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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.
The 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour consists of the following 16 one-day races and stage races:[ 1]
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 postponed [ 2]
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 [2] (formerly the Crystal City Classic )Arlington, Virginia 1.2
(ARG ) Colavita
Levi Leipheimer (USA )
May 25
Tour de Leelanau [3] Traverse City, Mich. 2.1
(USA ) BMC Racing Team Levi Leipheimer (USA )
June 3
Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic (formerly Lancaster Classic )
Allentown, Pa. 1.1
(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 [4] (U-25)Pennsylvania 2.2
(CAN ) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling
Levi Leipheimer (USA )
August 8–10
Rochester Omnium [5] (formerly the Rochester Twilight Criterium )Rochester, N.Y. 1.2
(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 [6] Colorado N/A
CANCELED[ 3]
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 [7] 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 )
"Vande Velde Wins Season Long Point Race"
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