Just minutes before the start of the Philadelphia International Championship and Women’s Liberty Classic cycling races! It's a beautiful day for a punishing ride...
We're here to bring you updates on the race -- and the spectator scene -- all day. You'll get reports from several knowledgable Daily News staffers: Don Russell, who enjoys cycling and, as beer expert Joe Sixpack, certainly knows "scenes"; Jon Snyder, another cycling enthusiast who is a graphic artist and Web designer at the Daily News (he created our interactive site on the race); Bob Cooney, who is covering the race for the Daily News; and Vance Lehmkuhl, the Daily News' online editor and a resident of Manayunk.
We'll also bring you live pictures from the race and the crowds enjoying it.