The Philadelphia Cycling Classic

{{Short description|American one-day road cycling race}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox cycling race

| name = The Philadelphia Cycling Classic

| current_event =

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| date = June

| region = United States

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| discipline = Road

| competition = 1.2 (2013)
1.1 (2014)
UCI Women's Road World Cup (2015)
UCI Women's WorldTour (2016)

| type = Road Race

| organiser =

| director = Robin Morton

| first = {{start date|2013}}

| number = 4

| final = 2016

| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|Evelyn Stevens|USA}}

| mostwins = {{flagathlete|Evelyn Stevens|USA}}
(2 wins)

| mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Megan Guarnier|USA}}

}}

The Philadelphia Cycling Classic was an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in the United States,{{cite web|url=http://women.cyclingfever.com/stage.html?etappe_idd=Mjk2NjU= |title=The Philadelphia Cycling Classic 2013 : Philadelphia - Philadelphia - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever! |publisher=Women.cyclingfever.com |date= |accessdate=May 19, 2014}} between 2013 and 2016. The race was established as a successor to the Liberty Classic, which was last held in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/finish-atop-manayunk-wall-to-spice-up-philadelphia-classic |title=Finish atop Manayunk wall to spice up Philadelphia Classic |last1=Malach |first1=Pat |date=January 28, 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=June 17, 2015}}

In 2015, the event became part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup, and was included in the inaugural UCI Women's World Tour the year after, but was discontinued after its fourth running.{{cite news|first1=Laura|last1=Weislo|first2=Jackie|last2=Tyson|first3=Kirsten|last3=Frattini|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/5-north-american-races-we-miss/|title=5 North American races we miss|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=February 18, 2021|accessdate=June 3, 2022|quote=Philly was the last great one-day race in the USA until its final edition in 2016 but maybe, one day, the streets of Manayunk will echo with the cheers of cycling fans once again.}}