Did you ride your bike yet? With the first signs of spring in the air I think it is a good time to revisit my year round documenting project capturing Philadelphia’s cycling culture. (Which is BTW totally different than the Dutch culture I am used to…)
What do you think? Besides the #PhillyBikeRace, am I missing something here? What should I focus on to capture the essence of what goes around in Philly?
Professional road racing is returning to Philadelphia after a one-year hiatus. The UCI 1.1 Independence Classic is scheduled for June 3, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA, as officially announced in September 2017.
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caption: In this June 5, 2016 file photo local pro-cyclist and favorite Robin Carpenter of team Holowesko/Citadel waves during the rider presentation at the start of the 2016 Philadelphia Cycling Classic.(Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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caption: In this June 7, 2015 file photo pro-cyclist competing in the Parx Casino Cycling Classic are seen attacking at the steepest section of the Manayunk Wall. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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caption: In this June 1, 2014 file photo Evelyn Stevens is seen celebrating on the podium after winning the 2014 Parx Casino Cycling Classic in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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‘independence Classic’ in Philadelphia, PA
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With a three-decade history of being named one of the major one-day race events in the USA, The former Philadelphia International Cycling Classic (A.K.A Manayunk Wall Bike Race) is held on a 12.3 miles long lap, partly urban, partly hilly roads, mostly in the NorthWest Section of Philadelphia, PA.
Check Also:
Cycling Culture board
on iStockPhoto!
Many more relevant RF images
of the local bike culture!
Members of U.S. and Canadian collegiate rowing teams compete in the Olympic length of 2000 meters of the Dad Vail Regatta, on the Schuylkill River, in Philadelphia, PA, on May 12, 2017. With over a hundred competing teams the three-day long Dad Vail Regatta is the largest regular intercollegiate rowing event in the United States.
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