Tour de Leelanau
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Tour de Leelanau was a USA Cycling
road bicycle racing
event held annually from 2005 to 2008 in Leelanau County, Michigan
(near Traverse City).
Starting in 2007, the men's event is sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale
(UCI) and serves as the last stop on the 2006-2007 UCI America Tour and the 2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour
.
including the villages of Leland
, Maple City
, Empire, Glen Arbor, Cedar, Lake Leelanau
, Suttons Bay
, and Northport
before the finish at Leelanau Sands Casino in Peshawbestown, Michigan
. In 2008 the men’s course was 109.5 miles; the women’s course 69.5 miles.
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...
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...
event held annually from 2005 to 2008 in Leelanau County, Michigan
Leelanau County, Michigan
-History:The county's name is said to be a Native American word meaning "delight of life", but it is a neologism made up by Indian agent and ethnographer Henry Schoolcraft, who sometimes gave the name "Leelinau" to Native American women in his tales. He created many faux Indian place names in...
(near Traverse City).
Starting in 2007, the men's event is sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
(UCI) and serves as the last stop on the 2006-2007 UCI America Tour and the 2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour
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,...
.
Route
The Tour de Leelanau is a point-to-point open road race that runs through much of the Leelanau PeninsulaLeelanau Peninsula
The Leelanau Peninsula is a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that extends about from the Lower Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan. Leelanau County encompasses the entire peninsula. It is often referred to as the "little finger" of the mitten-shaped lower peninsula.Sleeping Bear Dunes...
including the villages of Leland
Leland, Michigan
Leland is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was the county seat of Leelanau County from 1883 to 2008, when a new government center was completed in Suttons Bay Township, closer to the county's geographic center....
, Maple City
Maple City, Michigan
Maple City is an unincorporated community of Kasson Township, Leelanau County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population of Kasson Township, inclusive of Maple City, was 1,577. It is located at , between sections two and three of the township. The ZIP code is...
, Empire, Glen Arbor, Cedar, Lake Leelanau
Lake Leelanau
Lake Leelanau lies in the Leelanau Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The entire lake -- which includes two bodies of water, usually referred to as North Lake Leelanau and South Lake Leelanau -- covers about and lies within Leelanau County...
, Suttons Bay
Suttons Bay, Michigan
Suttons Bay is a village in Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 589 at the 2000 census. The village was incorporated in 1898 and is located within Suttons Bay Township....
, and Northport
Northport, Michigan
Northport is a village in Leelanau Township, Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 648 at the 2000 census. When Leelanau County was formed in 1863, Northport served as the first county seat from 1863 to 1883.-Geography:...
before the finish at Leelanau Sands Casino in Peshawbestown, Michigan
Peshawbestown, Michigan
Peshawbestown is an unincorporated community in Suttons Bay Township of Leelanau in the U.S. state of Michigan. In historical documents, the name is spelled variously as Peshabetown, Peshabatown, Pshawbatown, Preshabestown....
. In 2008 the men’s course was 109.5 miles; the women’s course 69.5 miles.
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