“Lance gave us a great platform to spearhead American cycling. You have guys like George Hincapie, Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer and Tom Danielson. There are a lot of different aspects of riding … Lance was a combination of those. We'll replace him with great athletes, but what Lance did might never be done again.” …
Category: Tour de Georgia
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/19/bicycle-quote-next-great-american-cyclist/
Even “oldster” of 37 can win bike races
You're never too old to win. Thirty-seven-year-old bicycle racer Lars Michaelson knows this. The cyclist on Denmark's Team CSC pulled out a sprint win on Day One of the Ford Tour de Georgia bike race.
Following closely behind Michaelson across the finish line in Macon was US sprinter “Fast” Freddy Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto), Australian Caleb Manion of US team Jelly Belly, and Argentine speedster Juan Jose Haedo, the Toyota-United Pro rider who won two Tour of California stages.
Thirty-seven years old. A year ago Lance Armstrong was 33 when he announced before the start of last year's Tour de Georgia that he would retire at the conclusion of the 2005 Tour de France. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/19/even-oldster-of-37-can-win-bike-races/
Tour de Georgia bike race poll
The fourth annual Tour de Georgia starts in Augusta today, and the first annual Tour de Georgia poll appears on my blog.
Who do you think will win the 2006 Tour de Georgia? I've listed some of the leading contenders. If you don't like any of them, you can leave a comment here with your choice.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/18/tour-de-georgia-bike-race-poll/
Test your bicycling mettle on Brasstown Bald Buster
Win at Brasstown Bald, and you have a better than even chance of winning the Tour de Georgia. Just ask Tom Danielson, the Discovery cycling team rider who won the mountain stage and took home the title last year.
Pro cyclists will toil up Brasstown Bald, left, on Saturday this year. For us mere mortals, several North Georgia groups sponsor the annual Brasstown Bald Buster Century featuring 12,000 feet of elevation gain over 100 miles. The ride starts early on May 6 in Helen, Georgia. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/17/test-your-bicycling-mettle-on-brasstown-bald-buster/
Where to watch Tour de Georgia bike race
The pro peloton invades Georgia next Tuesday through Sunday for the 600-mile, 6-stage Ford Tour de Georgia bike race. Unless you live in the Peach State, your chances of catching live coverage are nil.
Most of us will have to follow the action through live race updates posted at VeloNews, which really isn't bad because we can sneak looks on our office computer during work.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/14/where-to-watch-tour-de-georgia-bike-race/
Tour of Georgia bike race on my mind
US cycling fans should be pleased to hear that the world's top ProTour cyclist — Floyd Landis of the Swiss Phonak team — is competing in the Tour of Georgia bicycle race that begins in a couple of weeks.
Other big name US bike racers include last year's winner, Tom Danielson of Discovery Channel, and David Zabriskie, a member of Danish Team CSC and holder of the yellow jersey for four days in the 2005 Tour de France. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/05/tour-of-georgia-bike-race-on-my-mind/
Six top cycling teams in Tour of Georgia bike race
Next month's Ford Tour of Georgia bicycle race will feature six ProTour cycling teams in what organizers are touting as the only 2. Hors Classe race in North America.
Signed to compete are Team CSC (Denmark), Phonak (Switzerland), Davitamon-Lotto (Belgium), Prodir-Saunier Duval (Spain), Discovery Channel (USA), and Quick.Step (Belgium).
Although team rosters are not due until April, TdG organizers say they have commitments from 2005 winner Tom Danielson (Discovery), and 2006 Tour of California and Paris-Nice winner Floyd Landis (Phonak). …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/21/six-top-cycling-teams-in-tour-of-georgia-bike-race/
Tour de Georgia fund-raiser bike ride
Here's an opportunity for weekend warrior cyclists to ride the last few miles of the Tour of Georgia course just hours before the pros do it.
Recreational cyclists who participate in a cancer fund-raiser can ride the final 25 miles of the Cumming to Alpharetta route as part of the BriarRose Grand Peloton. It's scheduled for the last day …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/02/tour-de-georgia-fund-raiser-bike-ride/
Bicycle quote: Tom Danielson's coach
“It's important for Tom to understand that he's not just another lieutenant in (Armstrong's) army. Tom represents the future for Lance's new plan: pass the wisdom down to the prodigy. There's really no better place for (Danielson) to be. Those guys were expendable, but he's the next generation.”
Rick Crawford, coach to Tour de Georgia winner Tom Danielson, referring to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/04/27/bicycle-quote-tom-danielsons-coach/
US cyclist Tom Danielson takes Tour de Georgia
In a bicycle race that American Lance Armstrong was expected to dominate, it was three other US riders who took the podium in the Tour de Georgia.
After Sunday's 125-mile stage, the Tour de Georgia podium was populated by three Americans, Tom Danielson (Discovery) who finished first overall, Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) second, and Floyd Landis (Phonak) third.
Danielson had captured …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/04/24/us-cyclist-tom-danielson-takes-tour-de-georgia/
Adventure Cycling Association
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Trail biking
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League of American Bicyclists
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