Tour de Leelanau

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 2006–07 UCI America Tour and the 2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour.

Route

The Tour de Leelanau is a point-to-point open road race that runs through much of the Leelanau Peninsula 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.

Past winners

Men's

2005 : Nicholas Reistad, Advantage Benefits–Endeavour 2006 : Eddy Hilger, Priority Health 2007 : Garrett Peltonen, Priority Health–Bissell 2008 : Taylor Tolleson, BMC Racing Team

Women's

2005 : Mackenzie Woodring, Advantage Benefits–Endeavour 2006 : Mackenzie Woodring, Priority Health 2007 : Tina Pic, Priority Health–Bissell 2008 : Anne Samplonius, Cheerwine

External links

• Official site
• Inaugural USA Cycling Pro Tour announced