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Atlanta – On the strength of placing four riders in the top 20 overall, Team Type 1 finished third in the team classification at the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T.
Winning the team classification was Astana, the season-long leader in the ProTour standings. CSC, the ProTour winner the past three years, was second. Team Type [...]

A wet day in Atlanta brings down the curtain
The 101 km Atlanta circuit race provided the competing teams with one last chance to make a mark on the 2008 Tour de Georgia. Drenched with rain shortly before the start of the stage, the course never completely dried, adding one more facet to the already [...]

Atlanta: Fred Rodriguez capped Rock Racings first participation in the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T with a fourth place finish on the final stage in Atlanta Sunday.
The result by the three-time U.S. national road race champion was Rock Racings fourth top five finish of the seven-day, 600-mile stage race. Additionally, Rock Racings Oscar Sevilla [...]

Stage Seven – Atlanta
ATLANTA Ga. (April 27, 2008) – Thousands of fans lining the streets along Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta witnessed a rising star get his first victory on American soil today. Belarusian rider Kanstantin Sivtsov of Team High Road was crowned the champion of the 2008 Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T, [...]

BISSELL’S RICHARD ENGLAND CAPTURES STAGE FIVE VICTORY AT TOUR DE GEORGIA PRESENTED BY AT&T
Stage Five – Suwanee to Dahlonega
DAHLONEGA, Ga. (April 25, 2008) – Australian Richard England of Bissell Pro Cycling used a downhill decent in the final 500 meters to push himself to a Stage Five victory at 2008 Tour de Georgia presented by [...]

JT interviews Sean Tucker, owner of the Toyota United Pro Cycling Team, 24 April 2008.
We know that JT stutters but we think that’s cool. Nothing stops him and he thinks that nothing should stop the readers and listeners of Bicycle.net.
So do we.
Attitude is everything.

 

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Atlanta, GA (April 25, 2008) – As part of the team’s commitment to supporting the 2008 Tour de Georgia presented by AT & T, Rock Racing is donating $250,000 to the official beneficiaries of the event, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Cancer Coalition. Team [...]

Toyota-United top domestic team on the day
Los Angeles, CA – The Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team bolstered its claim today as the premier professional cycling team in America by finishing 5th place in Stage 4 of the Tour de Georgia Presented by AT & T. Today’s stage was a unique race in that each of [...]

Stage Four – Road Atlanta
BRASELTON, Ga. (April 24, 2008) – American-based Slipstream Chipotle presented by H30 averaged over 29 miles per hour en route to winning the inaugural Team Time Trial (TTT) at the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T by four seconds over Astana (LUX). Team High Road (USA), the last team [...]

For the first time in its six years of existence, the Tour de Georgia included a team time trial in the race schedule. Thursday’s Stage 4 challenged the riders with a very hilly 16km course at the Road Atlanta motor speedway.
A smooth and consistent ride
“Overall, I am really very pleased with how [...]

Stage Three - Washington to Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (April 23, 2008) – After knocking on the door of a stage win yesterday, Greg Henderson (NZL) of Team High Road launched himself through the tight downhill turns of the Gainesville circuit finish to narrowly defeat teammate Andre Greipel (GER) and win Stage Three of the Tour de [...]

Though the Tour de Georgia’s stage 3 offered up a challenging parcous, there was little doubt that the day would end in another bunch sprint. The 174 km route from Washington to Gainesville presented the racers with an undulating course, made more difficult by the fast pace set all day by the peloton. [...]

High Road’s Greg Henderson succeeded in going one better today when he took the win in the third stage of Tour de Georgia and moved into the overall your lead. After taking fifth place in stage one and second place yesterday, Henderson was able to turn the tables and take the top position on the [...]

Dominguez sprints to 3rd place finish claiming four-second time bonus to retain yellow jersey and picks up the lead in the Sprint Competition
Toyota-United continues to lead the team competition
Los Angeles, CA – Ivan Dominguez of the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team held on to the leaders yellow jersey at the conclusion of today’s Stage 2 in [...]

Stage Two - Statesboro to Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 22, 2008) – In the final 100 meters of a 115.7-mile (186.2 km) stage, sprint specialist Juan Jose Haedo (ARG) of Team CSC burst ahead of the 119-rider field in downtown Augusta to win Stage Two of the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T. Recovering from [...]

[22.04 22:02] Juan José Haedo surprised in second stage of Tour de Georgia, when the slightly injured Argentinean won the 188-kilometer stage from Statesboro to Augusta after a bunch sprint.
Haedo has had some problems with his hand after breaking it a month ago, which is why his victory was so unexpected.
“We’d been discussing that we’d [...]

Stage 2 of the Tour de Georgia offered up another prime day for the strong sprinting teams in the race. The 188 km route was a northward trek from Statesboro to Augusta.
Though the parcours began pancake flat, it eventually offered a series of undulating hills ending in the first King of [...]

High Road’s Greg Henderson took second place in today’s second stage of Tour de Georgia. In a very close sprint finish, Henderson came in behind CSC’s JJ Haedo moving himself up to second place in the overall classification. Henderson goes into Stage Three tomorrow trailing the overall leader, Ivan Dominguez (Toyota United), by only three [...]

IVAN DOMINGUEZ OUTLASTS FIELD FOR WIN
IN STAGE ONE OF TOUR DE GEORGIA PRESENTED BY AT&T
Stage One - Tybee Island to Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. (April 21, 2008) – Ivan Dominguez (CUB) of Toyota-United Pro Cycling surged past a frantic peloton to capture Stage One of the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T. Thousands of fans lined the [...]

This afternoon VeloGuy had the opportunity to sit in on a teleconference with none other than the controversial Michael Ball, the owner of Rock Racing Professional cycling team. The following are a few interesting answers Michael gave to the reporters questions.
First question: seems like the continuing trend of things being a [...]

There are a total of 15 professional teams who have accepted invitations to compete in the 6th edition of the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T. Each team will bring eight athletes to ride in the 600-mile, seven-day event, which begins Monday, April 21 in Tybee Island, Georgia and ends Sunday, April 27 in Atlanta, [...]

Culver City, Calif. — Rock Racing will field a line-up for the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T that includes a world time trial champion, an Olympic gold medalist, Tour de France yellow jersey, polka-dot jersey and white jersey wearers and a three-time U.S. national road race champion who is also a four-time Tour de [...]

HINCAPIE, HORNER, JULICH, LEIPHEIMER HIGHLIGHT
TOP AMERICANS TO RACE AMONG INTERNATIONAL FIELD AT 2008 TOUR DE GEORGIA PRESENTED BY AT&T
Rock Racing Replaces Saunier Duval to Complete Field of 15 Teams
ATLANTA, Ga. (April 16, 2008) – Top-ranked American cyclists confirmed as competing in the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T include USA Cycling Pro Road Champion Levi [...]

Fulton County, Ga. — Professional cycling fans will get their wish after all: Rock Racing will be a part of the 2008 Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T after reaching a settlement with race organizer, Medalist Sports, LLC.
The overwhelming favorite pro team in a recent online poll by Bicycling Magazine, Rock Racing will be a [...]

HINCAPIE™ SPORTSWEAR NAMED OFFICIAL CYCLING APPAREL SUPPLIER FOR 2008 TOUR DE GEORGIA
Portable Sublimation Technology Helps Hincapie Print Leader Jerseys On-site
Greenville, SC - Hincapie™ Sportswear, Inc. (Hincapie), a leading manufacturer and marketer of distinctive clothing for the performance cyclist, has been chosen as the official cycling apparel supplier for the 2008 Tour de Georgia presented by [...]

With the increasing popularity of the Tour of Georgia the number of teams requesting invitations to race in Georgia in April has seen a steady increase. Medalist Sports, the management company for the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T, has announced an elite field of 15 teams, with the obvious exclusion of Rock Racing. With [...]

AT&T signs on as presenting sponsor of Tour de Georgia
AT&T Inc. has agreed to be the presenting sponsor for the 2008 Tour de Georgia, race organizers announced Wednesday.
As presenting sponsor, AT&T will own the exclusive rights for communications services during the event, scheduled April 21-27.
Last year, AT&T was one of the race’s “founding partner” sponsors, [...]