Here are some riders to watch in Sunday's TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship and women's Liberty Classic:
Men
Robert Förster
Team: United Healthcare
Skinny: This veteran German sprinter, now entering his 12th year as a pro, has competed in nearly every race in Europe, including all three grand tours. He helped his team to 60 top- three finishes and more than 20 wins last season. He won six races and was in the top three 14 times.
Francisco Mancebo
Team: Competitive Cyclist
Skinny: Mancebo has finished all three grand tours, including seven rides in the Tour de France, where he placed in the top 10 five times. Named the best young rider in the 2000 Tour de France, he was fourth in the 2005 Tour de France and first in the 2004 Spanish National Road Race Championships.
Brad Huff
Team: Jelly Belly P/B Kenda
Skinny: A native of Fair Grove, Mo., the sprinter won the 2011 Dana Point Grand Prix, Frozen Waffle Road Race, Tour of Lawrence Criterium, and the Sprint Classification of the Glenco Gran Prix.
Alexander Efimkin
Team: Type-1 Sanofi
Skinny: The Russian won the 2011 Tour of Turkey and had top 10 finishes at the Queen Stage of the Tour of California, the US Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado, and Switzerland's GP Lugano in February.
Eric Young
Team: Bissell Pro Cycling
Skinny: The resident of Boulder, Colo., was the 2011 U.S. national criterium champion and was first in 2012 Tour of the Gila overall points classification.
Women
Giorgia Bronzini
Team: Pasta Zara
Skinny: She is a two-time and current UCI World Road Race Champion and the defending Liberty Classic champion.
Rochelle Gilmore
Team: Faren Honda
Skinny: She has 32 career wins, including a 2011 stage win at the Tour of Qatar and multiple UCI track world cup and Australia national wins.
Theresa Cliff-Ryan
Team: Exergy Twenty12
Skinny: She was a stage winner at the 2012 Exergy Tour, ninth at the 2011 Liberty Classic, and among the top 10 in the women's Giro d'Italia.
Ina Teutenberg
Team: Specialized lululemon
Skinny: She is a four-time Liberty Classic winner and the current German national road race champ. She was a stage winner at the 2012 Exergy Tour. She has for wins in 2012 and 165 career victories.
