The Tour de Georgia has fallen victim to a difficult economic environment and will not be held in 2009, race organizers announced today, though they held out hope that the event would return to the international calendar in 2010.We believe that this unique and exciting event will endure, Tour boardmember Tom Saddlemire said in a release on the races website. replica Sarcar watch We havedecided to use 2009 as a time to plan ahead and properly position theTour de Georgia to make the best use of the new partnerships we forgedduring the 2008 Tour de Georgia Presented by ATT, such as ourrelationships with Blue Cross Blue Shield and Road Atlanta.
(Read full statement here.)The Tour of California has supplanted the TdG as the premier U.S. stage race, which likely added to the organizers sponsorship replica watch gift woes. Still, the six-year-old event has been a success for the state and for U.S. cycling as a whole, generating $186 million for the Georgia economy and reintroducing elite European-based racers to U.S. roads after a long layoff. Lets hope this break is only a temporary one.—John Bradley
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