2015 Philadelphia Cycling Classic
| 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup, race 6 of 10 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 7 June 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 118.26 km (73.48 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2h 58' 01" | ||||||||||||
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| Winner |
 Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
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(Boels–Dolmans) | |
| Second |
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
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(Wiggle–Honda) | |
| Third |
 Alena Amialiusik (BLR)
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(Velocio–SRAM) |
 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup
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| Races | ||||
| Round 1 | Ronde van Drenthe | |||
| Round 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | |||
| Round 3 | Tour of Flanders | |||
| Round 4 | La Flèche Wallonne | |||
| Round 5 | Tour of Chongming Island | |||
| Round 6 | The Philadelphia Cycling Classic | |||
| Round 7 | Sparkassen Giro | |||
| Round 8 | Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT | |||
| Round 9 | Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda | |||
| Round 10 | GP de Plouay-Bretagne | |||
| Teams and riders | ||||
| 2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders | ||||
The 2015 Philadelphia Cycling Classic, known as The Parx Casino Philly Cycling Classic for sponsorship purposes, was the sixth round of the 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup. It was held on 7 June 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The event had last appeared in the Women's Road World Cup in 2001, as the Liberty Classic.
On a six-lap course which climbed Manayunk Wall, an 800-metre (2,600 ft) long climb with an average gradient of 8 percent, at the end of each lap, Jasmin Glaesser (Optum–KBS) established an early breakaway, leading for two laps before being caught by the peloton. Her breakaway earned her sufficient "Queen of the Mountain" points for her to win that title. Further attacks were made, but none were successful. On the final ascent of Manayunk Wall, Lizzie Armitstead (Boels–Dolmans) won in a sprint, beating Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle–Honda) and Alena Amialiusik (Velocio–SRAM).
The organisers of the Philadelphia Cycling Classic indicated that they would invite the top twenty ranked UCI teams at the end of 2014, and then any further allocations would be assigned to highly ranked national teams and other UCI teams. A list of seventeen participating teams was published in March, just over 10 weeks prior to the race. Of those teams, Astana-Acca Due O, BePink-La Classica and Cycling Canada did not feature in the race, while further teams were added to feature 96 riders across 19 teams.
UCI Teams
The Philadelphia Cycling Classic follows a six-lap course near the Schuylkill River in northwest Philadelphia. It started and finished at the top of the Manayunk Wall, an 800-metre (2,600 ft) long climb which peaks at a gradient of 17 percent, though it only averages around 8 percent. The course also included climbs up Lemon Hill and Strawberry Mansion Drive. Each of the six laps is 19.71 kilometres (12.25 mi), giving a total race length of 118.26 kilometres (73.48 mi). "Queen of the Mountain" points were awarded for the first rider to the top of Manayunk Wall and Lemon Hill each lap, while an intermediate sprint was located roughly halfway along the outward section of the lap, where Kelly Drive intersects with Midvale Avenue.
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