Towns County/ Hiawassee makes ready for the arrival of the Tour de Georgia bike race on Friday! Read more about the tour below and come join us for a fun-filled day atop Brasstown Bald for Stage 5 of the 2007 Tour de Georgia on Friday April 20th!
About The Tour
The
Tour de Georgia (www.tourdegeorgia.com)
is North America's premier, professional cycling event and rolling
festival. Shining the world's spotlight on the state of Georgia each
spring, this international event is an annual, multi-day,
professional cycling stage race that draws the most elite cyclists
and showcases one-of-a-kind towns and terrain of the Southeast.
Sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and USA Cycling
(USAC), the Tour de Georgia has a 2.Hors Classe rating, making the
event one of the top-ranked stage races in the world.
The
2007 Tour de Georgia will take cyclists and spectators through 12
Host Venues: Peachtree City, Macon, Thomaston, Rome, Chattanooga,
Tenn., Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Brasstown Bald Mountain,
Dalton, Lake Lanier Islands, Stone Mountain Park, and Atlanta GA.
The race will cover over 600 miles in seven days, from April 16 to
April 22.
Over
the past four years, 2.3 million spectators have attended the Tour de
Georgia to watch 15 of the best national and international cycling
teams compete. Close to 4,000 volunteers have dedicated their time
and efforts to making the event safe for participants and spectators.
In 2006 the Tour generated a direct economic impact of $26 million to
the state economy.
The
Georgia Cancer Coalition has been designated the charitable
beneficiary of the Tour de Georgia every year since its inception in
2003. The Tour has raised $150,000 over the past four years for the
Coalition from corporate sponsorships, drawings, raffles, merchandise
sales, and the BriarRose Grand Peloton. Funds raised during the Tour
de Georgia go directly to the Georgia Cancer Coalition's Cancer
Research Fund. In conjunction with donations from Georgia's
citizens who indicate their support for cancer research on their
income tax returns, the Coalition has been able to award eight (8)
cancer research grants totaling more than $400,000.
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The
Tour de Georgia is owned by the Georgia Partnership for Economic
Development (GPED) and governed by the GPED Board of Directors. As a
501c(6) non-profit entity, GPED's mission is to develop the Tour
property as an economic and marketing property for the state of
Georgia and for the benefit of the Georgia Cancer Coalition. The GPED
Board of Directors contracts with Medalist Sports, a full-service
sports marketing company based in Georgia, to oversee all event
management and marketing.
Medalist Sports is led by partners
Chris Aronhalt and Jim Birrell, who have been involved with the Tour
de Georgia since the inaugural race in 2003. Medalist Sports manages
race logistics and operations for the Tour de Georgia and oversees
the planning and execution of all event management, including
business partnerships, event marketing and publicity. The
headquarters for Medalist Sports are located south of metro Atlanta
at P.O. Box 415, Tyrone, GA 30290. The company website is
www.medalistsports.com.
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About The Tour
The
Tour de Georgia (www.tourdegeorgia.com)
is North America's premier, professional cycling event and rolling
festival. Shining the world's spotlight on the state of Georgia each
spring, this international event is an annual, multi-day,
professional cycling stage race that draws the most elite cyclists
and showcases one-of-a-kind towns and terrain of the Southeast.
Sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and USA Cycling
(USAC), the Tour de Georgia has a 2.Hors Classe rating, making the
event one of the top-ranked stage races in the world.
The
2007 Tour de Georgia will take cyclists and spectators through 12
Host Venues: Peachtree City, Macon, Thomaston, Rome, Chattanooga,
Tenn., Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Brasstown Bald Mountain,
Dalton, Lake Lanier Islands, Stone Mountain Park, and Atlanta GA.
The race will cover over 600 miles in seven days, from April 16 to
April 22.
Over
the past four years, 2.3 million spectators have attended the Tour de
Georgia to watch 15 of the best national and international cycling
teams compete. Close to 4,000 volunteers have dedicated their time
and efforts to making the event safe for participants and spectators.
In 2006 the Tour generated a direct economic impact of $26 million to
the state economy.
The
Georgia Cancer Coalition has been designated the charitable
beneficiary of the Tour de Georgia every year since its inception in
2003. The Tour has raised $150,000 over the past four years for the
Coalition from corporate sponsorships, drawings, raffles, merchandise
sales, and the BriarRose Grand Peloton. Funds raised during the Tour
de Georgia go directly to the Georgia Cancer Coalition's Cancer
Research Fund. In conjunction with donations from Georgia's
citizens who indicate their support for cancer research on their
income tax returns, the Coalition has been able to award eight (8)
cancer research grants totaling more than $400,000.
Tour De Georgia
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The
Tour de Georgia is owned by the Georgia Partnership for Economic
Development (GPED) and governed by the GPED Board of Directors. As a
501c(6) non-profit entity, GPED's mission is to develop the Tour
property as an economic and marketing property for the state of
Georgia and for the benefit of the Georgia Cancer Coalition. The GPED
Board of Directors contracts with Medalist Sports, a full-service
sports marketing company based in Georgia, to oversee all event
management and marketing.
Medalist Sports is led by partners
Chris Aronhalt and Jim Birrell, who have been involved with the Tour
de Georgia since the inaugural race in 2003. Medalist Sports manages
race logistics and operations for the Tour de Georgia and oversees
the planning and execution of all event management, including
business partnerships, event marketing and publicity. The
headquarters for Medalist Sports are located south of metro Atlanta
at P.O. Box 415, Tyrone, GA 30290. The company website is
www.medalistsports.com.
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