Southeast - 2008 Tour de Georgia Route Announced

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BluesDawg
12-05-07, 07:00 PM
http://tourdegeorgia.s3.amazonaws.com/public/pressreleases/release2008hostvenueannounce12-5-07f.pdf

2008 TOUR DE GEORGIA HOST VENUES
Stage 1: Monday, April 21 – Tybee Island, Ga. to Savannah, Ga.
Stage 2: Tuesday, April 22 – Statesboro, Ga. to Augusta, Ga.
Stage 3: Wednesday, April 23 – Washington, Ga. to Gainesville, Ga.
Stage 4: Thursday, April 24 – Road Atlanta/Braselton, Ga. (Team Time Trial)
Stage 5: Friday, April 25 – Suwanee/Gwinnett Co., Ga. to Dahlonega., Ga.
Stage 6: Saturday, April 26 – Blairsville/Union Co., Ga. to Brasstown Bald Mtn/Towns County, Ga.
Stage 7: Sunday, April 27 – Atlanta, Ga. (Circuit Race)

http://www.velonews.com/race/dom/articles/13764.0.html

http://www.steephill.tv/2008/tour-de-georgia/

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2007/12/05/tourdegeorgia_1205.html

DieselDan
12-05-07, 07:13 PM
Tybee to Savannah? Hope they schedule the stage at low tide.
BikeWNC
12-05-07, 07:21 PM
A Sat. race up Brasstown Bald is going to be crazy crowded. Should be fun.

BluesDawg
12-05-07, 08:33 PM
Team Time Trial on the track at Road Atlanta. That should be a sight - and a great party!
gapowermike
12-06-07, 05:21 AM
Yay, Savannah and Statesboro. I'll get to visit 2 days worth without hardly leaving town. I'm still a little surprised that the traditional Macon and Rome didn't get start/stops.

Looking forward to a great time.
bcart1991
12-06-07, 09:14 AM
Team Time Trial on the track at Road Atlanta. That should be a sight - and a great party!

You know it. I will be there for that one. That's a fun track in a car. Lots of elevation change should make the TT interesting. I wanna see how the roadies handle Turn 10A/B and Turn 12...
Jon8j
12-06-07, 01:49 PM
Road course - eh... Let's go across the street to Lanier Speedway and just run 'em in circles 'till they drop! Sorry, I'm a roundy-rounder. Road Atlanta reeks of methanol and brie.
BluesDawg
12-06-07, 02:15 PM
Road Atlanta reeks of methanol and brie.

As opposed to Fried Chicken and Gasoline (http://www.hoboes.com/html/FireBlade/Music/DirtTrack.shtml) ?:D

You can only watch them turn left so many times before you pass out. :rolleyes:
gpsblake
12-07-07, 07:51 PM
Tybee to Savannah? Hope they schedule the stage at low tide.

If that isn't a time trial, it's a really short leg unless they plan on doing multiple laps around Savannah.
DieselDan
12-07-07, 08:18 PM
If that isn't a time trial, it's a really short leg unless they plan on doing multiple laps around Savannah.

They could ride down Hwy 80 into Savannah, go down Bay St., then over the Talmedge Bridge onto Hutchison Island, then run laps on the abandoned road course there, which is a maintained public road. I'd want a Kevlar jersey to ride around Savannah.