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The Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling is recognized nationally and internationally as America’s most prestigious series of professional road races. It brings the pageantry of a world-class peloton to three Pennsylvania cities in a unique downtown format that exists nowhere else in North and South America. It attracts hundreds of the top professional and elite male and female cyclists from some 25 nations. It supports close to 1,000 amateur cyclists with ancillary events each year. And it has showcased the speed, strength and endurance of the sport to the roar of literally millions of people over the years.
The 2008 edition of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling will kick off in Allentown on June 3, tear through Reading on June 5 and culminate in its grand finale in Philadelphia on June 8. All three Commerce Bank events are part of the UCI Elite Calendar and the USA Cycling Pro Tour Calendar.
| 2008 Men's Pro Cycling Tour Schedule | Date | Course |
| Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic (Pro Men) | 06.03.08 | Allentown, PA |
| Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic (Elite Amateur) | 06.03.08 | Allentown, PA |
| Commerce Bank Reading Classic (Pro Men) | 06.05.08 | Reading, PA |
| Commerce Bank Reading Classic (Elite Amateur) | 06.05.08 | Reading, PA |
| Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship | 06.08.08 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2008 Women's Pro Cycling Tour Schedule | Date | Course |
| Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic (Women) | 06.03.08 | Allentown, PA |
| Commerce Bank Reading Classic (Women) | 06.05.08 | Reading, PA |
| Commerce Bank Liberty Classic (Women) | 06.08.08 | Philadelphia, PA |
Commerce Bank Race Parade Kicks off Philly Weekend.
Photos courtesy of Paul McKelvey, Vero Image. Click here for more photos.
COMMERCE BANK READING CLASSIC PROVES THIRD YEAR IS A CHARM
PHILADELPHIA – June 5, 2008 - Oscar Sevilla unleashed a bold solo attack in the waning moments of Thursday’s Commerce Bank Reading Classic, then held on for victory at the second round of the Triple Crown of Cycling series. Read the whole story.
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
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
Team to Watch Slipstream-Chipotle
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Back in January, at the official unveiling of the 2008 Slipstream-Chipotle team in Boulder, Colorado, Jonathan Vaughters made a profound request. The former pro racer turned team general manager asked fans and the media to remember that cycling is a hard sport. He asked them to understand that to fail is human. And most importantly he asked them to look beyond the traditional metrics of success, and judge his Slipstream team by a different set of criteria.
Read the whole story.
Team Preview: High Road
Team High Road comes to Philadelphia with big ambitions and the winners of both the men and the women’s 2007 Commerce Bank Triple Crown series. Bernhard Eisel and Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won five of the six races on offer last year and come prepared to defend their titles..Read the whole story.
Team Preview: Rock Racing
May 22, 2008: Norristown, PA… Spend even just a few minutes talking bike racing with Michael Ball, and it’s clear the Rock Racing team owner is as passionate as they come. The man behind the Southern California-based Rock & Republic high-fashion label has brought that same marketing savvy and flair to his upstart cycling team. The squad has earned a reputation as cycling’s new bad boys, sporting menacing black uniforms, and rolling up to races in Cadillacs with tinted windows. Read the whole story.
2008 Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling Team Review
PHILADELPHIA – May 22, 2008 - Olympians from then and now, current and former world champions, and a host of Tour de France talent will descend on southeastern Pennsylvania in early June, all there to contest the prestigious Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling. Read the whole story.
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S TEAMS NAMED FOR COMMERCE BANK LIBERTY CLASSIC
Top European squads to do battle against best of U.S.
PHILADELPHIA – May 13, 2008 - Organizers of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling have announced the 20 professional women’s teams that will contest a three-race battle in southeastern Pennsylvania in early June. At stake is a $34,000 prize purse that includes $5000 for the overall series winner. Read the whole story.
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.
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. 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. 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. Read the whole story
Commerce Bank Adopt a Team program at Bluford Elementary School is Tops with Kids…
CSC riders meet and greet the 4th, 5th & 6th graders at Bluford Elementary school during a Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling assembly. Riders shared their professional cycling stories with students who shared their enthusiasm and team cheer posters with the team. Commerce Bank presented Bluford Elementary School with a $5000 check to be put toward future health and fitness programs.
Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic Winner
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.
Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic Press Conference
Allentown, PA (June 2, 2008) Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic kicks off with press conference. Attendees included dignitaries from Commerce, Lehigh Valley and the City as well as riders from Colavita and Rite Aid teams.
Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Womens Race – results are in!
ELITE MEN RESULTS IN!
The elite amateur race concluded with a two man breakaway for much of the race. Top three finishers are: Dave Fuentes, Edwin Bull and Jason Snow.
SCOTT EGGERT CHOSEN FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM.
Scott Eggert composed and music directed Circle of Stone's productions of The New Earth, The Book of Angels, Lettuce Alone, Lettuce Together, How the Chicken Got its Pluck and The Beet Goes On. He is an accomplished musician with almost twenty years of professional experience. He plays piano in New York's Nationwide Band and performs in a Native American voice/drum ensemble. He is versed in many different musical styles including Classical, Jazz, Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Folk, World Music, and the metaphysics of sound. Read the whole story.
Allentown Brew Works Hosts Press!
The Allentown Brew Works has opened its doors to the international press corps descending on Allentown for the Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic.. Read the whole story.
Dine Like The Pros - Tuesday, June 3 at 6:30 p.m.
PISTACHIOS NEW TIME 8 PM
Several area fine dining restaurants are hosting post-race dinners for the international men’s teams. Stop in and support these restaurants by enjoying your own after-race meal at one of these establishments, and while you’re there, meet the cyclists who will have impressed you earlier in the day with their drive and tenacity on the race course. Read the whole story.
COMMERCE BANK ADOPT A TEAM PROGRAM KICKS OFF IN ALLENTOWN!
Thursday May 29th was a great day for the students, teachers and staff of Jefferson Elementary School in Allentown…and it was a great day for Team Colavita as well. Read the whole story.
PRO CYCLISTS PEDAL INTO AREA SCHOOLS TO PROMOTE BIKE SAFETY
Allentown, Pa. (May 30, 2008) – Professional Cyclists from the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling will pedal into Allentown schools shortly before the Lehigh Valley Classic kicks off on June 3, to promote fitness and to share their racing expertise with children in the city. Read the whole story.
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
| PRO CYCLING TOUR SELECTS LEHIGH VALLEY AS INTERNATIONAL BICYCLE RACE SITE |
| (01/31/2008) |
‘Lehigh Valley Classic’ Tapped As First Leg of 2008 Commerce Bank Triple Crown Norristown, PA (January 31, 2008) - Pro Cycling Tour, LLC, organizers of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling, announced today that the Lehigh Valley will host the first leg of the 2008 three-event international professional cycling series to take place on June 3rd , 5th and 8th . The 24th annual Philadelphia International Cycling Championship will continue to anchor what became an all-Pennsylvania series in 2006. Allentown will replace Lancaster as the kick-off event on June 3rd at 2pm, with Reading hosting the second leg, for the third consecutive year on June 5th . Read the entire article |
COMMERCE BANK READING CLASSIC PROVES THIRD YEAR IS A CHARM
PHILADELPHIA – June 5, 2008 - Oscar Sevilla unleashed a bold solo attack in the waning moments of Thursday’s Commerce Bank Reading Classic, then held on for victory at the second round of the Triple Crown of Cycling series. Read the whole story.
ELITE AMATEUR MEN RACE PHOTOS
Singer Selected for the National Anthem for the Commerce Bank Reading Classic…
Helen Jenkins, an employee at St. Joseph Medical Center, will perform the national anthem before the crowds gathered for the Commerce Bank Reading Classic. Helen is also a local jazz vocalist, known as Toni, who performs in and around Berks County.
Jimmie Kramer’s The Peanut Bar Restaurant Since 1924
Commerce Bank Reading Classic International Media Headquarters Read the whole story.
READING CELEBRATES THE COMMERCE BANK READING CLASSIC
CITY GEARS UP FOR 2008 COMMERCE BANK READING CLASSIC
Opportunities Are Growing for Community & Family Involvement
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. Read the whole story
CSC’s Breschel scores dramatic sprint win
June 8, 2008: Philadelphia, PA… On paper, Team CSC looked to be an underdog at the Philadelphia International Championship. The Danish-based team has been besieged by injuries this season and only sent six of a possible eight riders to contest the 2008 Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling series.Read the whole story.
Dutchwoman Beltman solos to victory
June 8, 2008: Philadelphia, PA… Like Big Brown at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg came up short in her bid to sweep the Triple Crown. But unlike the heavily favored horse, Teutenberg had teammates to fall back on. Read the whole story.
Jr. PCT Results are in!!
The results are in for the Junior PCT race that took place during the Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship. Zach Noonan took first place. Other results are: Matthew Baranoski(2nd), Filip Capala(3rd), Stephen Koelbl(4th), Juan Carmona(5th), Benjamin Salibra(6th) and Charles Hanlon(7th)
COMMERCE BANK PARADE PUMPS UP FANS WITH PARADE AND RALLY AT LOVE PARK
Riders, team cars and media vehicles rolled through Center City on Friday, June 6 at lunchtime to kick-off the Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship race with a parade around town. Cyclists representing the best of the world’s pro teams rode caravan-style through Center City stopping at Commerce Bank stores at 19th & Market, Broad & Sansom and 15th & JFK Boulevard before finishing at Love Park for a noontime press conference. Click here for photos.
Commerce Bank Race Parade Kicks off Philly Weekend.
Photos courtesy of Paul McKelvey, Vero Image. Click here for more photos.
LIVE COVERAGE VIA WPVI (ABC-TV) CHANNEL 6, PHILA.
Walter Perez, ABC Sports Anchor, covered the Lehigh Valley Classic and offered this race report.
Live coverage begins in Action News, Sunday morning. Watch the race start on Action News at 9am (runs 'til 10:30am). WPVI then comes on wall to wall from 11:30 to noon. Watch coverage on Action News at noon, and back at 1pm until the end of race a little after 3pm.
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!
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
CITY GEARS UP FOR
COMMERCE BANK PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
PHILADELPHIA – May 28, 2008 -- On Sunday, June 8, more than 300 of the world's top men and women professional cyclists will descend on the streets of Philadelphia to compete in the Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship and Liberty Classic. For the 24th consecutive year, the world’s eyes will be on Philly as these riders take part in what is the longest-running -- and largest -- single-day, pro cycling event in North America. Read the whole story.
CALLING ALL JUNIOR RIDERS: QUALIFYING EVENTS SET FOR JUNIOR PCT AT COMMERCE BANK PHILADELPHIA CHAMPIONSHIP IN JUNE
PHILADELPHIA (March 28, 2008) – 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.
The event will take place after the finish of the women’s race (Commerce Bank Liberty Classic) and approximately on lap six of the men’s event while the pros are out on the course.There will be a mandatory rider check-in at 22nd Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on the day of the race, Sunday, June 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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| 70,000 ACTIVE CONSUMERS EXPECTED AT LIFESTYLE EXPOS DURING COMMERCE BANK TRIPLE CROWN OF CYCLING EVENTS |
| (03/14/2008) |
 Exhibitors at Pro Cycling Tour Races Win Big with Family Fun, Free Stuff & EducationConsumer product companies and community organizations wanting direct access to active adults and families will find them – in droves – during the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling events this June. Cycling, fitness and sports enthusiasts from the region will swarm to the Triple Crown Lifestyle Expos to get ideas on the perfect bicycle, see the latest cycling fashions, find out how to choose a helmet, discover what to eat to avoid the “bonk” while cycling or running, and to learn more about other sporting and community events. Read the whole story |
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