GRAND RAPIDS, MI., May 8, 2008 – BISSELL Pro Cycling (BPC) announces its
seven-man roster for the 2008 Tour de Leelanau, which includes the 2007 defending champion, Garrett Peltonen.  He and his teammates are ready for the challenges of the May 25 race, and are riding fresh off of recent victories at the Tour de Georgia and Tour of Gila.

Peltonen will be joined by Ben Jacques-Maynes, who claimed the second spot at the recent Tour of Gila Time Trial; Richard England, winner of the Tour of Georgia’s Stage 5; and Teddy King, another big winner in Georgia, taking the King of the Mountains jersey.  Jeremy Vennell, Graham Howard, and Aaron Olson round out the roster with strong talent to tackle to the 109.5 mile, point-to-point course with more than 7,000 feet of climbing.

Representing the BISSELL Women’s Elite Team will be Amy Stauffer, Sarah Maguire, Leslie Gaines, Jamie Dinkins and Beth Skau.  For this 2008 UCI event, BISSELL will also sponsor the King of the Mountain competition which will see the nation’s best riders battle up five challenging climbs that define the terrain.

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