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The TD Bank employees came out to support the race.(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Ivan Dominguez (Jamis-Sutter Home)(Image credit: Laura Weislo) The police motorcycles lined up(Image credit: Laura Weislo) The Peanut Butter & Co. sponsor poses with rider Kat Carroll.(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Alison Powers searches for her favorite flavor of gel(Image credit: Laura Weislo) The CycleLoft team relaxes before the start(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis riders roll up(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) The women's caravan lined up and ready to go(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Melissa Ross (Kenda) gets a spare wheel from neutral support(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Some papers to sign before the start(Image credit: Laura Weislo) The Footon-Servetto boys(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Jeannie Longo was on hand to race for Team Colleen.(Image credit: Laura Weislo) The start line before the race(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Evelyn Stevens hydrates before the race.(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas-Doimo) checks out the women.(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Cinthia Lehner and Rebeccan Wellons (BMW-Bianchi)(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) relaxed and confident at the start.(Image credit: Laura Weislo) by Guoqiang SongTour of Hainan(Image credit: Laura Weislo) The women sign in for their race.(Image credit: Laura Weislo) The line for sign in was getting long.(Image credit: Laura Weislo) Andrew Barker and Alex Howes (US National Team)(Image credit: Laura Weislo) The BMW-Bianchi team lines up for sign-in(Image credit: Laura Weislo) The Team Type 1 riders await the start(Image credit: Laura Weislo) HTC-Columbia are ready to defend their title(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Liquigas-Doimo are ready(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) The international field(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) The Jamis - Sutter Home p/b Colavita riders gather(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Fly V directeur sportif Ed Beamon(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Before the start, the national anthem (Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) The men line-up for the start(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) They're off(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Eric Boily (Spidertech)(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Craig Lewis (HTC-Columbia) in the bunch(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Danny Summerhill (USA)(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) William Dugan (Team Type 1) is in the centre of the shot(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) The bunch flies past (Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) THe Swedish team line-up(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Team Tpye 1 and Bissel riders catch up before the start(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) If its black and yellow, it's Mavic (Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) The teams get ready to race(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) The Scott bike awaits its rider(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Ivan Dominguez (Jamis-Sutter Home) close up(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Ivan Dominguez (Jamis-Sutter Home)(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Thumbs up from Rahsaan Bahati (Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Jamis - Sutter Home talk tactics(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Liquigas-Doimo get ready(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) smiles before the start(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) The Jamis bikes await their riders(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) The sun was out before the women's race(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Mavic provide the neutral service(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Big motorbikes for big photogaphers(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) David Guttenplan (Mountain Khakis) won the first sprint(Image credit: Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us) Cyclingnews was at the start of both the men's and women's races in Philadelphia on Sunday morning.
The 9:00am start meant an early wake up for everyone but the warm weather means it should be a great day of racing.
There is live coverage of both races here on Cyclingnews.
