A formal Press Conference at Hincapie Sportswear will introduce media and invited guests to the new activities and sponsors related to the dual national championships for professional cycling – the Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships. This is the fourth consecutive year that Greenville will host the GHS USA Cycling Professional Championships.

The conference, held at 2:05 PM today will feature George Hincapie (professional cyclist, Team Columbia), Michael Riordan (President and CEO of Greenville Hospital System), George Acker (Southern Region Director, Duke Energy), James Bourey (City Manager of Greenville), Kevin Dunn (Director of Stars & Stripes Challenge), and Chris Aronhalt (Managing Partner of Medalist Sports)

The Professional Individual Time Trial National Championship will be held Saturday, August 29. The Professional Road Race National Championship will be held Sunday, August 30.  Both professional events are free for spectators, with hospitality packages available to purchase. Over 200,000 spectators have watched the GHS USA Cycling Professional Championships in the past three years, and more than $278,000 has been raised with Stars & Stripes Challenge events for cancer research, benefiting the Greenville Hospital System Oncology Research Institute, Activate Upstate and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.