August 23, 2022
Michael Matthews, Dylan Gruenwegen, Nelson Bowles, Quinn Simmons and US National Champion Kyle Murphy are among the top riders scheduled for Labor Day weekend.
Baltimore, Merilenda /Endurance sports / – The dynamic duo of runners from Team BikeExchange-Jayco Michael Matthews Australia and Dylan Groenwegen from the Netherlands, both this year’s Tour de France stage winners and the new American stars Nelson Paulis No EF Education-EasyPost komandas un Karaliene Simmons From Team Trek-Segafredo, also the current US National Champion Kyle Murphy Team Human Powered Health, the name of the preliminary roster of riders scheduled to compete in the upcoming Maryland Cycling Classic sponsored by UnitedHealthcare on September 4, 2022.
The Maryland Cycling Classic is America’s premier professional one-day cycling event and will feature 16 teams of seven cyclists per team. Each team is registered and licensed under a national name, but may include athletes representing different countries. The Maryland Cycling Classic is expected to host athletes from more than 20 countries, including current and former Tour de France and Olympic winners and national champions. The teams and riders will feature a unique mix of World Tour (top level), professional teams and continental teams from nine countries, highlighted by clubs from four continents (North and South America, Africa and Europe).
Over the past several years, Matthews has been one of the classic one-dayers on the world circuit, while Groenwegen has established himself as one of the fastest sprinters.
“I’m excited to race in America again, it’s been a while since I’ve been there,” he said Matthewswho finished 2ndthe second abbreviation Overall at the 2015 World Championships held in Richmond, Virginia. “This was my last race at the USA World Championships and I’m looking forward to seeing our American fans again. We have a strong team there, and looking at the track, it looks like it’s built for a different kind of use. We’ll have to see how the race plays out. It will be. It’s exciting and I can’t wait for this competition to start!”
Born in California, Paules was America’s top finisher at this year’s Tour de France at age 13In the tenth. He was also America’s top finisher at last year’s world championships, finishing fifthIn the tenth. Simmons took part in several stages of the Tour de France this year, proving at the age of 21 that he is a key player for his American-based team.
“I’ve never been to Baltimore, so it will be a new experience for me,” he said. Blowwalls, the first Indian to compete in the Tour de France. “I absolutely love the East Coast and am excited to see what it has to offer. It’s really special that we can compete in America this year. I was unable to participate in the national tournament due to the time of the Tour de France. , so I am really excited about the opportunity to compete in America for the first time in 2022. I’m glad it’s in a new place. I’m looking forward to the inaugural Maryland Cyclocross Classic and I think we have a really strong team. Hopefully we can put on a good show for the fans in America.”
Several additional American stars will be featured, highlighted by Human Powered Health’s Robin Carpentera native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has won the US Pro Challenge, Tour of Utah and Tour of Britain, and was the 2016 Tour of Alberta (Canada) overall champion. Colin Joyce from the United States, who won the Tour of Alberta, Tour of Denmark and Tour of Norway in his career; In addition, the former national racing champion became a superstar in Gravel Racing Alex Howes From EF Education – EasyPost. Howes has won the US Pro Challenge and the Tour of Alberta and is an American fan favorite.
Among the international highlights: Team Israel-Premier Tech .runner Giacomo Nizzolo from Italy, last year’s Giro d’Italia stage winner and Septembris Vanmarks Belgium, one of the best classic one-dayers on the world circuit in the past decade, whose last North American victory came eight years ago at the Tour of Alberta; A hike in Segafredo Tony Gallopin From France, which has won both Tour de France and Tour of Spain stages, and Latvia Toma Scoggins, who won three stages at the Tour of California and always raced well in America; Human powered health runner Arvid de Klein From the Netherlands and current Canadian national champion Pierre Andre Cottier; 2022 Colombian Tour Champion Fabio Duarte Colombia and youth Oscar Seville, 45, from Spain, is in the top 10 on all three major tours (France, Italy and Spain); The BikeExchange-Jayco team Damien Hewson From Australia, former U23 World Time Trial Champion and 4thIn the tenth Final Status 2018 Colorado Classic; Former Canadian National Champion Matthew Dal Sin Toronto Hustle; The young Dutch sprinter Marena van den Berga From EF Education-EasyPost, winner of two stages of the French Tour de l’Avenir in 2021.
Other notable Americans include: Members of the US National Team Scott McGill of Fallston, MD, who recently won two stages at the Tour of Portugal and Tyler states from Arizona, who finished second at the US Nationals and won the Redlands Bicycle Classic earlier this spring; Sean Quinn California and EF Education-EasyPost team; California Tyler Williams And Thai Magner from Georgia, former Tour of Utah winner L39ION of Los Angeles; ’21 to 23-year-old national champion during trial, Michael GarrisonNo Huggins Bermann Accion komandas.
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About the Maryland Cycling Classic powered by UnitedHealthcare
The inaugural Maryland Cycling Race, powered by UnitedHealthcare, the first one-day international cycling race in America sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and USA Cycling, and the first Maryland Cycling Race, will be held on September 4, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. The world’s best cyclists will compete, including Tour de France participants, national champions, world champions and Olympians from more than 20 countries. The Maryland Cycling Classic, powered by UnitedHealthcare, is part of a three-day celebration of community health and wellness that includes participatory events, an interactive festival and local food and drink, among other fun family-friendly activities. The race is sanctioned by the citizens of Maryland and Baltimore, and is owned and operated by the Maryland Sports and Entertainment Corporation. The event is managed and promoted by industry leaders Medalist Sports and KOM Sports Marketing. Learn more about the Maryland Cycling Classic, powered by UnitedHealthcare, at www.marylandcyclingclassic.us.
