A1. Kiel Reijnen in 2013 and 2014. Of note, for the final four editions the race ended atop the Manayunk Wall!
A2. German Petra Rossner, an Olympic and World Champion, “owned” this race for most of her career! She won it SEVEN times: 1996, 1998-2002 (!), and finally in 2004.
A3. “Fast Freddie” Fred Rodriguez! Fred won in 2000, 2001 (Overall and USPRO Champ), and 2004. He cemented his legend by winning another US Pro title (no longer held in Philly) in 2013 at nearly forty years of age!
A4. The first women’s race in 1994 also had a winner of legendary status: 1983 World Road Race Champion and 2x Olympian Marianne Berglund of Sweden.
A5. Italian Roberto Gaggioli won the race in 1988 ahead of Norwegian Dag-Otto Lauritzen. Third placed Ron Kiefel (7-Eleven) took the National Champion’s jersey. Prior to Gaggioli’s win all the CoreStates winners had been Americans: Eric Heiden, Thomas Prehn, and Tom Schuler. It is worth noting that beginning in 1987, Italian Gaggioli was based primarily in the United States.
A6. 2x Olympian Lyne Bessette of Canada triumphed here in 2003!
