Philadelphia International Championship

“As long as there is a Wall in Manayunk there will be a world-class cycling event in Philadelphia," says lawmaker

Organizers hope to bring the event back in 2014 and "make this the preeminent event the region deserves"

There was a time when the Manayunk Wall and its namesake were just a steep road and just a struggling suburb of Philadelphia. A bike race changed that

Images from the TD Bank Philadelphia International Championship and Liberty Classic

1. Alexander SEREBRYAKOV, Team Type 1-Sanofi, in 4:32:06 2. Aldo Ino ILESIC, Team Type 1-Sanofi, at s.t. 3. Fred RODRIGUEZ, Exergy, at s.t. 4. Daniele COLLI, Team Type 1-Sanofi, at s.t. 5. John MURPHY, Kenda-5-hour Energy, at s.t.

Serebryakov wins bunch sprint after late breakaway neutralized

The cover story form the June 28, 1993 issue of VeloNews details Lance Armstrong's million-dollar attack on the Manayunk Wall

Colleagues honor the backbone of the Philadelphia International Championship before the race's first running without him

After winning Mexican national championships, Jelly Belly's Davila pinning Olympic hopes on good result in Philly

Michael Chauner has been to every International Cycling Championship in Philly, and raced in one - he's back this year with high hopes

Fewer big-name riders and a shorter course hasn't sapped UnitedHealthcare's determination to put a rider atop the podium in Philly

A new field, a course change and a new gran fondo mark a new-look Philly weekend

U.S. cyclocross champion Jeremy Powers does his best Rocky impersonation, hopping steps in Philadelphia

In an excerpt from the July 12, 1985 issue of Velo-News, Cheryl Lindstrom recounts the first CoreStates Professional Championship in Philadelphia

Hill Cycles owner was vital to building professional cycling in the U.S.

Alex Rasmussen and world champion Giorgia Bronzini win the 2011 Philadelphia championships.

Casey B. Gibson captures the action at the 2011 Liberty Classic and Philadelphia International Championship.

TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship

• 1. Alex Rasmussen, HTC-Highroad, 5:59:04
• 2. Peter Sagan, Liquigas-Cannondale, same time
• 3. Robert FÖrster, Team UnitedHealthcare, s.t.
• 4. Ken Hanson, Jelly Belly Cycling-Kenda, s.t.
• 5. Jure Kocjan, Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis, s.t.

Liberty Classic

• 1. Giorgia Bronzini, Colavita Forno D'asolo, 2:28:28
• 2. Shelley Olds, Diadora Pasta Zara, s.t.
• 3. Jennifer Purcel, Team Danbury Audi, s.t.
• 4. Joelle Numainville, Tibco-To The Top, s.t.
• 5. Chloe Hosking, HTC-Highroad, s.t.

TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship 2011 Preliminary Startlist

The old American classic in Philadelphia is back this weekend for the 27th year (18th for women). The young and incredibly versatile Peter Sagan will take on his second Philadelphia International Cycling Championship as favorite, while Ina Yoko Teutenberg will chase the record books in the women’s Liberty Classic.

PHILADELPHIA (VN) —It may not be the national championship anymore, but Sunday’s TD Bank Philadelphia International Championship is still America’s biggest — and most prestigious — single-day race. And at 27 years old this year, it is now older than many of the men favored to add its title to their palmares. With a field lacking past winners and a number of young riders showing promising results in recent weeks, Philadelphia could be ripe for a youth movement in the men’s race.

Philly 2010: A Casey B. Gibson gallery

2010 Philadelphia International Championship results

Matthew Goss finished off the HTC-Columbia double in Philadelphia Sunday afternoon, taking out the bunch sprint from a group of approximately 30 riders at the Philadelphia International Championship. Goss edged Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) for his first Philly win, less than a month after taking a stage at the Giro d'Italia.

More than 200 pros will toe the start line in Philadelphia Sunday as the TD Bank International Cycling Championships and the Liberty Classic roll out, and only one of those riders has stood atop the podium at the Eakins Oval.

The U.S. peloton spreads across the country this week, as marquee events are on the calendar in Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

California, Giro, l’Aude stage winners to tackle Philly races.

Excitement is building for the 26th running of the nation’s most important, single-day professional cycling race, the TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 6, 2010. The 156-mile pro race is the “granddaddy” of all U.S. road racing and the unofficial kick-off to summer in the City of Brotherly Love.

For many years this race — known to many simply as "Philly" — hosted the U.S. professional road race championships. That title moved to Greenville, but the race through downtown Philadelphia and up the iconic Manayunk Wall remains a classic.