{"id":193131,"date":"2026-05-15T09:17:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/193131\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:17:16","slug":"philadelphia-cycling-classic-announces-7-worldtour-teams-for-race-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/193131\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Cycling Classic Announces 7 WorldTour Teams for Race Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-two teams across the men\u2019s and women\u2019s fields are confirmed for the first edition of the race since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to this articleListen<img alt=\"Riders at the Philadelphia Cycling Classic\" src=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-476301136-scaled.jpg\" data-loaded=\"true\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-476301136-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\">PHILADELPHIA, PA &#8211; JUNE 7: The women&#8217;s peloton hits the Lemon Hill climb at the Philadelphia Cycling Classic on June 7, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jonathan Devich\/Getty Images) (Photo: Jonathan Devich\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Updated May 14, 2026 02:51PM<\/p>\n<p>The revived <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/philadelphia-international-cycling-classic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Philadelphia Cycling Classic<\/a> presented by AmeriGas has announced the roster of teams set to compete in the first edition since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Race organizers revealed this week a total of 32 teams across the men\u2019s and women\u2019s races, including seven WorldTour level teams total.<\/p>\n<p>The teams will be competing for equal $75,000 prize purses in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s races.<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s teams for the Philadelphia Cycling Classic<\/p>\n<p>A total of 14 men\u2019s teams are scheduled to compete, including five WorldTour teams, three ProTeams, and six Continental level teams.<\/p>\n<p>The five WorldTour teams are EF Education-EasyPost, Lidl-Trek, Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9, Jayco-AlUla, and NSN Cycling Team.<\/p>\n<p>The ProTeams are: Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber, Modern Adventure, and Team Novo Nordisk.<\/p>\n<p>The Continental teams are APS Pro Cycling by Team Cadence Cyclery, Competitive Edge Racing, Meridian Racing p\/b de la Uz, Nu Colombia, Project Echelon Racing, and Team Skyline.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s teams for the Philadelphia Cycling Classic<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s field will have 18 teams competing: two WorldTour, foue Continental, and 12 Domestic Elite<\/p>\n<p>Canyon-Sram-Zondacrypto and Human Powered Health represent the two WorldTour teams in the race. They are joined by four Continental level teams: Vini Fantini-BePink, XDS China, PatoBike-BMC, and Virginia\u2019s Blue Ridge TWENTY28<\/p>\n<p>The Field is rounded out by 12 domestic elite level teams: CCB Kenetik p\/b Levine Law Group, 1KFlips-FTP Racing Jakroo Mixed, Aegis x Leaders of Enchantment, Automatic Racing, Competitive Edge Racing, Cyclery Racing-Abacus Data, Fearless Femme Racing pb The Beasley Firm, HigherDOSE | Renova, Kingdom Elite Racing, Milton Revolution Women\u2019s U23 Project, United Cycling, and Team Winston Salem.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Cycling Classic returns after 10 years<\/p>\n<p>After a 10-year hiatus, the Philadelphia Cycling Classic is returning August 30, once again featuring a 14.4-mile circuit through Philadelphia that hits a number of highlights in the historic American city including the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to bring world-class cycling back to Philadelphia,\u201d said Robin Morton, Philadelphia Cycling Classic race director and g4 Productions CEO &amp; co-founder. \u201cThis race has always held a special place in the sport and to see it return with such a strong international field speaks to both its legacy and its future. August 30 will be a celebration of elite competition and the passion this city has for cycling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s race will cover 62 miles (100km) and will roll out at 8:30 a.m. local time. It will be followed by the men\u2019s race at 12:30 p.m. which covers 120 miles (200 km) on the same circuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Philadelphia, sport is about energy, passion, and connection, and the Philadelphia Cycling Classic delivers all of that,\u201d said Carlos Rogers, partner in Race Street Partners and co-owner of the Philadelphia Cycling Classic. \u201cWe\u2019re bringing the stadium to the streets, giving fans a chance to experience elite cycling up close and be part of the action in a way you simply can\u2019t in most other sports.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thirty-two teams across the men\u2019s and women\u2019s fields are confirmed for the first edition of the race since&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193132,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[86017,86014,69,71,70,86015,86016],"class_list":["post-193131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-audio-true","tag-parent_category-news","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-tag-philadelphia-international-cycling-classic","tag-type-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}