USPRO National Championships

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USPRO National Championships is the name given by USA Cycling, the United States national governing body of cycling, for a series of national championships.

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[edit] USPRO National Road Championships

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The 2006 USPRO Road Race Championships was held September 2 and consisted solely of riders from the United States with valid UCI racing licenses. The winner becomes the "United States National Road Race Champion" and have the right to wear the national champion's jersey.

Prior to the 2006 race, the first rider from the United States that crosses the finish line was considered the "United States National Road Race Champion" and had the right to wear the national champion's jersey.

Held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since its inaugural year, USA Cycling announced in November 2005 that the event will move to Greenville, South Carolina and serve for the next three years as host to the USPRO National Road Championships and the inaugural USPRO National Time Trial Championships. The race in Philadelphia is now known as the Philadelphia International Championship, and remains open to international riders.

[edit] Winners

Year USPRO Road Champion Team
2007 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
2006 George Hincapie (2) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
2005 Chris Wherry Health Net/Maxxis
2004 Fred Rodriguez (3) Acqua & Sapone
2003 Mark McCormack Saturn
2002 Chann McRae U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
2001 Fred Rodriguez (2) Domo-Farm Frites
2000 Fred Rodriguez Mapei-Quick·Step
1999 Marty Jemison U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
1998 George Hincapie U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
1997 Bart Bowen (2) Saturn
1996 Eddy Gragus U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
1995 Norman Alvis Saturn
1994 Steve Hegg Chevrolet-LA Sheriffs
1993 Lance Armstrong Motorola
1992 Bart Bowen Subaru-Montgomery
1991 Davis Phinney 7-Eleven Cycling Team
1990 Kurt Stockton American Commerce National Bank
1989 Greg Oravetz Coors Light
1988 Ron Kiefel 7-Eleven Cycling Team
1987 Tom Schuler 7-Eleven Cycling Team
1986 Thomas Prehn Schwinn-Icy Hot
1985 Eric Heiden 7-Eleven Cycling Team

[edit] USPRO National Criterium Championships

Held each year in Downers Grove, Illinois, the first rider from the United States that crosses the finish line will be considered the "United States National Criterium Champion" and have the right to wear the national champion's jersey.

[edit] Winners

Year USPRO Champion Team Place Race Winner Team
2007 Kirk O'Bee (2) Health Net/Maxxis 2nd Flag of Canada Martin Gilbert Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
2006 Brad Huff TIAA-CREF 2nd Flag of Australia Hilton Clarke Navigators Insurance
2005 Tyler Farrar Health Net/Maxxis 1st same
2004 Jonas Carney Jelly Belly/Armark 1st same
2003 Kevin Monahan (2) 7-Up/Maxxis 1st same
2002 Kevin Monahan 7-Up/Nutra Fig 2nd Flag of Australia Henk Vogels Mercury
2001 Kirk O'Bee Navigators Insurance 2nd Flag of the Netherlands Harm Jansen Saturn
2000 Derek Bouchard-Hall Mercury 1st same
1999 Antonio Cruz Independent 2nd Flag of Canada Gord Frasier Mercury
1998 Chann McRae Saturn 2nd Flag of New Zealand Julian Dean Mercury
1997 Jonas Carney Team Shaklee 1st same
1996 Frank McCormack (2) Saturn 1st same
1995 Frank McCormack Saturn 1st same
1994 Dave McCook Chev/LA Sheriff 3rd Flag of Poland Kris Wiatr Guiltless Gourmet
1993 Mike Engelman Coors Light 2nd Flag of Poland A. Mierzejewski Chev/LA Sheriff
1992 Mike McCarthy G.S. Mengoni 2nd Flag of New Zealand Stephen Swart Coors Light
1991 Greg Oravetz Coors Light 1st same
1984-1990 Not Held
1983 John Eustice (2)
1982 John Eustice

[edit] USPRO National Time Trial Championships

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The first USPRO Time Trial Championship was held on August 31, 2006 in Greenville, South Carolina. Prior to 2006, the winner of the United States Cycling Federation (former name of USA Cycling) elite men's national individual time trial championship served as the United States national time trial champion.[1]

This event is exclusively reserved for riders from the United States with a valid UCI racing license and is won by the rider with the fastest time over the 32.3 km course (20.1 miles). The winner will be considered the "United States National Time Trial Champion" and have the right to wear the national champion's jersey.

[edit] Winners

Year United States National Time Trial Champion Team Time
2007 David Zabriskie (3) Team CSC
2006 David Zabriskie (2) Team CSC 41'49"690
2005 Ian McKissick
2005 Chris Baldwin (2)
2004 David Zabriskie U.S. Postal
2003 Chris Baldwin
2002 Dylan Casey (2)
2001 Trent Klasna
2000 Adham Sbeih
1999 Levi Leipheimer Saturn
1998 Dylan Casey
1997 Jonathan Vaughters
1996 Steve Hegg (3)
1995 Steve Hegg (2)
1994 Clay Moseley
1993 Scott Mercer
1992 John Stenner
1991 Kent Bostick (2)
1990 Steve Hegg
1989 Nathan Sheafor
1988 John Frey
1987 Norman Alvis
1986 Karl Maxon
1987 Kent Bostick

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.usacyclingchampionships.com/past-time-trial-champions.html USA Cycling Professional Championships: Past Time Trial Champions

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