A 2008 Tour of America? That's the word from VeloNews. A North Carolina-based sports management firm announced plans to organize a 4,000-mile, 26-stage race from New York City to San Francisco. They promise it will include "25 of the most elite cycling teams in the world and will boast a prize purse currently pegged at $11 million, the largest purse of any international cycling event." Oh, and they plan to have it up and running by next fall. Additional details will be announced at a press conference Thursday.
For the record, that's more than twice as far as the 2007 Tour de France. It would also overlap dates with the Vuelta, the world championships and the second Tour of Missouri.
Stay tuned for more.
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The Tour of Missouri will not be run in September next year. It was only placed there by the UCI this year because it was the only date available on the 2007 calendar.
Posted by: TourInsider | September 28, 2007 at 01:40 AM