Tour of Georgia cancelled

Eurosport - Fri, 14 Nov 21:53:00 2008

The Tour of Georgia has been cancelled for next season because of economic reasons.

CYCLING 2006 Tour de Georgia Tom Danielson and Floyd Landis - 0

"The planning process for the Tour of Georgia requires a tremendous amount of time and effort and we wanted to give all of our partners enough time to plan and allocate their resources to take full advantage of the event," a statement read.

"Therefore, we will skip 2009," organisers said, adding they were planning to stage the race again in 2010.

The Tour of Georgia, created in 2003, failed to secure regular sponsors after American Lance Arsmtrong retired at the end of the 2005 season.

The Texan, who announced his return to professional cycling in September, did not include the Tour of Georgia in his plans for 2009.

"I am obviously disappointed to learn that the Tour of Georgia has been cancelled for 2009. However, I am very pleased that the race will return in 2010," said USA Cycling CEO Steve Johnson.

"Since its inception in 2003, the Tour of Georgia has been an important international stage race featuring some of the top riders in the world."

Reuters

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  1. Hopefully cycling can stick around through the lean times and maybe it'll keep a foothold in the US.

    From Jerry, on Mon 17 Nov 3:09PM

  2. at least its not out permanantly

    From hamishhore, on Sun 16 Nov 7:22PM

  3. this is very sad news for Georgia and cycling in general. Something tells me that if Armstrong threw his hat into the ring, the Tour de Georgia might have had more support. That's not to put any blame on him at all, but his names carries some weight.

    From Tim, on Sat 15 Nov 5:09PM

  4. too bad

    From bobcha78, on Sat 15 Nov 12:17AM
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