USA Cycling Pro Tour Standings: September 9

USA Cycling Professional Tour Standings David Zabriskie (Salt Lake City, Utah) won his third straight USA Cycling professional time trial national championship, the 11th event on the USA Cycling Professional Tour, on Aug. 30. Tyler Hamilton (Boulder, Colo.) sprinted to the win in the USA Cycling professional road championships, the 12th event on the Pro Tour, the following day in Greenville, S.C. Click here for complete results from both races at the USA Cycling Professional Championships. The 13th event on the USA Cycling Pro Tour, the Univest Grand Prix, took place on September 6 in Souderton, Pa. Lucas Euser (Napa, Calif.) took the win in the 1.2-rated contest that also served as the penultimate race on the United States' highest level cycling calendar. Click here for complete results from the Univest Grand Prix. Following the completion of 13 events on the USA Cycling Pro Tour, Levi Leipheimer (Santa Rosa, Calif.) remains atop the overall individual standings, while Garmin-Chipotle takes over as the current leader in the team rankings. The latest version of the USA Cycling Professional Tour standings are as follows: Individual Standings 1. Levi Leipheimer (Santa Rosa, Calif./Astana) 244 2. Konstantin Sivtsov (BLR/Team Columbia) 140 3. Dominique Rollin (CAN/Toyota United) 129 4. Oscar Sevilla (ESP/Rock Racing) 112 5. David Zabriskie (Salt Lake City, Utah/Garmin-Chipotle) 109 Team Standings 1. Garmin-Chipotle 490 2. Team Columbia 396 3. Astana 358 4. Team CSC 332 5. Rock Racing 303   *For complete 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour standings, click here for individual standings and here for team standings. The final event on the USA Cycling Professional Tour, the 2.1-rated Tour of Missouri, will take place Sept. 8-14 throughout Missouri.

About the USA Cycling Professional Tour Created in 2006 to recognize and support the growth of professional cycling in the United States, the USA Cycling Professional Tour is a men’s-only, season-long calendar that determines the best professional rider and team on American soil. With 15 races on the 2008 edition, the USA Cycling Professional Tour attracts the best pro cyclists and teams from around the world as they compete in internationally-sanctioned events from coast to coast. Events on the 2008 Tour include 12 UCI-sanctioned races and three USA Cycling Professional National Championships (criterium, time trial and road race). Following the completion of the season, the overall Pro Tour standings result in an individual and team champion who are considered the best and most consistent performers in international-caliber races in the United States. For more information on the USA Cycling Professional Tour, visit www.usacycling.org/protour, or to become a part of the only professional racing series in America, contact USA Cycling National Events Director, Justin Rogers at 719-866-3266 or jrogers@usacycling.org. About USA Cycling    Recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling is the official governing body for all disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States, including road, track, mountain bike, BMX and cyclo-cross.  As a membership-based organization and sanctioning body, USA Cycling consists of 64,000+ members, including 57,000 competitive cyclists, 1,500 coaches, 4,000 student-athletes, 2,200 officials, 350 professional cyclists, and 200 certified mechanics. USA Cycling also sanctions 2,500 competitive and non-competitive organized cycling events throughout the United States annually, as well as 1,800 clubs and teams. Associations of USA Cycling include the United States Cycling Federation (road, track & cyclo-cross), the National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain bike), the BMX Association, the National Collegiate Cycling Association and the United States Professional Racing Organization.  USA Cycling is also responsible for the identification, development, support and promotion of American cyclists through various athletic initiatives and programs including the USA Cycling National Development Team, the USA Cycling Women’s National Team, the USA Cycling Junior Development Team, Talent Identification and Regional Development Camps, domestic and international race calendars, direct athlete funding and support programs, and educational camps and seminars. USA Cycling also fields and supports U.S. National Teams for various international events, including the Olympic Games, World Championships, Pan American Games, Continental Championship and World Cups across all levels and disciplines of competitive cycling.  USA cycling further supports grass roots and locally-based initiatives through its 32 Local Associations and comprehensive network of licensed and certified coaches and officials. Additionally, USA Cycling conducts National Championship events for amateur and professional cyclists, awarding more than 600 national titles annually to men and women in junior, U23, masters, elite, professional and paralympic categories throughout the various disciplines of competitive cycling. To learn more about USA Cycling, visit www.usacycling.org. For media-related or general inquiries, please contact USA Cycling Director of Communications, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867 or alee@usacycling.org.

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