{"id":263799,"date":"2026-08-12T08:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/263799\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T08:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:30:14","slug":"blacksmith-designs-donates-trophies-to-philadelphia-cycling-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/263799\/","title":{"rendered":"Blacksmith designs &#038; donates trophies to Philadelphia Cycling Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) &#8212; From scorching flames, trophies have been forged for an iconic race that will soon rise from the ashes and return to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiacyclingclassic.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Philadelphia Cycling Classic <\/a>has not zipped through the city in a decade. But this year, it will return in triumphant fashion on Sunday, August 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnraisstudios.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blacksmith and metal artist John Rais<\/a> volunteered to design and donate the various trophies for this year&#8217;s victors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Categories include the sprinters, King of the Mountain, and the overall winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Rais, a cyclist himself, offered his time and talent during a conversation with Carlos Rogers, one of the minds behind the return of the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Watch the video above to get a behind-the-scenes look at the trophy-making process at John Rais Studios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Philadelphia Cycling Classic will be broadcasted exclusively on 6abc, both on-air and streaming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">To learn more about how to watch the race in person, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiacyclingclassic.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visit their website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/armless-pilots-impossible-airplane-nears-completion-new-jersey\/19558741\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RELATED: Armless pilot&#8217;s &#8216;Impossible Airplane&#8217; nears completion thanks to NJ aircraft builders<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A team of experimental aircraft builders from New Jersey are helping armless pilot Jessica Cox obtain the airplane of her dreams.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) &#8212; From scorching flames, trophies have been forged for an iconic race that will soon&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263800,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[111432,111430,111431,69,64404,71,70,111429,72155],"class_list":["post-263799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-111432","tag-blacksmith","tag-john-rais","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-cycling-classic","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-trophies","tag-trophy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263799","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=263799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}