Tour of California teams announced

Levi Leipheimer Tour of California 2008

published 28 January 2009

Seventeen teams have confirmed their attendance at this year's Tour of California, taking place from February 14-22.

Eight ProTour level squads will race against nine largely US-based Pro Continental and Continental teams in the nine day race, which starts with an opening prologue in Sacramento.

Bradley Wiggins and David Millar's Garmin-Slipstream team are also at the event, but the British due are unlikely to start. Despite coming second to Leipheimer last year, Millar is opting to prepare for Paris-Nice and Wiggins will have been at the Tour of Qatar (February 1-6).

Cavendish has a score to settle at the race - if only with the event's organisers. His stage seven win last year was discounted when he was given a time penalty for allegedly using a team car to draft back up to the bunch after changing bikes.

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