Games, and 9th place finisher at the \u201925 Giro d\u2019Italia. The two-time Grand Tour stage winner is on loan from his UAE team to ride for Team USA.<\/p>\n The women\u2019s field is highlighted by three-time Canadian National Champion for road race Alison Jackson (CAN) of EF Education \u2013 Oatly; top one-day rider Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) of Canyon SRAM zondacrypto; Team Pursuit Paris Olympic silver medalist Bryony Botha (NZL); veteran one-day specialist Tiffany Cromwell (AUS), former Giro d\u2019Italia and Le Route de France stage winner and 5th at the recent Gravel World Championships; 2025 Tour de Bloom winner and U.S. National Championships for road race runner-up Lauren Stephens (Mesquite, Texas) of Aegis Cycling Foundation; Czech Republic National champion in road race Krist\u00fdna Burlov\u00e1 (CZE) of Ceratazit Pro Cycling; and Benin National champions S\u00e8do Charlotte Metoevi in road race and Hermionne Marie Paul Ahouissou in ITT.<\/p>\n The women\u2019s race is comprised of four laps covering 71.6 miles (115.6 km) and starts at 8:35 am with an estimated finish between 11:30 and 11:50 am (EDT). The men\u2019s race is comprised of six laps covering 107.4 miles (172.8 km) and start at 12:30 pm. with an estimated finish between 4:20 and 4:40 pm (EDT). Both races at the Harbor Point District along the waterfront and finish on East Pratt Street along Baltimore\u2019s famous Inner Harbor.<\/p>\n The circuit features more than 20 turns, a steep 900-meter climb on the northernmost part of the course, which will contest a King\/Queen of the Mountains point and a unique 550-meter cobblestones sector.<\/p>\n
From the cobbled sector to the uphill KOM\/QOM points and fast harborfront finish, the racing is expected to be aggressive and unpredictable. With Velo\u2019s live stream and editorial coverage, fans will have the closest seat possible to America\u2019s top one-day road race.<\/p>\n
channel streaming agreement with Outside, the leader in endurance content.<\/p>\n