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Dodge Tour De Georgia -- Stage 5, 6, and 7. April
23-25, 2004
Kim, Jorge, and I spent the weekend in Young Harris and caught the fifth,
sixth, and seventh stage of the 2004 Tour De Georgia. The first one
for Lance Armstrong leading the US Postal Service team. Kim caught
the riders on Woody Gap during stage 5. She and I spent the day on Brasstown
Bald for stage 6. Jorge caught the racers on Trackrock Gap Road, and
then was able to get to the foot of Brasstown Bald to see them make the
turn up the mountain. On Sunday, Kim and Jorge went on to catch the
seventh stage on Sunday from Dawsonville to Alpharetta. Click here
for the photos!
Stage 5 -- Woody Gap -- photos by Kim White
Stage 6 -- Brasstown Bald -- photos by
Tom Heinze
Stage 7 -- Dawsonville -- photos by Kim White
Also, click here for
the official Dodge Tour De Georgia web page with results and other highlights.
FAQ's for the 2004 Tour De Georgia:
Over 748,000 spectators viewed the race over six days. To start the weekend,
30,000 spectators crowded the switchbacks along the 3-mile Brasstown Bald
Mountain climb on Georgia Highway 180 Spur for Stage 6 of the Dodge Tour.
Over 75,000 spectators watched the Grand Finale in downtown Alpharetta on
Sunday.
Spectators who attended the event represented 25 states across the country,
including California, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Texas, Vermont, (to name
a few), confirming that one of the major goals of the Tour was achieved, namely,
positive economic impact through Tourism.
Over 80 million media impressions were made from just broadcast media coverage
in one week.
The cyclists competed over 653 miles of scenic roadways and city streets
in the six days. It took race organizers over 30 days and 6,500 miles to log
this route for the cyclists.
15 teams, comprised of 8 riders per team, competed in the six-day race.
There were 23 countries represented by the 120 riders.
Each day close to one mile of fencing was used at the start and finish areas.
For the week, this totaled 31,680 feet of safety barriers that were positioned
throughout 11 different cities.
75,000 zip ties were used to secure the fencing and banners during the week.
30 tons of sand bags were moved throughout the week by staff and volunteers
to secure fencing, tents and other temporary equipment.
Close to 4,000 gallons of water was provided by the Dodge Tour de Georgia
for the racers, staff, volunteers and hospitality guests, which totaled nearly
1,800 cases of Dasani water.
Over 2,500 volunteers worked the race, from one-day assignments in the Healthy
Georgia Expo to full week assignments as course marshals.
A fleet of 125 Dodge vehicles, including Caravans, Durangos, sedans and
Sprinter commercial vans were used to move equipment, meals, drinks, and
support staff across the state all week.
Athletes consumed close to 600 lbs of pasta during the week, eating 1/3
of this for breakfast each day. Also for breakfast, athletes consumed 1,800
eggs over the course of the week.
Over 3,000 Subway sandwiches were served during the race for support staff
and officials.