Tour de Nez moves to new venue and adds women's pro event

The 16th Annual Tour de Nez will be headquartered at the Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in Truckee, California, a new venue for 2008. The move is facilitating an expansion of the six-day event from June 17 to 22.

The five stage professional men's race will kick off with a twilight criterium on June 18 in downtown Reno. Other highlights include a criterium in downtown Truckee on June 19, a 110-mile road race on June 20, and a mountain circuit race on June 21. A new women's professional event has also been added to the calendar for June 21.