Tour de Georgia hunting for financial fix before this year's race - Cycling - Yahoo! Sports
Last year, the
Tour of Georgia had to scramble to get Ford as a sponsor. Now they are struggling again this year to find sponsorship. This is a nice race. Too bad that it appears to be on it's last legs.
Going down to watch in '04 for a couple days is a fond memory. We rode the TT course in the morning and then watched Armstrong outsprint Ivan Dominguez in the town of Rome. After lunch, we headed back to the TT course and watched the riders go through the pre-race sign in process not more than 6 ft away. Just walking through the parking lot, riders were milling around.
Then we drove over to the mountains and stayed on top of Neels Gap. We left the cabin and set off on a long, snaking road down to the valley to get a little something to eat. Then, back up the mountain and down the other side and up Wolfpen Gap. Wolfpen is shorter mountain but the road is much smaller and a fun climb.
I would certainly recommend the area for some nice riding.
Tour of Georgia had to scramble to get Ford as a sponsor. Now they are struggling again this year to find sponsorship. This is a nice race. Too bad that it appears to be on it's last legs.
Going down to watch in '04 for a couple days is a fond memory. We rode the TT course in the morning and then watched Armstrong outsprint Ivan Dominguez in the town of Rome. After lunch, we headed back to the TT course and watched the riders go through the pre-race sign in process not more than 6 ft away. Just walking through the parking lot, riders were milling around.
Then we drove over to the mountains and stayed on top of Neels Gap. We left the cabin and set off on a long, snaking road down to the valley to get a little something to eat. Then, back up the mountain and down the other side and up Wolfpen Gap. Wolfpen is shorter mountain but the road is much smaller and a fun climb.
I would certainly recommend the area for some nice riding.
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I was just thinking about that time the other day. That cabin on the top of Neels Gap was great. Not even my cell phone would get a signal. Its a shame if the race doesn't happen.
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