The Reading Classic was an annual

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event held in

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from 2006 to 2008. In its inaugural year, the 2006 Reading Classic was part of the

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on the United States' Pro Cycling Tour (PCT), and served as a remplacement of the Trenton Classic. The men's elite event is ranked 1.1 by the

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(UCI), the sport's governing body, and is part of the

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Men's results

;2006 results :1.

Greg Henderson Gregory Henderson (born 10 September 1976) is a New Zealand former professional track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2017. His career includes winning the scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in r ...

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:2.

Sergey Lagutin Sergey Lagutin (; born 14 January 1981) is a former professional road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2018 for seven different teams, and represented both Russia and Uzbekistan in competition. He now works as a direc ...

, Navigators Insurance Cycling Team :3. Danny Pate, Team TIAA-CREF ;2007 results :1.

Bernhard Eisel Bernhard Eisel (born 17 February 1981) is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2019 for the , , , and teams. Following his retirement, he worked as an analyst and presenter for Eurosport ...

, T-Mobile Team :2.

Alejandro Barrajo Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksandr ...

, Rite Aid Pro Cycling :3. Oleg Grishkin, Navigators Insurance Cycling Team ;2008 results :1.

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, Rock Racing :2.

Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen (born 17 May 1987) is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam . He was ranked as no. 3 in the world by UCI as of 31 August 2009, when he was 22 years old. He is known as an all-rounder, having ...

, Team High Road :3.

, Team High Road

Women's results

;2006 results :1. Ina Teutenberg, T-Mobile Women :2. Katherine Carroll, Victory Brewing Pro Cycling Team :3.

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, Advil-Chapstick USA ;2007 results :1. Ina Teutenberg, T-Mobile Women :2. Theresa Cliff Ryan, Verducci Breakaway Racing :3. Laura Van Gilder, Cheerwine ;2008 results :1. Ina Teutenberg, Team High Road :2. Joanne Kiesanowski,

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:3. Laura Van Gilder, Cheerwine

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Pro Cycling Tour (PCT)
Cycle races in the United States Sports in Reading, Pennsylvania Women's road bicycle races Recurring sporting events established in 2006 2006 establishments in Pennsylvania UCI America Tour races 2008 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2008 {{Pennsylvania-sport-stub

Men's results

Women's results

See also

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