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

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 series organized by USA Cycling

USA Cycling

USA Cycling or USAC, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States. It covers the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, BMX and collegiate racing...

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Levi Leipheimer

Levi Leipheimer

Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...

 (381 points) and the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (810 points) are the defending champion

2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour

The 2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour is the inaugural year of a professional road bicycle racing series organized by USA Cycling.Levi Leipheimer and the team won the overall individual and team titles respectively. Leipheimer finished the season with 381 points over teammate George Hincapie,...

 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:

Dates	Race Name	Location	UCI Rating UCI race classifications The Union Cycliste Internationale , the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale....	Winner	Team	Series Leader
February 17-24	AMGEN Tour of California	California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	2.HC		Team Astana
April 13	U.S. Open Cycling Championships U.S. Open Cycling Championships The inaugural U. S. Open Cycling Championships is a road bicycle racing event that was held April 7, 2007 and ran from Williamsburg to Richmond, Virginia. The race was broadcast nationally in the United States on NBC Sports from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time....	Richmond, Va. Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...	1.1	postponed	postponed
April 21-27	Tour de Georgia Tour de Georgia The Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,...	Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...	2.HC		Team High Road
May 4	U.S. Air Force Cycling Classichttp://www.arlingtonsports.org/airforce/ (formerly the Crystal City Classic)	Arlington, Va.	1.2		Colavita
May 25	Tour de Leelanau Tour de Leelanau Tour de Leelanau was a USA Cycling road bicycle racing event held annually from 2005 to 2008 in Leelanau County, Michigan .... http://www.tourdeleelanau.com/	Traverse City, Mich. Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...	2.1		BMC Racing Team BMC Racing Team BMC Racing Team is a UCI ProTeam title sponsored by BMC Racing, a Swiss-based bicycle frame manufacturer. The team is co-owned by American cyclist Jim Ochowicz, who founded the 7-Eleven Cycling Team, and is managed by Gavin Chilcott with assistance from directeur sportif John Lelangue.The team...
June 3	Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic Lancaster Classic The Tom Bamford Lancaster Classic is a professional road bicycle racing event held each June since 1992 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. The Lancaster Classic is the first leg of the Pro Cycling Tour and the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling, which includes the Reading Classic and the...  (formerly Lancaster Classic)	Allentown, Pa. Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...	1.1		Amore & Vita - McDonald's
June 5	Commerce Bank Reading Classic Reading Classic The Reading Classic is an annual bicycle road racing event held in Reading, Pennsylvania. In its inaugural year, the 2006 Reading Classic was part of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling on the United States' Pro Cycling Tour . The men's elite event is ranked 1.1 by the International Cycling...	Reading, Pa. Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...	1.1		Rock Racing Rock Racing Rock Racing is a cycling team founded in 2007 by Michael Ball. The team is affiliated with Ball's Rock & Republic clothing. Rock Racing received media attention for hiring outcasts in the sport, including those tainted by performance enhancing drug scandals...
June 8	Commerce Bank International Championship Philadelphia International Championship The Philadelphia International Championship is an annual bicycle race held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is described as "America's top international cycling classic, and one of the richest and most prestigious one day races outside of Europe." It is one of the longest single-day races in the...	Philadelphia, Pa.	1.HC		Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack...
June 24-29	American Eagle Outfitters American Eagle Outfitters American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear...  Tour of Pennsylvaniahttp://www.tourofpa.com/ (U-25)	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	2.2		Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling
August 8-10	Rochester Omniumhttp://www.rochestercrit.com/ (formerly the Rochester Twilight Criterium)	Rochester, N.Y. Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...	1.2		Toyota United
August 17	USA Cycling Professional Criterium Championships USPRO National Championships USPRO National Championships is the name given by USA Cycling, the United States national governing body of cycling, for a series of national championships.*United States National Road Race Championships*United States National Criterium Championships...	Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove, Illinois Downers Grove is a village in Downers Grove and Lisle Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 48,724 at the 2000 census, with an official estimated population of 49,250 in 2008.-History:...	N/A		Rock Racing Rock Racing Rock Racing is a cycling team founded in 2007 by Michael Ball. The team is affiliated with Ball's Rock & Republic clothing. Rock Racing received media attention for hiring outcasts in the sport, including those tainted by performance enhancing drug scandals...
August 22-24	Colorado Stage International Cycle Classichttp://www.coloradostagebike.com	Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...	N/A	CANCELED
August 30	USA Cycling Professional Time Trial Championships United States National Time Trial Championships The United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....	Greenville, S.C. Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...	CN		Team Garmin-Chipotle Team Garmin-Chipotle Garmin-Cervélo is a UCI ProTeam established in 2007 out of the TIAA-CREF and 5280 development squads and based in the United States...
August 31	USA Cycling Professional Road Championships United States National Road Race Championships The United States National Professional Road Race Championships began in 1985. They are run by the governing body, USA Cycling. Until 2006 the race was open to all nationalities, the first American to finish being named the winner and given a distinctive jersey...	Greenville, S.C. Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...	CN		Rock Racing Rock Racing Rock Racing is a cycling team founded in 2007 by Michael Ball. The team is affiliated with Ball's Rock & Republic clothing. Rock Racing received media attention for hiring outcasts in the sport, including those tainted by performance enhancing drug scandals...
September 6	Univest Grand Prixhttp://www.spartacycling.com/	Souderton, Pa. Souderton, Pennsylvania Souderton is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The population was 6,618 at the 2010 census.Souderton hosts the end of the annual Univest Grand Prix, a professional bicycle race.- Geography :Souderton is located at ....	1.2		Team Garmin-Chipotle Team Garmin-Chipotle Garmin-Cervélo is a UCI ProTeam established in 2007 out of the TIAA-CREF and 5280 development squads and based in the United States...
September 8-14	Tour of Missouri 2007 Tour of Missouri The 2007 Tour of Missouri is the inaugural edition of a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Missouri that made its debut on September 11, 2007 with six days of racing. Run by same organizers as the Tour de Georgia and the Amgen Tour of California, the Tour of Missouri is being...	Missouri Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...	2.1		Team Garmin-Chipotle Team Garmin-Chipotle Garmin-Cervélo is a UCI ProTeam established in 2007 out of the TIAA-CREF and 5280 development squads and based in the United States...