Marlies Mejías García won the pro women's race at the 22nd Bucks County Classic on Sunday, Sept. 13, in Doylestown Borough. The Cuban rider surged past two former champions on the final uphill straightaway to reclaim a title she last held in 2024.

More than 300 cyclists from 21 states and eight countries, ages 3 to 70, competed on the 1.4-mile, eight-turn circuit through downtown. The course climbs 90 feet per lap, a grind that Cyclingnews called "the traditional conclusion for criterium racing in the US."

Rain soaked the early masters and amateur races. By the time the Penn Medicine Doylestown Health Pro Women lined up, the course was still slippery. A large crash on lap three split the field and left a 16-rider front group to contest the finish.

Mejías García, the 2024 champion and 2025 runner-up riding for Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28, took the lead on the final climb. Skylar Schneider, the 2023 winner from L39ION of Los Angeles, finished second. WorldTour rider Barbara Guarischi of SD Worx-ProTime grabbed third.

"I love this race and I decided at the last minute to go, and I'm so happy I did," Mejías García told Cyclingnews. She said the race was hard and the group shrank, but she felt strong. "I love an uphill power sprint, so when we came into the finish I knew I had a good chance."

Skies cleared for the pro races. The Thompson Pro Men's race produced a breakaway of five riders who lapped the field with 11 circuits remaining. Cade Bickmore of Team Cadence Cyclery pb Waldo Racing used lead-out pulls from teammates Sam Smith and Danny Summerhill on the final two laps to edge Julien Ruhe of Kelly Benefits Cycling at the line. Dillon Lee, also of Kelly Benefits, finished third. Michael Reidenbach of Total Civil Construction was fourth and Daniel Uhranowsky of Visit Pittsburgh fifth.

Crowds lined the entire course and packed the start-finish area at Main and Court streets for the afternoon pro races and the Jarrett Vaughan Builders Kids Race. The Doylestown Arts Festival ran alongside the event in the middle of the closed circuit.

MSH Productions LLC organized the Classic for the 22nd consecutive year. The Bucks County Classic traditionally closes the U.S. criterium season.