August 26, 2025

Men’s Rosters Announced for America’s Top Pro Cycling Race

BALTIMORE (August 25, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The 2025 Maryland Cycling Classic, America’s premier professional cycling road race, has announced preliminary rosters for its third men’s race, set for Saturday, Sept. 6 in Baltimore, Maryland.

With 15 elite teams hailing from nine countries, the starting line will be packed with a diverse and powerful field. The men’s competition will feature top contenders from the European peloton and many of the top North Americans. The race will showcase a star-studded lineup of Olympians, national champions, and Grand Tour stage winners, with athletes from 20 countries represented.

The men’s field is highlighted by 2023 Maryland Cycling Champion Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) of Lidl-Trek, who also won the prestigious 2025 Amstel Gold race; American star Neilson Powless (Sacramento, Calif.) of EF Education – EasyPost, the winner of ’25 Dwars door Vlaanderen and GP Gippingen races and also the runner-up in the 2023 Maryland Cycling Classic; U.S. National Champion for road race Quinn Simmons (Durango, Colo.) from Lidl-Trek; Jayco-AlUla’s superstar Micheal Matthews, the one-time Tour de France sprint points jersey winner and champion of the Eschborn-Frankfurt classic in Germany this year and top 5 finisher in both Amstel Gold and Milan-San Remo Classics; sprint and one-day specialist Pascal Ackermann (GER) of Israel-Premier Tech, a three-time Giro d Italia and two-time Vuelta stage winner; rising star Thibau Nys (BEL) of Lidl Trek, the winner of this year’s Gran Premio Miguel Indurain, 5th in Liege-Bastogne-Liege and 8th at Fleche Wallonne; ’25 Tour de France stage winner Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) of UNO-X Mobility; 6th place finisher at this year’s Tour de France Tobias Johannessen (NOR) of UNO-X Mobility; Total Energies Anthony Turgis (FRA) is ’24 Tour de France stage winner and strong one-day specialist; current Australian road national champion and strongman Luke Durbridge of Jayco-AlUla; Swiss star Mauro Schmid of Team Jayco-AlUla, a former Giro d’Italia stage winner and Australia’s Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race this year; five-time Serbian road race and time trials national champ Dusan Rajovic and Paris 2024 Olympic track silver-medalist Mark Stewart (GBR), both of Team Solution Tech – Vivi Frantini; Australian break-away specialist and fan favorite Simon Clarke (AUS) of Israel-Premier Tech, who is a former Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana stage winner; 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 ’25 Giro d’Italia. The two-time Grand Tour stage winner is on loan from his UAE team to ride for Team USA.

“With seven squads that were in this year’s Tour de France, coupled with some strong Pro Series and Continental teams. This year’s line-up is stacked with the most talent the event has seen to date,” said Bobby Julich, a former elite professional who is now the men’s competition manager. “It’s been great to see many of the top World Tour riders from the United States surface on rosters, including Brandon McNulty on loan from his trade team and racing for Team USA. This year’s race promises to be highly unpredictable, thanks to the uniquely challenging course design. The combination of cobblestones, technical sections, and punchy climbs will ensure an exciting and thrilling event from start to finish.”

The field will also see riders with interesting storylines, including Riley Sheehan (Boulder, Colo.), who finished 9th overall in the 2023 Maryland Cycling Classic which led to a pro contract. He’s been on a tear, recently finishing 3rd overall in the Tour of Germany and 4th at the Artic Race of Norway this month. And, Oscar Sevilla (ESP) of Team Medellin-EPM, an ageless wonder still racing at an elite level at age 48. EF Education-EasyPost’s Darren Rafferty (IRL) is the ’24 National Champion of Ireland and rising star in one-day races and could be a sleeper. Climber Fillipo Zanna (ITA) of Jayco-AlUla is a climber but a notable rider as a Giro d’Italia and former Italian national champion. Total Energies’ Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) is a former stage winner of the Vuelta.

The professional field will consist of athletes representing their professional teams. The 20 countries represented include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and USA. Four national champions and five runners-up are slated to race.

A complete preliminary roster list for the men’s teams can be found here.

The men’s race is comprised of six laps covering 107.4 miles (172.8 kilometers). The race will start at 12:30 pm. (EDT) at Harbor Point Central Plaza with an estimated finish between 4:20 and 4:40 pm (EDT). on East Pratt Street along Baltimore’s famous Inner Harbor. The race features 5,682 feet (1,732 meters) of total climbing including a steep 900-meter climb on the northern most part of the course, which will contest the King of the Mountains point. The course also will feature a unique 550-meter cobblestones sector each lap on Thames Street in Fells Point district of Baltimore.

More race information: www.marylandcyclingclassic.us

Sport & Entertainment Corporation of Maryland
The Maryland Cycling Classic is owned by the Sport & Entertainment Corporation of Maryland, a 501(c)3 tax exempt corporation and affiliated foundation of the Maryland Sports Commission, which is a division of the Maryland Stadium Authority, and was established in 2019 to further, promote, and move the State of Maryland forward through sports. Its president is Terry Hasseltine. The Maryland Cycling Classic Executive Director is Steve Brunner and Race Director is Jim Birrell.

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