The upcoming Tour de Georgia (April 21 – 27) will host a pro cycling team from China, marking the first time a Chinese cycling team has competed in the US.
Although it's the first licensed Chinese pro cycling team, the GE Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek has cyclists from 5 countries.
Fifteen teams are racing in the 600-mile Tour. The entire list:
Astana Cycling Team (Luxembourg)
* Saunier Duval-Scott (Spain)Team CSC (Denmark)
Team High Road (USA)
Team Gerolsteiner (Germany)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Slipstream/Chipotle presented by H30 (USA)
Bissell Pro Cycling (USA)
Health Net presented by Maxxis (USA)
Jelly Belly Cycling Team (USA)
Jittery Joe’s Professional Cycling Team (USA)
Symmetrics Cycling Team (Canada)
Team Type 1 (USA)
Toyota-United Professional Cycling Team (USA)
GE/Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek (China)
* Rock Racing added for Saunier Duval-Scott
International squad
Leading the Chinese-based team into Georgia is Fuyu Li, who rode for Discovery Channel last year and is seeking to represent China in the road racing contest at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in August.
Others on the team include Dutch cyclist Leon van Bon, Russian sprinter Sergey Kudentsov, Jai Crawford and Rhys Pollock, both of Australia, and Xing Yan Dong and Liu Yilin of China.
In addition to sponsoring this team, GE is one of the founding sponsors of the Tour de Georgia.
See the GE Marco Polo Pro Cycling Team press release.
Check here for details on the 600-mile 2008 Tour de Georgia route.
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