The Pro Cycling Tour kicks off this week with the Wachovia Cycling Series: US racing's premiere week of bike racing fireworks, culminating with the longest-running, richest and most hotly contested bike race of the year, the Wachovia US Pro Championship in downtown Philadelphia.

Now in its 19th year, a rite of summer and a citywide party, the race draws crowds over half a million strong, sees live TV coverage, attracts an excellent international field, this year including six European teams, and is one of US Postal's rare stateside appearances, along with featuring all the most ferocious US talent and competition.

The Daily Peloton kicks off its Philly Week coverage with previews and startlists at the links below, and you can follow all the action as it develops on our US Pro Hub Page!

Rodriguez & Klasna. Photo by Scott Schaffrick.

Course Maps, Start Lists and Previews

Wachovia Cycling Series: Lancaster

Wachovia Cycling Series: Trenton

Wachovia 2003 US Pro Championship