Operation Gadget
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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That’s “Peloton”, Not “Peleton”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKathleen Aiello (my wife) pointed out that I was misspelling the word peloton in my posts yesterday. It’s surprising that I made that mistake, but I guess that’s what happens when I go without a spell checker. [ Thanks Kathleen! ]
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Stage 1 Results: Robbie Hunter Takes the Sprint
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStage 1 of the Dodge Tour de Georgia ended in a sprint finish on the streets of Macon. The unofficial results are as follows: 1. Robbie Hunter (Phonak), 5 hours, 47 minutes, 52 seconds 2. Ben Brooks (Jelly Belly), same time 3. Michele Maccanti (LPR) 4. Daniele Napolitano (LPR) 5. Greg…
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Mavic Keeps the Tour de Georgia Riders on the Road
Reading Time: 2 minutesMavic Support Motorcycle: I talked to Scott Hodge and his coworkers from Mavic before Stage 1 of the Tour de Georgia. See more TdG photos in in the Operation Gadget Photo Gallery. [ Photo: Dave Aiello ] This morning I was running on the outskirts of Augusta at about 9:30am. About a…
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Photo Gallery Started for Tour de Georgia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI resolved some of my Compact Flash card reading problems, so I was able to start a Tour de Georgia Photo Gallery and post about 30 captioned photos. No really good photos of cycling action yet, but a lot of photos of support vehicles and what I saw at the starting…