PRE-RIDE the GC Cumming courses!

Reality Bikes invites everyone to join them to "Pre-Ride" the GC-Series 7 Course.
Date(s): Wednesday, April 30th & May 7th
Time for B ride: 5:45pm
Time for A ride: 6:00

It will take the better part of 1 hour to get to Reality Bikes from 285 and 400 during rush hour so make sure you give yourself 1 hour to get there. Visit http://www.realitybikes.com/ for directions or more information. Go to http://www.georgiacup.com/index.php?page=images/LM/GeorgiaCup/races/cumming/cumming for details about the RR and Circuit course May 10 - 11.

2008 Tour of Atlanta Registration, Course Details & MORE!

For Release, April 26, 2008

THURSDAY, MAY 22 – MONDAY (MEMORIAL DAY), MAY 26

Tour of Atlanta Conference call is scheduled for Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 9:30am. We would suggest everyone attending – call in early because we only have a limited amount of bandwidth to work with. We will have another call the week of May 12 and again the week of May 19th. The more informed you are the better the event will be for everyone.
Conference Call # - 888-855-2444 - PW= 955836

Disclaimer:
The Tour of Atlanta is a ProAm stage race that is offered to amateurs. Pricing is based upon individual stages discounted for the General Classification entries. We strongly suggest registering for the EARLY BIRD rates. There are NO CUT TIMES and everyone can race!


Registration at Board N Bike beginning at NOON, Thursday, May 22, 2008 – 123 W. Main St, Buford, GA 30515 (770) 831-6771 – They are located across the street from the TT starts and within 100 yards of the sprints finish.

Stages are as follows;

Stage I – Thursday, 7mileTT – May 22nd – in Historic Buford, GA – 4pm - Start list will be posted to www.georgiacup.com on Wednesday, May 21st around NOON. *No race day registration! http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ga/buford/796071320

Stage II - Thursday, SPRINTS - May 22nd –in Historic Buford, GA- 4:30pm – 10pm, *No race day registration! - http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ga/buford/80114115. There will be 3 rounds per category. Round 3 will be the finial round and there will be no more than 10 in the finial round. There will be a time bonus of :10 to everyone.


R1 R2 R3
1. :10 :15 :30
2. :07 :10 :20
3. :05 :05 :10

More details will be release in the bible.

Stage III - Friday, .9 mile Circuit - May 23rd from 4pm - 10pm *UNDER THE LIGHTS*- John's Creek - P/B State Farm - http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ga/johns-creek/371607477

Stage IV - Saturday, TTT - May 24th from 8am in Monroe, GA. (8am) - *No race day registration! http://www.mapmyride.com/view_route?r=165600806.

Stage V - Saturday, RR - May 24th – NOON – May 24th in Monroe, GA
-http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ga/monroe/750409991778
GC parton Appreciation party in Peachtree Corners (P'tree Station Swim Tennis Club) All ToA, Georgia Cup, GC Series 7 participants and guests are invited to enjoy a fun cook out, drinks and dip in the pool. -MUST SIGN UP AT REGISTRATION- There are tennis courts, a secure play ground, Club House and kid’s pool. So, come out have dinner, bring your swim suit or just mingle by the pool! We will raffle of door prizes have plenty of fun music. – Saturday Night from 6 - 10pm - http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ga/norcross/97886445

Stage VI - Sunday, Criterium - May 25th from Noon - 9pm in Gainesville,
GA. http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ga/gainesville/491461501

Stage VII - Monday (Memorial Day), Criterium - May 26th from 9:00am - 3pm in Historic Buford, GA-- http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ga/buford/78932778.

Addresses, rules, parking and details will be released with the flyer and bible before the conference call on Thursday.

Courses are subject to change notice.
The GC expects everyone to be respectful and show sportsmanship.

NO RACE DAY ENTRY FOR SPRINTS, TT or TTT - Online registration for the TTT will be open until Friday at 5pm for the Saturday Morning Start and the preliminary start list will be posted by noon on Friday. All results will be posted at the Hilton Hotel in Peachtree Corner.

Registration will begin at the Hilton Hotel Wednesday, May 21st at 6pm – 9pm. Then before the start of each race throughout the race weekend.

Atlanta Hilton Northeast – RACE HOTEL
5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross, Georgia, United States 30092-3416
Tel: 1-770-447-4747 Fax: 1-770-687-533-2888
Standard Rate: GA Cup Rate $99

GC Series 7 Cumming Omnium p/b Reality Bikes registration is OPEN!

The Georgia Cup is very excited about our Cumming event May 10th and 11th. All 3 courses are very challenging and very well designed by Mr. Todd Muller of Reality Bikes. The RR does NOT have any MAJOR climbs, however, the course is technical and rolling with POWER climbs all over it. Could be considered similar to this year's Gainesville race WITHOUT Maubry Hill repeats.

Reality Bikes does this VERY ride every Wednesday night. The B (no drop) rides leaves at 5:45pm and the A ride leaves at 6:00pm SHARP. Come out and meet Todd and the reality Bikes Team for a fun practice race/ride.

Transponders are not required for this event, however, we will be 'testing' our latest software that will be use for the ToA.

Registration link!

http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6416

GU becomes Sponsors of the GC!

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LaGrange Announces the Criterium Georgia State Championships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


LaGrange, Ga. – On June 21, professional and amateur bicycle racers will converge on downtown LaGrange for the Georgia Cup State Championship criterium bike race.

The state championship criterium will begin downtown at 12:15 p.m. Cyclists will race laps on a closed circuit course around Main, Broome, S. Lewis and E. Depot streets. The Downtown LaGrange Development Authority is currently planning events and activities to draw local attendance to watch the races.

Only the streets on the course will be closed for vehicle traffic until the race concludes at 9 p.m.

Over 500 cyclists are planned to compete in the state championship criterium. Participants of any age, professional or amateur, may sign up to race in this event.

Other races taking place this weekend include the time trial and road race. The time trial will take place on Saturday from 8-11:00 a.m. Racers will start at the intersection of Vernon St. and Forrest Ave. and head down Forrest towards the Hillside area and back.

The road race on Sunday takes place on a loop of county roads surrounding West Point Lake. The start/finish line will be set up at Earl Cook Park. This race will not close any roads, but traffic at intersections may be interrupted as the pack of racers moves around the course. The road race begins at 8:00 a.m. and will conclude at 3:00 p.m.

Both professional and amateur racers may participate. The races held in LaGrange during the weekend of June 21-22 are part of the Georgia Cup Premier Series. Visit http://www.georgiacup.com/ for more details.

Click here http://onekit.enr-corp.com/1003792/index.html to view it through your Web browser.

GRAY AMB.it LATE RETURN CHIP LIST- PLEASE HELP

Hello! We realize that returning “GRAY” chips after an epic weekend like Gainesville or Chattanooga is sometimes hard to remember. We have waited patiently for many of the chips to be returned but still have way too many that are outstanding. Please note that AMB.it charges the GC for these unreturned GRAY chips. If we do not have these chips back by Friday, April 25, 2008, we will have no choice but to charge your credit card $125 per the race waiver agreement. For those that some how slipped through and did not use a credit card we will report to USA Cycling and petition to have your license suspended until you pay for it. After Friday we will have to pay AMB.it and we will NOT accept the Gray chip back and will only take $125. It is simply not fair for us to have to beg for property that we leased for your use. If you know someone on this list please ask them to return it asap. For mailing info please email info@georgiacup.com. If your name is NOT on the list and you have a gray chip it means we have overlooked you but rest assured that we will end up finding our error. If your name is on this list in error please email us and we will remove it and you have our apologies. Thank you in advance!


Gainesville, GA Race
FT-59367 JASON SHILEDS
SC-57869 ANDERS SWANSON
SL-65799 AUGUSTO ELIAS
PK-31660 TODD MILLS
HH-79713 JOHN WHITE
HC-72894 PAT ALLISON
NW-45874 RICHARD CLEMENT



Chattanooga, TN Race
GS-09486 ERIC RIOTHMAN
HT-58859 HAROLD SUTHERLAND
HV02790 MICHAEL WOLF
LR-27925 STEPHANIE BLEECHER
LT-13643 PIERCE FOWLER
NZ23197 MICHAEL MCMURRAY
SC-57869 ANDERS SWANSON
SN98363 KATIE REYNOLDS
NZ-35328 Christopher Constatin

Its that time again...our favorite weekend of CYCLING!

Its that time again...our favorite weekend of cyclingof the year....the Twilight।The event that started it all, nearly some 30 yearsago as a brainchild of that crazy Gene Dixon afterhitting his head in a race in France. The Twilight andits spawn have helped to build the popularity ofcycling to urban markets around the country andshowcased the sport as more than boring point to pointroad treks. Showcasing what makes bike racing the bestsport in the world....the athletes.The Twilight has added a great line up of Jazz actswith the UGA School of Music and has something for thewhole family this weekend in Athens. Not to mention30,000 screaming fans, co-eds, and cocktails....goodtimes...definitely good times.Our Friends at Swagger have graciously made the racingclasses mirror those of the GA Cup so one can raceagainst the usual cast of characters. The Junior racesare also part of the LAJORS (Lance Armstrong) racingprogram by USA Cycling.So if yo have not ever been to the Twilight....youshould.if you have....you know its the most fun you can haveat a bike race.See you at in Athens.link to races below....
http://www।athenstwilight.com/cycling.php
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1137770032/bctid1523332058

2008 Tour of Atlanta race Hotel will be the Hilton!

The 2008 Tour of Atlanta is pleased to announce that the Hilton at Peachtree Corners as been chosen as our race hotel. Patron’s rooms are NOW available for $99!
http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/ATLHPHF-Hilton-Atlanta-Northeast-Georgia/index.do
Directions & Transportation
TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-75: Follow I-75. Take I-285 EAST. Exit 31-B from I-285 (Peachtree Industrial Boulevard North). Follow Peachtree Ind Blvd for five miles. Take right fork in highway. At 2nd traffic light, make a U-turn - hotel is on your right side.
TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-85: Exit I-85 at Jimmy Carter Blvd (exit 99). Turn Right off the exit. Continue to Peachtree Industrial Blvd & turn right.... View all directions, map, and airport information

The Hampton Inn located right next door will offer Tour of Atlanta patrons room rates of $69.

There are limited rooms available so reserve your room TODAY!!!! DON’T WAIT.

http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=ATLPTHX

Finial race details will be announced Tuesday.

2008 Chattanooga – Georgia Cup

We have received consistent feedback…. The best GC ever! The RR was the most beautiful location we’ve ever seen. Dahlonega is no doubt beautiful. But just wait until we post our pictures. It started in a cove that looked up at Lookout Mountain and literally continued along the foothills. The course was challenging, well marked and Senic City Velo provided more than enough volunteers.
If you have a “GRAY” transponder you need to overnight it by Wednesday! Contact info@georgiacup.com for mailing instructions.
Thank You Very Much to SCV (Senic City Velo), all the volunteers, Wheel Truck drivers, Lead Cars, Pace Car, Economy Honda, all the GC series sponsors, Topview Sports, Steven Carpenter and especially Mr. Matt MacAfee. Thank you Matt for all your hard work, before the event and during, in making the first every Chattanooga GC the best experience for everyone! See you in Cumming!
We are heading to Cumming for our Series 7 – Cumming Georgia Cup, p/b Reality Bikes (http://www.realitybikes.com/) on May 10th. For those who have never been to Cumming, GC – you’re in for another treat!
After Cumming be ready – the 2008 Tour of Atlanta begins, Thursday, May 22 – Monday, May 26th। We will be in NE Atlanta this year. Details, Flier, bible, race hotel info, etc will be out THIS week!

GREAT PICTURES!!
http://picasaweb.google.com/madderholt/GCChattanooga?authkey=1E_TlrVSjTQ
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacesettercycling/sets/72157604554256977/
http://bartnave.ifp3.com/
http://flickr.com/photos/gacup/sets/72157604648987465/


Chattanooga News Free Press - Sunday, April 13th’s paper.
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2008/apr/13/travieso-larson-criterium-winners/
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/apr/12/slideshow-chattanooga-criterium/

Know the MAR and KOM rules
http://www.georgiacup.com/index.php?page=mar

PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT for the following – if you know anything help them out
Christopher Orosco
Spartanite@gmail.com
Lost rear wheel
During the Chattanooga Road Race, I got a flat and exchanged wheels from the wheel truck. After the race, my rear wheel was missing from the truck. It is an American Classic Sprint 350. Please let me know if this was found after the races on Sunday. Thanks
Robert Rowland
bob_rowland@bellsouth.net
LOST POWERTAP unit
I raced the Masters Road Race this morning, part of the Chattanooga race weekend. During the first lap, my yellow Powertap computer unit fell off my bike. After the race, I went back and thoroughly looked over the area, but did not find it. Could you please let me know if anyone turns in this unit as lost? . Thank you in advance. Bob Rowland
Lost Item at Chattanooga RR
Someone lost something relatively valuable this past weekend. I'd hate for it to fall in the wrong hands, thus I've done what I'd hope one would do for me.
If you can explain your item and where and when you "misplaced" it this weekend, please contact me so that I can get it back to you immediately.
Christian
cleask@gmail.com

DOWNTOWN CHATTANOOGA IS ALREADY SOLD OUT!

Standard entry ends tonight at 11:59pm. Online Late registration will go through 5pm tomorrow and there WILL be race day registration as always. You can register for the Stage up until the ‘start’ of your divisions TT. TT race day registration will end at the start of your division.

There is a huge convention and our race hotel is filled. We already have huge fields and the BIGGEST MASTERS field the GC has had this year!

We recommend staying in EAST RIDGE. It is the LAST exit before the Chattanooga/Knoxville split. This location is centrally located for the TT, Crit and RR.

Call 423-892-8100 for Howard Johnson's Exit 1A (East Ridge) - ROOM Rate $59.95 include HOT Breakfast Microwave and Fridge - Ask for the Georgia Cup Discount. 6700 Ringgold Road, Chattanooga, TN 37412
Call 423-893-7979 for Comfort Inn Exit 1A (East Ridge) – ROOM Rate $69.99 includes Breakfast. – Ask for the Georgia Cup Discount. 6710 Ringgold Road, Chattanooga, TN 37412

Chattanooga TT

here's a map my ride of a short cut to get to Apison- should saveabout 20 minutes- BUT- after the gas stations on the exit- you won'tsee another before the tt start
this map starts on I-75 at exit 345- goes west on US41- takes a rightonto Cherokee Valley Road (just prior to hitting the Ringgold citylimits sign) which T intersects with East Brainerd- go right there andyou will run into the school
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/tn/chattanooga/334401049
see you all saturday

BUFORD, GEORGIA gets First and Last stage of the ToA!

We are very excited to have stage One and Seven of the Tour of Atlanta in Buford, GA!
Stage One – Thursday Night, May 22 = SPRINTS
Stage Seven – Monday Morning (Memorial Day), May 26 = Criterium

The Buford Business Alliance is 110% behind the races and it is sure to be a HUGE turn out from the Buford Community. For more information about Buford go to: www.visitbuford.com.

Race hotel and Stage 2, 3 & 5 should be announced later this week. Hint: Race hotel and Stage 3 will be at a renowned resort. We are working on family packages for your whole family to come visit Atlanta. You can race and your spouses and kids can enjoy; Water Slides, Camping, SPA, Hiking, etc…. All contained in the resort for a VERY reasonable price.

REALITY BIKES OFF THE FRONT OR ON THE FRONT??

We are still waiting on a ruling from the UCI. Is it the leading edge of the front wheel or the leading edge of the wheel in front? Good news is that everyone is A OKAY!

Georgia Cup – GAINESVILLE in the NEWS!

Economic impact! This is what the GC brings to a community. Here's what one business owner said ...... Rebecca Clanton, owner of Sweet Magnolia's on Main Street, said she served nearly 1,000 customers Sunday, including cyclists and volunteers. "We opened especially for the Georgia Cup. We've probably served 500 sandwiches or more and 20 gallons of ice cream," Clanton said. "It's been a madhouse all day."

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/4722/

http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=208745
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/4740/

Thank you to our sponsors and volunteers! On Saturday we had 15 Sheriff officers and over 20 volunteers for one of the most exciting Road Races in GC history!
We are very excited about the support our Paton's have shown early on this year! Keep in mind Saturday it rained (sometimes poured) all day and we still had over 400 participants! WOW!
Special thanks to our officials - if it was not for them there would be no reason to promote races. Thank you so much!
Watch for videos and pictures from this epic weekend to be posted this week - http://www.georgiacup.com/.
THE GC will be announcing 4 of our 7 Tour of Atlanta stages THIS week! We are still looking for that elusive TITLE sponsor of the ToA. If you can help refer someone we we would really appreciate it. Please contact James Lowe at james@georgiacup.com.
Extra Special Thanks goes out to:
Addictive Cycles, Cafeine and crew, Team Cannondale/Allset, Hayes Dealerships, Tim & Chad Hayes, Main Street Market, Sweet Magnolia, Just Downtown, the City on officers of Gainesville, Hall County Engineering, Hall County Sheriff, Jackson County Sheriff, Jackson County, City of Pendergrass, City of Talmo, The Georgia DOT, North Jackson Elementary School, Kathy Elrod, Joe Burnett, Debra Harkrider, Nathan O'Neill, Eric & Jason Kriel & last but not least Eric and Jennifer Holyfield!

On a personal note - Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Weatherington, Robert Shaver & Ms. Shirley for watching baby Emerson.

CHATTANOOGA TEAM PICTURES – FREE!

The GC is pleased to announce that we will have a professional photographer for our Chattanooga DOWNTOWN Criterium on Saturday, April 12th, 2008. They will be taking Team & Individual Pictures from 11am – 7pm by the podium. Sign up will begin during registration Friday night and available at registration on Saturday. You will also be able to just walk up – First Come, First Serve. We are very excited about these team pictures because we are almost finished with our “Team” & Individual web pages that will eventually interact with results. An example of our Individual page is http://www.georgiacup.com/index.php?page=bios/murphy.

The Team & Individual (racer bio) pages will be completely FREE and a fun way to promote yourself and your team to potential sponsors and others. The pictures will be available for purchase for you and the team the week after Chattanooga. We will direct everyone to the site. The GC will receive the pictures FREE for use on our site and GC promotions. Teams and Individuals will need to purchase the pictures for use.

It is that simple – you DO NOT have to do the pictures. You can choose to have a Team or Individual page and purchase the pictures. You do NOT have to have a team or individual page and you don’t have to buy the pictures. The sitting fee is FREE.

Nathan O’Neill

8-Time Australian National Time Trial Champion will be the announcer for 2008 Georgia Cup Gainesville Downtown Grande Prix. April, 5th, 2008 - Sunday from noon – 8pm. We welcome all patrons to come to the stage and meet Nathan. Maybe even give your personal take on the race that is progress. We are always looking for guest commendations. Thanks Nathan for supporting grass-roots cycling and the Georgia Cup. Your continued contribution does not go unnoticed! For more details on Nathan O’Neill visit www.nathanoneill.com.

GEORGIA DOT CAN HELP!

Dial 511 from any phone in Georgia for real-time travel information (statewide) or to request HERO assistance (in Metro Atlanta). Dial “1” or “9” to reach a live 511 Operator 24 hours a day. Learn more at http://www.511ga.org/ The Georgia DOT is instrumental in permitting our races and we are excited to help them communicate this new service!