Harlem Skyscraper Classic
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | Harlem, New York City |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | National calendar |
| Type | One-day race |
| Organiser | Unity Sports Productions |
| Race director | Richard Cox[1] |
| History | |
| First edition | 1973 |
| Editions | 51 (as of 2025) |
| Most recent |  Silias Motzkus (GER) |
| History (women) | |
| Most recent |  Kimberly Stoveld (USA) |
The Harlem Skyscraper Classic is a single-day road cycling race held on Father's Day in Harlem, New York City.
The race was founded by New York City Police Department officer David Walker as a way to encourage children to ride bicycles.[2] Upon his death in 2008, his son David C. Walker took over the running of the event, assisted by former professional cyclist John Eustice and his company Sparta Cycling.[3][4]
Winners
Men
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000[5] | .svg.png){kind=small} Jeffrey Hopkins |  Graeme Miller |  Rosevelt Marte |
| 2001-2002 | ? | ||
| 2003 |  Juan José Haedo | ||
| 2004 | ? | ||
| 2005[6] | Rosevelt Marte |  Alvaro Tardáguila | Kevin Molloy |
| 2006[7] | Gregory Wolf | John Loehner |  Lisban Quintero |
| 2007[8] | Amaury Pérez | Lisban Quintero | Adam Myerson |
| 2008[9] | Eric Barlevav | Rahsaan Bahati | Jake Keough |
| 2009[10] |  Jermaines Burrowes | Lisban Quintero | Douglas Repacholi |
| 2010[2] | Christian Grasmann | Leif Lampater | Melito Heredia |
| 2011[11] · [12] | Leif Lampater | Bobby Lea | Aníbal Borrajo |
| 2012[13] | Jake Keough |  Emile Abraham | Luke Keough |
| 2013[14] | Marcel Kalz |  Yondi Schmidt | Euris Vidal |
| 2014[15] |  Andreas Graf | Stalin Quiterio | Helmut Trettwer |
| 2015[16] | Evan Murphy |  Quinten Winkel | Mike Margarite |
| 2016[17] | Marcel Kalz | Luke Mudgway | Patrick Jones |
| 2017[18] | Thomas Gibbons | Hamzah Eastman | Stephen Hall |
| 2018[19] | Justin Williams | Shane Kline | Scott Law |
| 2019[20] | Justin Williams | Sean McElroy | César Marte |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||
| 2021[21] | Romello Crawford | Sam Rosenholtz | David Dawson |
| 2022 |  Alfredo Rodríguez | Daniel Estevez |  Clever Martínez |
| 2023 | Jamal John | Adam Alexander | Francisco Lara |
| 2024 | Sebastian Motzkus | Robin Carpenter | Andreas Mayr |
| 2025 | Silias Motzkus | Dario Rapps |  Jim Brown |
Women
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000[5] | Joanne Kiesanowski | Tania Duff-Miller | Elizabeth Varnai |
| 2001-2004 | ? | ||
| 2005[6] | Megan Esmonde | Rebecca Larson | Hannah Long |
| 2006[7] | Caryl Gale | Sarah Chubb Sauvayre | Camie Kornely |
| 2007[8] | Camie Kornely | Katherine Lambden | Sarah Chubb Sauvayre |
| 2008[9] | Jamie Nicholson-Leener | Lisa Jellett | Jacqueline Paull |
| 2009[10] | Rachel Herring | Colleen Hayduk | Jamie Nicholson-Leener |
| 2010[2] | Laura Van Gilder | Laura McCaughey | Kimberly Edwards |
| 2011[11] · [12] | Kristin Lotito | Kimberly Edwards | Caryl Gale |
| 2012[13] | Laura Van Gilder | Mandy Marquardt | Kimberly Edwards |
| 2013[14] | Amy Cutler | Fabienne Gerard | Sequoia Cooper |
| 2014[15] | Kristin Lotito | Gabriella Durrin | Emily Underwood |
| 2015[16] | Joanne Kiesanowski | Kendall Ryan | Emily Underwood |
| 2016[17] | Alysha Keith | Colleen Gulick | Emily Underwood |
| 2017[18] | Laura Van Gilder | Alysha Keith | Gray Pratton |
| 2018[22] | Samantha Schneider | Yussely Mendivil | .svg.png){kind=small} Caroline Baur |
| 2019[20] | Megan Jastrab | Rebecca Wiasak | Colleen Gulick |
| 2020 | annulé | ||
| 2021[21] | Melanie Wong | Tiffany Thomas | Colleen Gulick |
| 2022[23] | .svg.png){kind=small} Maggie Coles-Lyster |  Paola Muñoz | Kendall Ryan |
| 2023 | Emily Singleton | Katerina Gregoriou | Laura Van Gilder |
| 2024 | Kendall Ryan |  Amber Joseph | Colleen Glick |
| 2025 | Kimberly Stoveld | Claudia Marcks | Julianna Rutecki |
References
- ^ "History - Harlem Skyscaper Cycling Classic". teamunityinc.org. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic 2010: Results". cyclingnews.com. 22 June 2010.
- ^ J. David Goodman (21 June 2009). "A Harlem Tradition: Risking Scraped Skin for Cycling Glory". nytimes.com.
- ^ Daniel McMahon (18 June 2010). "For Harlem Cycling Classic promoter John Eustice, a cycling life keeps rolling". velonews.com.
- ^ a b "Results and Reports for June 17-18". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 18 June 2000..
- ^ a b "32nd Annual Skyscraper Harlem Cycling Classic". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 19 June 2005..
- ^ a b John Tomlinson (18 June 2006). "33rd Annual Skyscraper-Harlem Criterium - NE". autobus.cyclingnews.com..
- ^ a b "Harlem Skyscraper - New York, NY". velocityresults.com..
- ^ a b "Skyscraper Harlem Classic - NE 2008". autobus.cyclingnews.com..
- ^ a b "2009 David Walker Memorial Skyscraper Harlem Cycling Classic • Jun 21 2009". road-results.com..
- ^ a b "Lampater wins track format Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic Pro Race". velonation.com. 20 June 2011..
- ^ a b "Harlem Skyscraper Classic 2011: Results". cyclingnews.com. 20 June 2011..
- ^ a b "USA Crits: Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic 2012: Results". cyclingnews.com. 17 June 2012..
- ^ a b "Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic 2013: Results". cyclingnews.com. 17 June 2013..
- ^ a b "Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic • Jun 15 2014". road-results.com..
- ^ a b "Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic • Jun 21 2015". road-results.com..
- ^ a b "Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic • Jun 19 2016". road-results.com..
- ^ a b "Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic • Jun 18 2017". road-results.com..
- ^ "Harlem Skyscraper Classic 2018: Elite Men Results". cyclingnews.com. 18 June 2018..
- ^ a b "Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic • Jun 16 2019 • New York, NY". road-results.com..
- ^ a b "Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic • Jun 20 2021 • Manhattan, NY". road-results.com..
- ^ "Harlem Skyscraper Classic 2018: Elite Women Results". cyclingnews.com. 18 June 2018..
- ^ Rebecca Reza (20 June 2022). "Maggie Coles-Lyster outsprints rivals to victory in Harlem Classic". velonews.com..