Spaniard living with type 1 diabetes takes the climber's jersey as America's biggest one-day race returns after a decade away
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --Â David Lozano (ESP) of Team Novo Nordisk, the world's first all-diabetes professional cycling team, won the King of the Mountains classification at the Philadelphia Cycling Classic, leading the day's decisive breakaway over the Manayunk Wall and Lemon Hill on the return of America's most prestigious one-day professional race. Teammate Filippo Ridolfo (ITA) finished 12th.
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