Tour de Bloom begins six days of racing in Pacific Northwest on May 14 while Team Medellín-EPM brings Brayan Sanchez and Óscar Sevilla for Gran Premio NYC on May 17
Women race up Lemon Hill at 2015 Philadelphia Cycling Classic(Image credit: Getty Images)
Organisers for the Philadelphia Cycling Classic presented by AmeriGas confirmed seven WorldTour teams, two for the women's race and five for the men's race, would line up August 30 on Benjamin Franklin Parkway for the UCI 1.1-level events.
The women's 100km showdown will start at 8:30 a.m. EDT, followed by the men's 200km contest at 12:30 p.m. EDT. The traditional 23.1km circuit, which follows a flat stretch on Kelly Drive along the Schuylkill River then takes in the famed Manayunk Wall and Lemon Hill climbs, will be used for both races.
Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto and Human Powered Health are the two Women's WorldTour squads confirmed. There are four Continental and 12 domestic elite squads filling the field, with a $75,000 prize purse on the line.
Lotto-Intermarché, Team Jayco AlUla, NSN Cycling Team, Lidl-Trek and EF Education-EasyPost provide star power from the men's WorldTour, riding alongside three ProTeams and six Continental teams. The men's field will also compete for a $75,000 prize purse.
“We are thrilled to bring world-class cycling back to Philadelphia,” said Robin Morton, Philadelphia Cycling Classic race director and g4 Productions CEO & co-founder. “This 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.”
Philadelphia Cycling Classic 2026 women's teams
Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto (GER)
Human Powered Health (USA)
BePink-Vini Fantini (ITA)
CCB Kenetik p/b Levine Law Group (USA)
PatoBike-BMC (MEX)
Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28 (USA)
XDS China (CHN)
1KFlips-FTP Racing Jakroo Mixed (USA)
Aegis x Leaders of Enchantment (USA)
Automatic Racing (USA)
Competitive Edge Racing (USA)
Cyclery Racing - Abacus Data (CAN)
Fearless Femme Racing pb The Beasley Firm (USA)
HigherDOSE | Renova (USA)
Kingdom Elite Racing (USA)
Milton Revolution Women’s U23 Project (CAN)
United Cycling (USA)
Team Winston Salem (USA)
Philadelphia Cycling Classic 2026 men's teams
EF Education EasyPost (USA)
Lidl-Trek (GER)
Lotto–Intermarché (BEL)
Team Jayco AlUla (AUS)
NSN Cycling Team (SWI)
Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber (ITA)
Modern Adventure (USA)
Team Novo Nordisk (USA)
APS Pro Cycling by Team Cadence Cyclery (USA)
Competitive Edge Racing (USA)
Meridian Racing p/b de la Uz (USA)
Nu Colombia (COL)
Project Echelon Racing (USA)
Team Skyline (USA)
Tour de Bloom six-day stage race in Washington state begins May 14
2025 GC podium for women (L to R): Alia Shafi in second, winner Lauren Stephens and Paula Gil in third (Image credit: @blakedahlin / Tour de Bloom)
Elite stage racing for women and men returns to the Pacific Northwest this week for the six-day Tour de Bloom. The USA Cycling sanctioned event for pros will be contested May 14-19, with amateur divisions racing for four days, and the base for all events in Wenatchee, Washington.
The Monday and Tuesday stages for elites offer new territory, with an all-new 24.6km time trial on stage 5 and a new finish on stage 6's queen stage at the Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort, with 8,500 feet of elevation gain.
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Elite fields will battle in a ninth edition for a $22,000 prize purse, shared evenly between men and women. Last year Lauren Stephens (Aegis) won the elite women's overall while Matthew Wilson (POA Racing) won the men's overall, and with both absent from start lists the races are wide open this year.
Aegis x Leaders of Enchantment return with a six-rider roster, led by Kylee Hanel who was fourth overall at Tour of the Gila. Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28 returns with Emmi Gilbert, who was third at Tour of the Gila, and Marlies Mejías and Anna Hicks, who were fourth and sixth overall last year, respectively, at Tour de Bloom. CCB Kenetik p/b Levine Law Group brings six riders as well led by Katherine Rusch, who was fifth last year.
Second overall in the men's race last year, Tim McBirney returns on a four-rider Project Echelon Racing roster that includes Stephen Bassett. Nathan Martin, who was fourth overall last year, will lead SpeedBlock p/b Terun.
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Tour de Bloom 2026 schedule
Stage
Date
Event
Distance
Stage 1
May 14
Mission Ridge Hill Climb
6.77km (12.8% gradient)
Stage 2
May 15
Still Properties Waterville Road Race
121.3km (W) / 175.9km (M)
Stage 3
May 16
Wenatchee Twilight Criterium
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Stage 4
May 17
Arleberg Sports Plain Road Race
117.3km (W/M)
Stage 5
May 18
Mansfield Time Trial
24.6km (W/M)
Stage 6
May 19
Ed Farrar Memorial Road Race
63.1km (W) / 83.1km (M)
20 men's teams line up May 17 at Gran Premio New York City
One of three UCI men's races on the UCI America Tour this year returns on May 17, Gran Premio New York City. The elite men's race will be contested by 20 teams, half of them at the UCI Continental level, including Project Echelon Racing and APS Pro Cycling by Cadence Cyclery of the US, Universe Cycling of France, Canel's-Java of Mexico and Team Medellín-EPM, one of three teams from Colombia.
The same 84.3-mile course will be used for a third time, with a start on the George Washington Bridge, rolling north on the west side of the Hudson River, climbing at Harriman State Park and a finish in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Last year Sean Christian earned the victory for Team Skyline just ahead of Brayan Sánchez (Team Medellin-EPM). Sánchez is expected to return, and will be joined by 49-year-old Óscar Sevilla for a strong one-two climbing duo.
Gran Premio NYC 2026 teams
APS Pro Cycling by Team Cadence Cyclery (USA)
Competitive Edge Racing (USA)
Meridian Racing p/b de la Uz (USA)
Project Echelon Racing (USA)
Team Skyline (USA)
Team GFNY (USA)
Canel's - Java (MEX)
Universe Cycling Team (FRA)
Team Medellín - EPM (COL)
GW Erco SportFitness (COL)
Jamison Racing Team (USA)
Cannondale Echelon p/b 4iiii (CAN)
Big Hit Racing (USA)
Visit Pittsburgh Cycling Team (USA)
K.O.F.M.xThielemans-Bildin-Van Eyck Sport/Hubo - Scott (BEL)
Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. On the bike, she has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast), and spends time on gravel around horse farms in north Georgia.
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