Riders from outside of the United States of America hold both the men's and women's National Racing Calendar leads as the year reaches its half-way point. With 17 men's races and 19 women's events on the 2008 NRC now complete, Australia's Rory Sutherland (HealthNet-Maxxis) continues to hold a commanding lead in the overall individual standings on the men's side while Canada's Anne Samplonius (Cheerwine) is the current women's leader.
The efforts by Sutherland and Samplonius have a bearing on the team's standings as well, with Health Net Pro Cycling Team presented by Maxxis leading in the men's rankings and the Cheerwine Professional Cycling Team at the top of the women's tables.
