Operation Gadget
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Discovery Uses Personal Media Players to Fine-tune TT Technique
Reading Time: 3 minutesLance in the Wind Tunnel as Seen on the PMP: Discovery is using AMD-powered personal media players to help improve time trial performances. More PMP Photos. See more TdG photos in in the Operation Gadget Photo Gallery. [ Photo: Dave Aiello ] On the final day of the 2005 Dodge Tour de…
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Stage 6: Fraser Wins Stage, Danielson Clinches Yellow Jersey
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGord Fraser of Health Net Presented by Maxxis edged teammate Greg Henderson to win Stage 6 of the Dodge Tour de Georgia which finished in Alpharetta. Tom Danielson came in with the field, so he retained the yellow jersey and placed first in the General Classification. Provisional Results are as follows:…
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Made it to All Six Starts and Finishes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI didn’t set out to see every start and finish of the Dodge Tour de Georgia, but I managed to do it anyway. I drove up to Blairsville this morning from my base of operations off of I-85 just north of “The Perimeter”. Now I know what it’s like to drive…
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Getting Off of Brasstown Bald
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe had fun getting off of Brasstown Bald last night. I was with two other journalists and several members of the Tour de Georgia media staff when we left the Observation Tower at about 9:15pm. We opened the door and walked directly into a cloud which was encircling the summit at…
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Finish Photos Stink, Made Up for it in the Press Conference
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe only bad part of being at the Media Center at the top of Brasstown Bald today was that our viewpoint didn’t give us a good look at the riders finishing. I was very close to the finishers less than 50 meters from the line, but I was 25 feet above…
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Living on Clif Bars and 100 Calorie Snack Packs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m still at the top of Brasstown Bald, taking advantage of the WiFi network that the Dodge Tour de Georgia provides to the credentialed media. We’ve got a faster connection at the top of this wind-swept mountain than we did in Dahlonega. One of the things that we were warned about…
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Stage 5: Danielson Rides Leipheimer Off His Wheel, Armstrong Third
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTeam Discovery Channel rider Tom Danielson put on a burst of speed in the last 1 km of the race to the summit of Brasstown Bald to win Stage 5. Levi Leipheimer of Team Gerolsteiner was second. Lance Armstrong finished strongly in third place, pointing defiantly down the hill, presumably at…
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Maxxis Inflatable Tire Not in Place on Brasstown Bald Due to High Winds
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRace radio just announced that the Maxxis Inflatable Tire that normally marks one kilometer to the finish has not been erected on Brasstown Bald today due to high winds. It’s also snowing intermittently here at the summit and at least part way down the mountain. I brought all of the weather…
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TDFblog Has a Good Summary of Stage 5
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrank Steele has a good summary of Tour de Georgia Stage 5 up on TDFblog, including descriptions of the major climbs. I talked to him earlier and he was trying to see the riders on a couple of the mountains along the way to Brasstown Bald. It’s really difficult to imagine…