PCT Associations & Events |
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Dedicated to the development of quality cycling events and programs
PCT Associations & Events |
In addition to events on the Pro Cycling Tour, Pro Cycling Tour has played a significant role in the development and production of other cycling events:
Past and Current Events:
2008 Lehigh Valley Classic was introduced in 2008 as the first leg of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling. The event was held on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, two days before the Reading Cycling Classic and five days before the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship. The race featured elite criterium races for men and women in downtown Allentown followed by a UCI-sanctioned road race on a seven mile circuit through portions of the Lehigh Valley. The same domestic and international professional teams that competed in the three event Triple Crown Series competed in the Lehigh Valley Classic.
2008 Reading Classic was held from 2006 through 2008 as the second leg of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling. The event was held on the Thursday before the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship and featured elite criterium races for men and women followed by a UCI-sanctioned circuit road race for the same domestic and international professional teams that competed in the three event Triple Crown Series.
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American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania Presented by Highmark Healthy High 5® -- 2008 Event only. The 2008 Tour of PA was a one time only event to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Pittsburgh. Although the event was extremely successful, the Allegheny Conference elected not to continue the race in 2009. The six day, 450 mile stage race took place June 24 to 29, 2008 from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, featuring 20 teams of six riders each (ages 18 to 24) from around the world. The tour is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) and featured future stars of the Olympics and Tour de France. The race offered a cash prize list of $150,000 and was televised on the Versus cable network, broadcaster of major cycling events including the Tour de France. The Tour of Pennsylvania was organized by Pittsburgh 250, sponsored by American Eagle Outfitters, the leading lifestyle apparel brand among 15-to-25 year-olds and presented by Highmark Healthy High 5®, a five-year, $100 million children’s health promotion initiative of the Highmark Foundation. The initiative’s goal is to improve the health of children and adolescents ages 6-18 by providing them with the tools and practices needed to live healthier lives by making informed choices. Highmark Healthy High 5® Finish Line Festivals (which are free and open to the community) featured health and wellness expos, entertainment, games and prizes at each stage finish. The official AE Tour of Pennsylvania merchandise was produced by American Eagle Outfitters. The Tour of Pennsylvania was managed by Tour of PA, LLC, a partnership between ISM-USA of Pittsburgh and Pro Cycling Tour, LLC of Audubon, PA. For more information, visit www.tourofpa.com |
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Philadelphia International Cycling Championship The Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling included Philadelphia, Reading and Lancaster. Previously, Trenton was a Triple Crown stop. The 2008 Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling celebrated its 24th year of professional international cycling in Philadelphia, and featured hundreds of top professional and amateur cyclists from around the world descending upon the state of Pennsylvania and the streets of the Lehigh Valley, Reading and Philadelphia. 2008 races tookplace in the Lehigh Valley on Tuesday, June 3rd, in Reading on Thursday, June 5th and in Philadelphia on Sunday, June 5th for the Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championships (men’s) and the Commerce Bank Liberty Classic (women’s). |
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Pennsylvania Lightning Pennsylvania Lightning, a Pennsylvania-based developmental team of young cyclists that is operated by Pro Cycling Tour, LLC. In 2007, its first year as a registered team, the PA Lightning team successfully competed in over 40 American track and road events with a dozen top three finishes in elite and professional races from March through September. |
| San Fran Grand Prix For the 5 years, the Golden Gate City was the site of the Barclays Global Investors Grand Prix, the international professional bicycle race, produced by PCT and that drew over 160 world class riders and hundreds of thousands of spectators. The race showcased the beauty of San Francisco with its start/finish line at Washington Street on The Embarcadero, the two historic climbs up Fillmore and Taylor Streets, and the neighborhoods of North Beach and Russian Hill. Race fans saw some of the world's best professional cyclists on one of the country's most exciting race courses. |
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Tour de Georgia The Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism contracted the PCT Team to help create and develop the inaugural Dodge Tour de Georgia held throughout the State in 2003. The PCT Team created the complex operations plan, recruited all participants and managed all operations and logistics for the six-day event. |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope The Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope™ is an inspiring week-long journey across America to speed the search for a cure for cancer. Bristol-Myers Squibb, in partnership with Lance Armstrong, will lead 20 cyclists, chosen from the cancer community, across mountains and over the plains to invigorate and inform the public about the importance of participating in cancer research. The ride concludes with a public, professionally supported, fund-raising ride in the Washington area. For more information go to www.TourofHope.org. |
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Bike the Pike The PCT team supports selected events that benefit the local community. Bike the Pike was created to raise funds and awareness for the Kennett Pike Association and the designated Greenway between Wilmington, DE and Kennett Square, PA. |
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GlaxoSmithKline Fun Ride Proceeds generated by the GlaxoSmithKline Fun Ride will be donated to the American Diabetes Association. The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading voluntary health organization concerned with diabetes and its complications. Its mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. A key focus for GlaxoSmithKline is the discovery and development of therapeutic options for the more than 16 million Americans who fight type 2 diabetes everyday. Ride the USPRO Championship Course on Sunday, June 6th starting promptly at 7:00am. On-Site registration begins at 6:00am in the Registration Center at the corner of Kelly Drive and Sedgley Drive in front of the Lincoln Memorial. For more information please contact Alex Jackson at the American Diabetes Association at 610.828.5003x4634 or by email at aljackson@diabetes.org |
