Women's city-circuit racing returns to Philadelphia with the Manayunk Wall and an equal $75,000 prize purse.
Philadelphia Cycling Classic Women 2026 takes place on August 30, returning after a decade with equal prize money and the same 14.4-mile city circuit that includes the Manayunk Wall at 17 percent gradient. The race is one of only two UCI-sanctioned one-day road races in the United States in 2026.
The women's Philadelphia Cycling Classic returns alongside the men's race in 2026 after a decade-long absence. The circuit tackles the Manayunk Wall at 17 percent on the same 14.4-mile course, and the women's race carries an equal $75,000 prize purse. This is one of only two UCI-sanctioned one-day road races in the United States in 2026.
Women's one-day city-circuit race in Philadelphia with the Manayunk Wall at 17 percent. Equal prize money and live TV coverage.
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Philadelphia Cycling Classic Women 2026 runs Aug 30, 2026. Stage start and end times are listed on the race and stage pages.
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Defending champion: Megan Guarnier
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Megan Guarnier |
| 2015 | Lizzie Armitstead |
| 2014 | Evelyn Stevens |
| 2013 | Evelyn Stevens |
| 2012 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
| 2011 | Giorgia Bronzini |
| 2010 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
| 2009 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
| 2007 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
