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The Reading Classic, the second leg of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling, will be held June 5, 2008.

Some 500 cyclists, professionals and amateurs, are expected to race on the streets of downtown Reading.

Festivities will begin at 9 a.m. with an outdoor expo where fans can visit booths of local businesses.

Starting at 10 a.m., the elite men’s teams will take to the course for a 35-mile criterium, or short race, followed by the 25-mile women’s elite race at 11:15 a.m.

The pros are scheduled at 1 p.m. for the grueling 75-mile race, expecting to end at 4-4:30 p.m.


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