Milne wins Air Force Cycling Classic

Professional tour June 1, 2009 Milne wins Air Force Cycling Classic Shawn Milne (Beverly, Mass./Team Type I) took the win in the second race on the USA Cycling Professional Tour, the U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic in Arlington, Va. on May 31. The former USA Cycling National Development Team member outsprinted a group of four to the line to take the victory in Arlington, Va. Click here for complete results from the 1.2-rated road race. With two of eight events on the USA Cycling Pro Tour complete, Levi Leipheimer (Santa Rosa, Calif./Astana) and his Kazakhstanian-based Astana squad hold on to the early lead in the USA Cycling ProTour rankings. The latest version of the USA Cycling Professional Tour standings are as follows: Individual Standings 1. Levi Leipheimer (Santa Rosa, Calif./Astana) 218 2. David Zabriskie (Salt Lake City, Utah/Garmin-Chipotle) 92 3. Michael Rogers (AUS/Team Columbia-High Road) 62 4. Mark Cavendish (GBR/Team Columbia-High Road) 46 5. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/Liquigas) 42 Team Standings 1. Astana 264 2. Team Columbia-High Road 168 3. Garmin-Slipstream 138 4. Team Saxo Bank 112 5. Rock Racing 69     *For complete 2009 USA Cycling Professional Tour standings, click here for individual standings and here for team standings. The next event on the USA Cycling Professional Tour will be the TD Bank Philadelphia International Championship in Philadelphia, Pa. on June 7. Back to top 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 10 races on the 2009 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 2009 Tour include seven 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.

This Article Published 2009-06-01 18:46:00 For more information contact: asmith@usacycling.org