Tour de Leelanau was a

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event held annually from 2005 to 2008 in

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(near

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). Starting in 2007, the men's event is sanctioned by the

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(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

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including the villages of Leland, Maple City, Empire,

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, Suttons Bay, and Northport before the finish at Leelanau Sands Casino in

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. In 2008 the men's course was 109.5 miles; the women's course 69.5 miles.

Past winners

Men's

Women's

External links

Official site

Inaugural USA Cycling Pro Tour announced
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