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2008 marks the third consecutive year for the Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships to be held in Greenville, S.C., Labor Day weekend, August 30-31, 2008. This dual championship features the USA Cycling Professional Individual Time Trial Championship and the USA Cycling Professional Road Race Championship. The prestigious Stars and Stripes jerseys will be awarded to the best male professional athletes in each discipline. The event is sanctioned by USA Cycling Inc., and is licensed to Medalist Sports. Greenville Hospital System is the title sponsor. Over $60,000 in prize money will be awarded.
The start/finish lines for the dual championships of the Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships will be held in downtown Greenville, S.C., renowned for its diversity in restaurants and shopping as much as for the beautiful scenery at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Time Trial will offer a new course in the downtown area, and the road race will again include several circuits over Paris Mountain. Hospitality and media centers will be located in downtown Greenville both days.
The defending champion of the Professional Individual Time Trial is David Zabriskie (Slipstream Chipotle) of Salt Lake City, UT, who won in 2006 and 2007 in Greenville. The defending champion of the Professional Road Race is Levi Leipheimer (Team Astana) of Santa Rosa, Calif. Other past winners of the USA Cycling Professional Road Race Championship include speed skating Olympic champion Eric Heiden (1985), Lance Armstrong (1993), George Hincapie (1998, 2006) and Fred Rodriguez (2000, 2001, 2004). Fields for both events will be comprised solely of U.S. citizens, who are also members of UCI-registered trade teams.
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