Operation Gadget

Category: 2005 Dodge Tour de Georgia

  • Woody’s Gap Conditions Report

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just returned from Woody’s Gap, a key mountain pass in Stage 4 of the Dodge Tour de Georgia, that’s about 14 miles northeast of Dahlonega. I drove up there in my rental car, trying to join Josh Hallett the writer of hyku | blog. When I crossed the line that…

  • TdG Photo Catch Up

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrank Steele from TdFblog pointed out that I told him that Floyd Landis was having a press conference at 6:00pm tonight. He called me to see if I attended. I told him I didn’t and here’s why: I have posted over 150 photos of the Dodge Tour de Georgia so far…

  • WiFi Working Again for Me

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI was just talking to Bridget Bentz from the Team.Discovery.com website, telling her that my story of the Dodge Tour de Georgia seems bound to be one where technology problems hinder my coverage. The good news is that I finally got my new D-Link DWL-G650 AirPlus XtremeG 802.11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter working…

  • Stage 3 ITT: Landis Puts Some Time Between Himself and the Heads of State

    Reading Time: 2 minutesLandis On a Roll: Floyd Landis finished first in the Stage 3 Time Trial at the Tour de Georgia. See more TdG photos in in the Operation Gadget Photo Gallery. [ Photo: Dave Aiello ] Floyd Landis of Phonak Hearing Systems demonstrated good early season form by taking the Stage 3 Individual…

  • Other Bloggers Here at Stage 3

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteStage 3 is an Individual Time Trial of 18 miles around Rome, Georgia. There is a short steep climb called Mount Alto about midway through the course. Robby Hunter will start riding last. He was declared the yellow jersey late last night. Lance Armstrong will be four places in front of…

  • Will the Real Yellow Jersey Please Stand Up?

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere was quite a bit of confusion at the end of Stage 2 yesterday into Rome. Initially, the announcers on the podium called out the name of Rene Hasselbacker (Team Gerolsteiner, race number 51) as the winner of the stage. This was quickly corrected to a second presumed winner, Michael Rich…

  • How TV Cameras Follow the Tour de Georgia

    Reading Time: 3 minutesTelevision Motorcycle: I talked to Scott Ogle and his coworkers from the mobile TV crew before Stage 2 of the Tour de Georgia. See more TdG photos in in the Operation Gadget Photo Gallery. [ Photo: Dave Aiello ] Before the start of Stage 2 in Fayetteville, I met up with Scott…

  • Stage 2: Peter Wrolich Edges Quinziato and Armstrong

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteLance Armstrong was right there at the finish, but the win went to Peter Wrolich. The unofficial results are as follows: 1. Peter Wrolich (Gerolsteiner), 4 hours, 46 minutes, 26 seconds 2. Manuel Quinziato (Saunier Duval-Prodir), same time 3. Lance Armstrong (Team Discovery) 4. Ivan Fanelli (Team LPR) 5. Bobby Julich…

  • Foster Abandoned Yesterday Due to Dehydration

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteCyclingNews reported that Christian Foster of the Jittery Joes-Kalahari Cycling Team abandoned yesterday due to dehydration. According to them: We talked to team director Micah Rice, who said Christian only drank about five bottled during the race yesterday, whilst the rest of the team drank at least ten. Christian is being…