2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour

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:http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3365 USA Cycling: Sixteen-race 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour announced Dates Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Series Leader February 17–24 AMGEN Tour of California California 2.HC Levi Leipheimer USA Team Astana Levi Leipheimer USA April 13 U.S. Open Cycling Championships Richmond, Virginia 1.1 postponed postponedUSA 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 April 21–27 Tour de Georgia Georgia 2.HC Kanstantsin Sivtsov BLR Team High Road Levi Leipheimer USA May 4 U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic (formerly the Crystal City Classic) Arlington, Virginia 1.2 Lucas Sebastian Haedo ARG Colavita Levi Leipheimer USA May 25 Tour de Leelanau Traverse City, Mich. 2.1 Taylor Tolleson USA BMC Racing Team Levi Leipheimer USA June 3 Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic (formerly Lancaster Classic) Allentown, Pa. 1.1 Yuri Metlushenko UKR Amore & Vita – McDonald's Levi Leipheimer USA June 5 Commerce Bank Reading Classic Reading, Pa. 1.1 Óscar Sevilla ESP Rock Racing Levi Leipheimer USA June 8 Commerce Bank International Championship Philadelphia, Pa. 1.HC Matti Breschel DEN Team CSC Levi Leipheimer USA June 24–29 American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania (U-25) Pennsylvania 2.2 David Veilleux CAN Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling Levi Leipheimer USA August 8–10 Rochester Omnium (formerly the Rochester Twilight Criterium) Rochester, N.Y. 1.2 Dominique Rollin USA Toyota United Levi Leipheimer USA August 17 USA Cycling Professional Criterium Championships Downers Grove, Ill. N/A Rahsaan Bahati USA Rock Racing Levi Leipheimer USA August 22–24 Colorado Stage International Cycle Classic Colorado N/A CANCELEDVAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION TO CANCEL INAUGURAL COLORADO STAGE INTERNATIONAL CYCLE CLASSIC (dated July 1, 2008) August 30 USA Cycling Professional Time Trial Championships Greenville, South Carolina CN David Zabriskie USA Team Garmin–Chipotle Levi Leipheimer USA August 31 USA Cycling Professional Road Championships Greenville, South Carolina CN Tyler Hamilton USA Rock Racing Levi Leipheimer USA September 6 Univest Grand Prix Souderton, Pa. 1.2 Lucas Euser USA Team Garmin–Chipotle Levi Leipheimer USA September 8–14 Tour of Missouri Missouri 2.1 Christian Vande Velde USA Team Garmin–Chipotle Christian Vande Velde USA References "Vande Velde Wins Season Long Point Race" * USA Cycling Professional Tour, 2008 USA