2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour explained

The 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour is the second year of this elite men's professional road bicycle racing series organized by USA Cycling.

Levi Leipheimer (381 points) and the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (810 points) are the defending champion of the overall individual and team titles, respectively.

Events

The 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour consists of the following 16 one-day races and stage races:[1]

Dates Race name Location Winner Team Series Leader
February 17–24 2.HC
April 13 1.1 postponed postponed[2]
April 21–27 2.HC
May 4 U.S. Air Force Cycling Classichttps://web.archive.org/web/20080506092739/http://www.arlingtonsports.org/airforce/ (formerly the Crystal City Classic) 1.2 Colavita
May 25 Tour de Leelanauhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080209194104/http://www.tourdeleelanau.com/ 2.1
June 3 Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic (formerly Lancaster Classic) 1.1 Amore & Vita – McDonald's
June 5 1.1
June 8 1.HC
June 24–29 American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvaniahttp://www.tourofpa.com/ (U-25) 2.2 Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling
August 8–10 Rochester Omniumhttp://www.rochestercrit.com/ (formerly the Rochester Twilight Criterium) 1.2
August 17 N/A
August 22–24 Colorado Stage International Cycle Classichttps://web.archive.org/web/20080627023042/http://www.coloradostagebike.com/ N/A CANCELED[3]
August 30 CN
August 31 CN
September 6 Univest Grand Prixhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070930081522/http://www.spartacycling.com/ 1.2
September 8–14 2.1

References

  1. http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3365 USA Cycling: Sixteen-race 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour announced
  2. USA Cycling: Two changes to the 2008 USA Cycling Pro Tour announced (dated March 4, 2008) http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3460
  3. VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION TO CANCEL INAUGURAL COLORADO STAGE INTERNATIONAL CYCLE CLASSIC (dated July 1, 2008) https://web.archive.org/web/20110719064734/http://www.vvf.org/vvf/presscenter.aspx?mode=detail&id=co_stage7

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