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Dedicated to the development of quality cycling events and programs
Welcome to the official site of Pro Cycling Tour! As the country's leading cycling marketing and event management company, Pro Cycling Tour is dedicated to advancing the sport of professional cycling by creating and staging top quality cycling events and special programs for corporate sponsors, non-profit organizations and municipalities.
Click on the links here for the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling and the American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania Presented by Highmark Healthy High Five®, and check out the world-class races PCT is currently producing, which feature international superstars of the sport along with the next generation of premier cycling athletes.
Commerce Bank Race Parade Kicks off Philly Weekend.
Photos courtesy of Paul McKelvey, Vero Image. Click here for more photos.
Commerce Bank Encourages Greater Philadelphia to Pledge to Go Green
PHILADELPHIA, June 4 -- Commerce Bank, "America's Most Convenient Bank," is encouraging Greater Philadelphia residents to "go green" during the final leg of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling, the Philadelphia International Championship, on June 8. Read the whole story.
Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic Winner
Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Race Fans Welcomed the Mens Pro Race!
The mens pro race started and ended with a bang as thousands of well-wishers slap five with their favorite pro riders. C. Gibson Photo
KYW’s STEVE TAWA RACE SERIES
Steve Tawa, well-known KYW radio broadcaster, is producing an exciting series of inside stories on the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling.
Part I: The History of the Race Organizers Dave Chauner (left) and Jerry Casale have been associated for about 40 years. It began when Dave, as a young racer in the late '60s and early '70s, frequented the Hill Cycle Shop, owned by the Casales, in Chestnut Hill. Click here for KYW NEWS.
Yuri Metlushenko, Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic Winner is on cloud 9!
COMMERCE BANK LEHIGH VALLEY CLASSIC
SHOWCASES THE BEST OF CYCLISTS & THE CITY
PHILADELPHIA - June 3, 2008 - Launching what his competitors called a late-race hail Mary, Ukraine’s Yuri Metlushenko scored a razor-thin sprint win in Tuesday’s Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic. Read the whole story.
Rock Racing Becomes Official Sponsor Of Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling
Culvert City, Calif. — Rock Racing is going “all-in” for one of the most prestigious weeks of professional bicycle racing in the United States.The team voted most popular by fans in a Bicycling.com poll is now an official sponsor of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling. Read the whole story.
COMMERCE BANK TRIPLE CROWN OF CYCLING MEN’S ROSTERS ANNOUNCED
2008 VOLUNTEER RACE DAY ORIENTATION
PROFESSIONAL MEN’S TEAMS NAMED FOR
COMMERCE BANK TRIPLE CROWN OF CYCLING
Pro Tour Teams Top List as America’s Biggest One Day Race Nears
COURSE PREVIEW: COMMERCE BANK LEHIGH VALLEY CLASSIC
Expect sprinters to make their mark
PHILADELPHIA – May 7, 2008 - Starting at 1 p.m. on June 3rd, 25 of the world’s premier professional cycling teams will wage a 12-lap, 85-mile battle on the winding roads of Pennsylvania’s third largest city. At stake in this Allentown showdown is victory in the Lehigh Valley Classic, opening leg of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling.
The stage for round No. 1 is a new-for-2008 course that traces a rectangular path from downtown Allentown, across the Lehigh River, and up the scenic and rolling Lehigh Parkway before returning downtown via West Hamilton Street. While by no means a climber’s course, this 7.1-mile circuit will test riders with a steady stream of punchy, leg-sapping rollers. But barring the unforeseen, the endgame will likely belong to the sprinters. Read the whole story
April 23, 2008: Norristown, PA… Seven riders, including a pair of talented brothers from Fairfax Station, Virginia, have qualified to ride in the Junior Pro Cycling Tour Grand Prix, a special event to be held in conjunction with Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship on June 8.
Siblings Justin and Stephan Koelbl each earned coveted Junior PCT Grand Prix start spots, after posting top seven finishes at the first of four qualifying races, the Daniel Harwi Memorial Lower Providence Spring Classic Criterium, held in Lower Providence on April 20. Read the whole story
PROFESSIONAL MEN’S TEAMS NAMED FOR
COMMERCE BANK TRIPLE CROWN OF CYCLING
Pro Tour Teams Top List as America’s Biggest One Day Race Nears
PHILADELPHIA - April 17, 2008 - Organizers of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling have announced the 25 professional men’s teams that will wage a three-race battle on the hardscrabble streets of southeastern Pennsylvania in early June. To the victors will go the lion’s share of a $93,500 prize purse that includes a $10,000 bonus for the overall series winner.
Battling for the cash will be a deep field that includes three teams slated to start July’s Tour de France, the Danish-based CSC formation and American powerhouses Team High Road and Slipstream Sports. But this is not necessarily a harbinger of a one-sided affair. Home-grown teams such at Toyota-United, Health Net and Pennsylvania’s own Rite Aid squad will surely do their best to topple the big boys. Read the whole story
READING, Pa. (March 19, 2008) – Officials are again gearing up for what has become the city’s largest single-day, free, sporting event, the Commerce Bank Reading Classic, this year on Thursday, June 5th. This world-class professional cycling race is the second leg of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling series and features nearly 200 of the sport’s professional athletes competing for the leader’s jersey. As in previous years, the demanding 75-mile race is sure to push the international peloton to its limit over the course of 11 laps on a challenging 7.6-mile circuit that connects downtown with Mt. Penn.
Join The Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House for a reception welcoming International Cyclists for the start of the Tour of Pennsylvania Bicycle Race! The American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania is a six day, 420 mile international stage race from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh featuring 120 of the world's best young bicycle racers. Twenty teams of racers under age 25 from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Republic of South Africa, and from around the United States have been selected to compete in this historic race across the state starting June 24 and ending June 29, 2008. Read the whole story. SKINNY WATER® IS OFFICIAL ENHANCED WATER OF COMMERCE BANK TRIPLE CROWN OF CYCLING
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION (CSC) CONTINUES SUPPORT OF COMMERCE BANK TRIPLE CROWN OF CYCLING
BERKS PACKING COMPANY CONTINUES SUPPORT OF COMMERCE BANK TRIPLE CROWN OF CYCLING
Rock Racing Becomes Official Sponsor Of Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling
iZon® Eyeglass Lenses Partner with Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling to Bring Cutting Edge Technology to Philadelphia Community
PHILADELPHIA (June 4, 2008) - Ophthonix, the makers of iZon® High Resolution Eyeglass Lenses, announced today their partnership with the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling to educate cyclists, sports enthusiasts and local eye care professionals who can benefit from the patented technology. Read the whole story. FUJI SPONSORS MIJI REOCH AWARD
PRO CYCLING TOUR DREAM TEAM
Pro Cycling Tour Congratulates Baltimore Bike Jam and the Kellys!
CALLING ALL JUNIOR RIDERS! QUALIFY FOR JR PCT |
 Aspiring junior cyclists will have a chance to race in the bright spotlight of North America’s biggest one-day professional bicycle race during the 24th running of the Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship on June 8, 2008. The Junior PCT, a points race for qualifying junior cyclists age 18 and under, will highlight the region’s best young talent as they compete on a portion of the same Commerce course as the international pros.The Junior PCT race will include up to 28 junior cyclists, ages 15 to 18, with the top seven riders selected from the Junior PCT Qualifier category of each of the four events listed below. Read the whole story |
| Technical Directors Named for 2008 Race Season |
 PRO CYCLING TOUR APPOINTS 2008 TECHNICAL DIRECTORS FOR COMMERCE BANK TRIPLE CROWN OF CYCLING AND AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS TOUR OF PENNSYLVANIA Pro Cycling Tour (PCT) has named Robin Zellner and Andrea Bialick, two veteran cycling experts, as the technical directors for its 2008 Pennsylvania races – the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling and the all-new U-25 American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania, presented by Highmark Healthy High 5. "We are thrilled that Robin and Andrea are heading up the PCT technical team,” said Jerry Casale, chief operating officer of PCT. “Robin has great experience as a former pro and team manager, and his relationships in the sport will be very important to our races. Andrea's organizational skills, attention to detail and the respect she has from teams and officials complete the team we need to handle our top UCI events." Read the whole story |
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KICK-OFF PRESS CONFERENCE (Primary Opportunity)
WHEN: Monday, June 23at 11 a.m.
WHAT: Officials from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will join race organizers, competing cyclists, major sponsors American Eagle Outfitters® and Independence Blue Cross, Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Philadelphia Region, and the voice of cycling, Michael Aisner, to kick off the inaugural American Eagle Outfitters® Tour of Pennsylvania presented by Highmark Healthy High 5®. Read the whole story.
PHILADELPHIA – June 19, 2008 – Frankie Andreu can only chuckle when asked about his own transition out of cycling’s junior racing ranks and up to the senior level. The one-time Lance Armstrong lieutenant who started the Tour de France nine times says that back in his day the law of the jungle ruled. Read the whole story.
PHILADELPHIA – June 16, 2008 – Wicked wind, steamy temperatures and plenty of challenging terrain are just some of the factors sure to make the inaugural running of the American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania Presented By Highmark Healthy High 5® a race to remember. Read the whole story.
The American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania is a six day, 420 mile international stage race from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh featuring 120 of the world's best young bicycle racers. Twenty teams of racers under age 25 from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Republic of South Africa, and from around the United States have been selected to compete in this historic race across the state starting June 24 and ending June 29, 2008. Read the whole story.
SPECIAL DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO RONALD MCDONALD RECEPTION
South African Team to Compete for $150,000 in Tour of Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2008 – South Africa’s Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team will compete in a six-day stage race in the United States, offering a prize of $150,000, the world’s largest-ever purse for cyclists under age 25. Read the whole story.
Hernandez to Direct PA Lightning Team for Tour of PA
Michael Hernandez of Santa Cruz, CA has been named director sportif for the six man PA Lightning squad at the American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania June 24 to 29. Hernandez, 38, is a veteran cyclist, announcer, writer and team director with over two decades of experience in the sport. He most recently directed the Vanderkitten women’s elite cycling team at the Commerce Bank Triple Crown.
Click here to visit www.tourofpa.com for complete race information
Visit the Home of Pennsylvania Lightning.
Posters: Now Available - 2008 Triple Crown of Cycling Posters
PHILADELPHIA — June 7, 2008 -- Pro Cycling Tour has announced that Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Skinny Water has signed on as a sponsor of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling-
PHILADELPHIA – June 6, 2008 - 
PHILADELPHIA — June 5, 2008 -- Pro Cycling Tour has announced that Reading-based Berks Packing Company will once again sponsor the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling- 
PHILADELPHIA, PA (6/3/2008) - Fuji Bikes and Fuji Women are pleased to announce the sponsorship of the Miji Reoch Award to this year’s top Under-23 American woman finisher at the Commerce Bank Liberty Classic. 
The Pro Cycling Tour dream team is together again for the 24th year!! We are kicking off the Commerce Bank Triple Crown Cycling series here today in Allentown with the Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic. It will not only be a great day of racing but a chance for wonderful friends and family to come together again at our annual “reunion”. Pro Cycling Tour thanks everyone for being so supportive. Have a great day everyone!!!
Congrats to a super race put on by John Kelly! Canadian David Veilleux of the Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast team showed the kind of sprinting yesterday that made him U23 2006 Canadian road race and time trial champion. He won Baltimore's Kelly Cup after a hundred meter sprint for the line in front of title sponsor John Kelly and a "home" crowd from Kelly Benefit Strategies. 