983:
881:
821:
162:
727:
537:
33:
943:
805:
789:
747:
710:
676:
659:
570:
517:
435:
415:
395:
375:
209:
610:
554:
71:
590:
963:
861:
841:
455:
475:
235:
923:
693:
326:
On 14 November 2008, the directors of the Tour de
Georgia announced that the 2009 race would be canceled, but that the race planned to return in 2010. The reason given was a lack of sponsorship, which had caused the Tour to seek some reductions in 2008 bills. The 2010 event was also cancelled for
295:
Conceived by then-commissioner R. K. Sehgal in 2002, the race was developed by the
Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism (now known as the Georgia Department of Economic Development) for the benefit of the
908:. The jersey is awarded at the end of each stage to the rider that demonstrates the most aggressive attacks, breakaways or strategies, as judged by a panel of media and race entourage officials (since 2005).
300:. Beginning with the 2008 race, The Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta will be the race's official beneficiary organization. The Tour de Georgia has boosted
1232:
1242:
502:
is worn by the rider that receives the most bonus points awarded through his placing in intermediate sprints and finishing in the top 15 places at the end of the stage.
735:
681:
1017:
1227:
1151:
1237:
1036:
287:. The event was cancelled in 2009 and 2010, and despite its backers aiming for the race to be held again in 2011, it has not been held since.
637:
Jersey is worn by current leader and overall winner by points awarded by his placing in mountain climbs. The leader wears a
Georgia-inspired
403:
327:
financial reasons, although the race's backers were aiming for the race to return in 2011. As of July 2012, the race has not been revived.
271:. The race began in 2003 and was contested six times until 2008. It was one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe (
869:
849:
715:
463:
423:
1124:
308:
1222:
1144:
276:
1053:
1014:
991:
987:
751:
931:
521:
356:
The current leader and overall winner by time after each stage and at the conclusion of the race is awarded the
1217:
1137:
284:
272:
889:
323:
won it before his Tour victory (later disallowed, along with all of
Armstrongs wins at a later date) in 2006.
297:
770:
The Best Young Rider is the best racer in
General Classification that has less than 25 years old. He wears a
1070:
102:
1033:
809:
335:
This six stage event extends riders over 600 miles in six days. One ends in a steep ascent to the top of
927:
634:
541:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1114:
976:
956:
936:
916:
874:
854:
834:
814:
798:
782:
740:
720:
703:
697:
686:
669:
652:
603:
583:
563:
547:
530:
510:
468:
448:
428:
408:
388:
368:
268:
195:
177:
133:
98:
1090:
578:
304:
in
Georgia providing 2.3 million visitors and a $ 26 million economic impact between 2003 and 2006.
479:
261:
240:
112:
951:
383:
865:
845:
594:
459:
967:
971:
829:
443:
280:
122:
1040:
1021:
947:
399:
312:
70:
46:
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
731:
618:
614:
574:
558:
525:
483:
340:
336:
316:
161:
1211:
942:
804:
788:
746:
709:
675:
658:
569:
516:
434:
419:
414:
394:
374:
663:
644:(in substitution of the traditional polka dot theme of the Tour de France jersey).
439:
379:
320:
214:
793:
609:
553:
17:
885:
825:
264:
319:. Armstrong rode in the race before his Tour campaigns in 2004 and 2005, and
1075:
982:
880:
820:
589:
962:
860:
840:
755:
598:
454:
474:
301:
1119:
726:
536:
1129:
922:
692:
639:
279:, which is cycling's international governing body, along with the
152:
1133:
26:
307:
The race quickly generated international attention when the
1071:"Lack of sponsorship will shelve 2009 Tour de Georgia"
913:
779:
649:
507:
365:
228:
202:
190:
173:
168:
147:
139:
129:
118:
108:
93:
85:
80:
544:, Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
1024:, tourdegeorgia2007.com; retrieved December 2007
736:Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
682:Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
1059:. Tour de Georgia Foundation, Inc. 2008-11-14.
1233:Recurring sporting events established in 2003
1145:
8:
1043:, tourdegeorgia.com; retrieved December 2007
343:, the overall leader wears a yellow jersey.
63:
1243:2003 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
1152:
1138:
1130:
339:, the highest point in Georgia. As in the
160:
1125:Tour de Georgia statistics and results
1007:
498:The Sprint Leader Jersey is a gray and
62:
220:
7:
904:The Most Aggressive Rider wears the
900:Most Aggressive Rider Classification
700:, Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
404:U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
1091:"Tour de Georgia canceled for 2010"
1120:Tour de Georgia photos and stories
870:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
850:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
716:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
464:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
424:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
25:
1228:Cycle races in the United States
981:
961:
941:
921:
879:
859:
839:
819:
803:
787:
745:
725:
708:
691:
674:
657:
608:
588:
568:
552:
535:
515:
473:
453:
433:
413:
393:
373:
309:U.S. Postal Service cycling team
233:
207:
69:
31:
1238:Cycling in Georgia (U.S. state)
1079:. Associated Press. 2008-11-14.
766:Best Young Rider Classification
246:
143:Chris Aronhalt and Jim Birrell
1:
1093:. Cyclingnews.com. 2009-12-23
910:
776:
646:
504:
362:
992:Health Net Pro Cycling Team
275:) stage race events by the
1259:
311:began using it as part of
1167:
68:
40:This article needs to be
1015:Georgia Cancer Coalition
629:Mountains Classification
298:Georgia Cancer Coalition
260:was a U.S. professional
315:'s preparation for the
1223:UCI America Tour races
494:Sprints Classification
444:Phonak Hearing Systems
352:General Classification
906:Blue and Green Jersey
714:Jason McCartney (2),
635:King of the Mountains
75:2008 Team Time Trials
1115:Tour de Georgia blog
1034:Official Beneficiary
932:Saunier Duval–Prodir
526:Vini Caldirola–So.di
267:across the state of
890:Slipstream–Chipotle
810:Kevin Bouchard-Hall
480:Kanstantsin Sivtsov
241:Kanstantsin Sivtsov
65:
1039:2007-12-08 at the
1020:2007-11-23 at the
347:History of results
285:Tour of California
174:First edition
1205:
1204:
999:
998:
897:
896:
763:
762:
698:José Luis Rubiera
680:Jason McCartney,
626:
625:
491:
490:
254:
253:
203:First winner
101:and Chattanooga,
61:
60:
16:(Redirected from
1250:
1154:
1147:
1140:
1131:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1087:
1081:
1080:
1067:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1050:
1044:
1031:
1025:
1012:
986:
985:
966:
965:
946:
945:
926:
925:
911:
884:
883:
864:
863:
844:
843:
824:
823:
808:
807:
792:
791:
777:
750:
749:
730:
729:
713:
712:
696:
695:
679:
678:
662:
661:
647:
613:
612:
593:
592:
573:
572:
557:
556:
540:
539:
522:Freddy RodrĂguez
520:
519:
505:
500:Aqua-blue Jersey
478:
477:
458:
457:
438:
437:
418:
417:
398:
397:
378:
377:
363:
281:Tour of Missouri
250:
248:
239:
237:
236:
229:Most recent
224:
222:
213:
211:
210:
185:
183:
164:
159:
156:
154:
123:UCI America Tour
73:
66:
56:
53:
47:
35:
34:
27:
21:
1258:
1257:
1253:
1252:
1251:
1249:
1248:
1247:
1218:Tour de Georgia
1208:
1207:
1206:
1201:
1163:
1161:Tour de Georgia
1158:
1111:
1106:
1105:
1096:
1094:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1069:
1068:
1064:
1056:
1054:"Press release"
1052:
1051:
1047:
1041:Wayback Machine
1032:
1028:
1022:Wayback Machine
1013:
1009:
1004:
988:Rory Sutherland
980:
960:
948:Will Frischkorn
940:
920:
902:
878:
866:Janez BrajkoviÄŤ
858:
846:Janez BrajkoviÄŤ
838:
818:
802:
786:
768:
752:Jason McCartney
744:
724:
707:
690:
673:
656:
631:
607:
595:Juan José Haedo
587:
579:Davitamon–Lotto
567:
551:
534:
514:
496:
472:
460:Janez BrajkoviÄŤ
452:
432:
412:
400:Lance Armstrong
392:
372:
354:
349:
333:
313:Lance Armstrong
293:
258:Tour de Georgia
244:
234:
232:
218:
208:
206:
181:
179:
151:
76:
64:Tour de Georgia
57:
51:
48:
45:
36:
32:
23:
22:
18:Tour of Georgia
15:
12:
11:
5:
1256:
1254:
1246:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1210:
1209:
1203:
1202:
1200:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1168:
1165:
1164:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1149:
1142:
1134:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1110:
1109:External links
1107:
1104:
1103:
1082:
1062:
1045:
1026:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1000:
997:
996:
995:
994:
974:
968:CĂ©sar Grajales
954:
952:Team TIAA–CREF
934:
901:
898:
895:
894:
893:
892:
872:
852:
832:
812:
796:
767:
764:
761:
760:
759:
758:
738:
732:Ryder Hesjedal
718:
701:
684:
667:
630:
627:
624:
623:
622:
621:
619:Team High Road
615:Greg Henderson
601:
581:
575:Fred Rodriguez
561:
559:Greg Henderson
545:
528:
495:
492:
489:
488:
487:
486:
484:Team High Road
466:
446:
426:
406:
386:
353:
350:
348:
345:
341:Tour de France
337:Brasstown Bald
332:
329:
317:Tour de France
292:
289:
252:
251:
230:
226:
225:
204:
200:
199:
192:
188:
187:
175:
171:
170:
166:
165:
155:.tourdegeorgia
149:
145:
144:
141:
137:
136:
131:
127:
126:
120:
116:
115:
110:
106:
105:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
78:
77:
74:
59:
58:
39:
37:
30:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1255:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1215:
1213:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1162:
1155:
1150:
1148:
1143:
1141:
1136:
1135:
1132:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1108:
1092:
1086:
1083:
1078:
1077:
1072:
1066:
1063:
1055:
1049:
1046:
1042:
1038:
1035:
1030:
1027:
1023:
1019:
1016:
1011:
1008:
1001:
993:
989:
984:
978:
975:
973:
972:Jittery Joe's
969:
964:
958:
955:
953:
949:
944:
938:
935:
933:
929:
924:
918:
915:
914:
912:
909:
907:
899:
891:
887:
882:
876:
873:
871:
867:
862:
856:
853:
851:
847:
842:
836:
833:
831:
830:Jittery Joe's
827:
822:
816:
813:
811:
806:
800:
797:
795:
790:
784:
781:
780:
778:
775:
773:
765:
757:
753:
748:
742:
739:
737:
733:
728:
722:
719:
717:
711:
705:
702:
699:
694:
688:
685:
683:
677:
671:
668:
665:
660:
654:
651:
650:
648:
645:
643:
641:
636:
628:
620:
616:
611:
605:
602:
600:
596:
591:
585:
582:
580:
576:
571:
565:
562:
560:
555:
549:
546:
543:
538:
532:
529:
527:
523:
518:
512:
509:
508:
506:
503:
501:
493:
485:
481:
476:
470:
467:
465:
461:
456:
450:
447:
445:
441:
436:
430:
427:
425:
421:
420:Tom Danielson
416:
410:
407:
405:
401:
396:
390:
387:
385:
381:
376:
370:
367:
366:
364:
361:
359:
358:Yellow Jersey
351:
346:
344:
342:
338:
330:
328:
324:
322:
318:
314:
310:
305:
303:
299:
290:
288:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
263:
259:
242:
231:
227:
216:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
186:
176:
172:
167:
163:
158:
150:
148:Web site
146:
142:
138:
135:
132:
128:
124:
121:
117:
114:
111:
107:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
79:
72:
67:
55:
43:
38:
29:
28:
19:
1160:
1095:. Retrieved
1085:
1074:
1065:
1048:
1029:
1010:
905:
903:
772:Green Jersey
771:
769:
664:Chris Horner
642:Theme Jersey
638:
632:
499:
497:
440:Floyd Landis
380:Chris Horner
357:
355:
334:
325:
321:Floyd Landis
306:
294:
262:road cycling
257:
255:
215:Chris Horner
81:Race details
49:
41:
928:Andrea Tafi
794:Saul Raisin
542:Gord Fraser
119:Competition
1212:Categories
1097:2010-05-16
1002:References
886:Trent Lowe
826:Trent Lowe
265:stage race
134:Stage race
109:Discipline
1076:USA Today
194:6 (as of
140:Organiser
103:Tennessee
97:Northern
52:July 2012
1037:Archived
1018:Archived
979: :
959: :
939: :
919: :
877: :
857: :
837: :
817: :
801: :
785: :
756:Team CSC
743: :
723: :
706: :
689: :
672: :
666:, Saturn
655: :
606: :
599:Team CSC
586: :
566: :
550: :
533: :
513: :
471: :
451: :
431: :
411: :
391: :
371: :
283:and the
191:Editions
640:Peaches
302:tourism
291:History
269:Georgia
180: (
169:History
99:Georgia
42:updated
384:Saturn
243:
238:
217:
212:
94:Region
1057:(PDF)
888:(2),
754:(3),
617:(2),
577:(2),
331:Route
89:April
1197:2008
1192:2007
1187:2006
1182:2005
1177:2004
1172:2003
977:2008
957:2007
937:2006
917:2005
875:2008
855:2007
835:2006
815:2005
799:2004
783:2003
741:2008
721:2007
704:2006
687:2005
670:2004
653:2003
633:The
604:2008
584:2007
564:2006
548:2005
531:2004
511:2003
469:2008
449:2007
429:2006
409:2005
389:2004
369:2003
273:2.HC
256:The
196:2008
182:2003
178:2003
157:.com
130:Type
125:2.HC
113:Road
86:Date
360:.
277:UCI
247:BLR
221:USA
153:www
1214::
1073:.
990:,
970:,
950:,
930:,
868:,
848:,
828:,
774:.
734:,
597:,
524:,
482:,
462:,
442:,
422:,
402:,
382:,
1153:e
1146:t
1139:v
1100:.
249:)
245:(
223:)
219:(
198:)
184:)
54:)
50:(
44:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
