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Team Expanded at PCT to Lead Race Production
- By PCT Admin
- Published 03/10/2010
- 2010 Phila International Cycling Championship
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Race Details Announced!
- By PCT Admin
- Published 02/14/2010
- 2010 Phila International Cycling Championship
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Save the Date! First Sunday of June and the race is on!
- By PCT Admin
- Published 02/11/2010
- 2010 Phila International Cycling Championship
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PHILADELPHIA BICYCLE SHOW A NEW HIGHLIGHT FOR THIS YEAR
PHILADELPHIA BICYCLE SHOW SLATED FOR JUNE 4, 5 AND 6
- By PCT Admin
- Published 01/29/2010
- 2010 Phila International Cycling Championship
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25th Running of Race is Filled With Memories
- By PCT Admin
- Published 06/5/2009
- 2009. Phila. Int'l Championship . 25th anniversary
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The 25th running of the Philadelphia International Cycling
Championship is filled with memories. Jerry Casale, who helped found the race
with David Chauner, remembers the day a tree fell across the race course just
after the riders passed. With no time to call a tree surgeon, Jerry enlisted
the aid of the spectators who all pulled together and moved the massive tree off
of the course… just in time for the next lap.
Philadelphia’s Advanced Sports well Represented at Bike Race
- By PCT Admin
- Published 06/4/2009
- 2009. Phila. Int'l Championship . 25th anniversary
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PHILADELPHIA, PA
(June 4, 2009) – Philadelphia-based Advanced
Sports, Inc. (ASI) owns four
bicycles brands. Of those brands, Fuji & Kestrel bikes will be ridden by a
total of five professional teams competing at the 25th Annual TD Bank
Philadelphia International Pro Cycling Championships. On the men’s side, Spanish-based team
Fuji-Servetto and Austria-based team Elk Haus will be aboard Fuji race bikes.
Two women’s teams will also ride Fujis including Germany’s Equipe Nurnberger and
New Zealand-based Jazz Apple. U.S.-based men’s team
Rock Racing will be aboard ASI’s Kestrel brand
bicycles.
Your Chance to Ride with Rock Racing!
- By PCT Admin
- Published 06/4/2009
- 2009. Phila. Int'l Championship . 25th anniversary
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PHILADELPHIA, PA
(June 4, 2009) – One of the most exciting bicycle teams in the country, Rock
Racing, will visit Deptford’s Peddler’s Shop for a meet and greet session and
group bike ride, Friday, June 5th starting at 11am.
Rock Racing, a
U.S.-based professional cycling team, is one of the most notable teams
competing in Sunday’s Philadelphia International Championship. The team which is
sponsored by Philadelphia-based bicycle manufacturer, Kestrel, boasts top
rider
Freddy Rodriguez who is the former U.S. Professional Champion. “Fast Freddy” is
one of the fastest sprinters in the country and will be one of the riders to
watch toward the end of the 156-mile race. Other Rock Racing riders include Nic
Sanderson, David Vitoria, Jamey Driscoll and David Tanner.
ProTour Team Fuji-Servetto to Visit Cadence Cycling Foundation
- By PCT Admin
- Published 06/4/2009
- 2009. Phila. Int'l Championship . 25th anniversary
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PHILADELPHIA, PA
(May 28, 2009) – One of the most elite bicycle teams in the world,
Fuji-Servetto, will visit Philadelphia’s Cadence Cycling Foundation (CCF), a
non-profit created to introduce competitive cycling to Philadelphia-area youth
on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 2pm.
TD Bank Is One Of The Nation’s Most Dynamic Financial Services Organizations.
- By PCT Admin
- Published 06/4/2009
- 2009. Phila. Int'l Championship . 25th anniversary
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Although our name has changed, our commitment to being “
PREVIOUS WINNERS OF PHILADELPHIA, LANCASTER AND READING
- By PCT Staff
- Published 06/3/2009
- 2009. Phila. Int'l Championship . 25th anniversary
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Philadelphia International Championship
2008 Matti Breschel (DEN) CSC 6:14:47
2007 Juan-Jose Haedo (ARG) CSC 5:45:51
2006 Greg Henderson (NZL) Health Net – Maxxis 6.13.53
TD BANK PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FACTOIDS 2009
- By PCT Staff
- Published 06/3/2009
- 2009. Phila. Int'l Championship . 25th anniversary
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Spectator estimates were 50,000 in 1985 and over 300,000 today.
The average speed of the riders is approximately 25 miles per hour for the entire 156 mile race.
A rider’s average speed up the wall is 8 to 18 miles per hour, depending upon the rider, which lap, and what their role is on the team.
COMMONLY USED CYCLING TERMS AND STRATEGIES
- By PCT Staff
- Published 06/3/2009
- 2009. Phila. Int'l Championship . 25th anniversary
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ATTACK — A sudden attempt to get away from another rider.
BLOCKING — When a rider tries to get in the way of other riders, usually done as part of a team strategy to slow down the main field when other team members are ahead in a breakaway.
BONK — Known as “hitting the wall” in marathon running, this is when a rider completely runs out of energy.
STORY & PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUILD-UP TO BIKE RACE
- By PCT Staff
- Published 06/3/2009
- 2009. Phila. Int'l Championship . 25th anniversary
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Schedule of Story Opportunities:
WEDNESDAY or THURSDAY, June 3 or 4, 2009
Learn what the pros know about beating the Manayunk Wall. How do you train for lap after lap up a grueling 17% grade, especially when you’re starting from a nearly complete stop? What’s it like to ride through Manayunk with the crowds going crazy?
Plus, area amateur cyclists can test their own grit on the same course that the pros will ride by registering for the Philly Fun Ride – get tips on how to make it the ride of your life!