Tour de Georgia: Into the Mountains (starts noon EDT)
Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United) surprised many (including the announcer, who kept saying "Ivan Dominguez!") for the win yesterday, beating JJ Haedo (CSC) in a sprint finish. Fred Rodriguez (You're Preggers) took third.
This stage didn't do anything to change the top end of the GC standings (Contrini, Ollerenshaw, and Day remain 1-3), but with a good swath of the field within a minute and a half of Contrini, I imagine we'll see a complete rearrangement today.
Contrini continues in the leader's jersey, but the rest of them change hands (or are worn for the first time). Ivan Stevic picks up the sprint jersey, Ben Jacques-Maynes (Priority Health) shows off the KOM jersey for the first time in the race, Austin King (Jittery Joe's) earned the Most Aggressive Rider jersey . And John Devine (USA Nat'l Dev.) gets the Best Young Rider jersey.
Stage Three leaves Rome at 12p, and heads straight north to Chattanooga, Tennessee. At 118.2 miles, it has four King of the Mountain climbs at Fouche Gap, Hwy. 48, Hwy. 136, and Burkhalter Gap. There's also a sprint line in Summerville (which comes after Fouche Gap). Map of the course here, and profile here.
(Assuming that the Tour Tracker coverage's primary problem today will be signal availability (and that's a bit of an assumption, I'd say), things should improve enough for decent coverage somewhere around the third climb.)
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The Video
by Clydesdale on Apr 18, 2007 9:12 AM EDT 0 recs
Wish I'd been able to get it
Also, great photo of Stevic enjoying himself on the stand.
by Sui Juris on
Apr 18, 2007 9:27 AM EDT
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That is a great shot.
by Clydesdale on
Apr 18, 2007 10:26 AM EDT
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Lots of good stuff
http://roadmag.blogspot.com/index.html
by ghisallo on Apr 18, 2007 11:47 AM EDT 0 recs
No audio/video for first half of race
by Sui Juris on Apr 18, 2007 11:48 AM EDT 0 recs
Cyclingfans.com:
by ghisallo on
Apr 18, 2007 12:04 PM EDT
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Video!
by ghisallo on Apr 18, 2007 2:46 PM EDT 0 recs
err..
by ghisallo on
Apr 18, 2007 2:51 PM EDT
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According to CN
by Drew on Apr 18, 2007 2:59 PM EDT 0 recs
All the big teams have a rider in the break
by Clydesdale on Apr 18, 2007 3:04 PM EDT 0 recs
Yes, he can TT too
by Drew on Apr 18, 2007 3:08 PM EDT 0 recs
Ahh Disco defintely not
by Clydesdale on Apr 18, 2007 3:22 PM EDT 0 recs
Her is the breakaway
they have 18+ minutes.
by Clydesdale on Apr 18, 2007 3:25 PM EDT 0 recs
Janez was
by Sui Juris on
Apr 18, 2007 3:35 PM EDT
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They are on the first of the
by Clydesdale on Apr 18, 2007 3:26 PM EDT 0 recs
Time check is now to 22 minutes
by Clydesdale on Apr 18, 2007 3:33 PM EDT 0 recs
Vandevelde could punch his ticket to the TdF
by flying dog on Apr 18, 2007 3:49 PM EDT 0 recs
Hamilton must be stewing
by ghisallo on Apr 18, 2007 3:57 PM EDT 0 recs
Am I reading this right?
by Chris... on Apr 18, 2007 3:59 PM EDT 0 recs
Do you have to listen
by Jens on Apr 18, 2007 3:59 PM EDT 0 recs
You know how this audio coul be improved?
by hughw on Apr 18, 2007 3:59 PM EDT 0 recs
Keep it up LUCAS!
by bbnaz on Apr 18, 2007 4:01 PM EDT 0 recs
looks like they are going up the
by hughw on Apr 18, 2007 4:11 PM EDT 0 recs
Yeah that's a tricky road
by hughw on Apr 18, 2007 4:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Vandevelde vs. Brajkovic
by Jens on Apr 18, 2007 4:16 PM EDT 0 recs
If that music is playing over the loudspeakers
by hughw on
Apr 18, 2007 4:23 PM EDT
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There is
by Clydesdale on Apr 18, 2007 4:27 PM EDT 0 recs
If he yells "tet DAY la course"
by Jens on Apr 18, 2007 4:27 PM EDT 0 recs
Where did they get these clowns?
by ELVISGOAT on Apr 18, 2007 4:33 PM EDT 0 recs
World Wrestling Federation?
Of course, this was the most exciting racing they have EVER seen! EVER!
by kos on
Apr 18, 2007 4:42 PM EDT
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I love exclamation points
by Drew on
Apr 18, 2007 4:46 PM EDT
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Now be fair
by hughw on
Apr 18, 2007 4:48 PM EDT
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The announcers
As for their commercials, remember that this race almost didn't come off so they are going to give each and every advertiser more than than their money's worth in hope that they come back next year.
by bbnaz on
Apr 18, 2007 4:56 PM EDT
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I guess it
Is the "race radio" option better? I'll try that one tomorrow.
by kos on
Apr 18, 2007 7:22 PM EDT
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So far, no.
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Apr 18, 2007 7:50 PM EDT
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