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Meg Elliot

'It’s going to be spectacular' - America's biggest bike race to return after a ten-year hiatus

Cyclists under a bridge.

The Philadelphia Cycling Classic is set to return to the US city next summer, after its 32-year-run ended in 2017 due to a lack of sponsorship, it was announced this week.

The task to revive the race fell to local businessmen Carlos Rogers, Eric Robbins and former mayor Michael Nutter. They worked out that the Classic would cost around $2 million, to cover city services, prize money and accommodation for visiting cyclists, and last year secured a deal with national propane-provider, AmeriGas, to continue the race.

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