A decade after it disappeared, racing is set to return to Philadelphia.
The Manayunk Wall will echo with cowbells and cheers once more: the Philadelphia Cycling Classic is set to return on August 30, 2026, after a 10-year absence, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
First run in 1985, the Classic became a fixture of the US racing calendar with its 14.4 km circuit, rowdy crowds, and the brutal 17% ramps of Levering Street. But after three decades of racing and winners that included Eric Heiden and a young Lance Armstrong, the event was halted in 2016 when sponsorship dried up.
A new organizing group called Race Street Partners, led by former mayor Michael Nutter alongside Eric Robbins and Carlos Rogers has pulled in title sponsor AmeriGas to support the race, which will return with both men’s and women’s fields.
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