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29.04.2008
ROAD ATLANTA - Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T stage 6 BELARUS RIDER ON TEAM HIGH ROAD WINS BRASSTOWN BALD CLIMB AND TAKES AT&T LEADERS JERSEY ON STAGE SIX
Stage Six – Blairsville/Union County to Brasstown Bald/Towns County Belarusian rider Kanstantin Sivtsov of Team High Road powered past Trent Lowe (AUS) of Slipstream Chipotle and Levi Leipheimer (USA) of Astana in the final 800 meters of an 88.4-mile (142.3 km) day to win the Stage 6 of the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T. With the finish line in sight, Lowe shed Leipheimer to take second place in the race. With his 10-second gap over Lowe, Sivtsov catapulted to first place in the General Classification and becomes the AT&T Overall Leader. Lowe drops from the race leader to second place overall. Leipheimer, last year’s winner at Brasstown Bald Mountain, rounds out the G.C. in third. "I dream for this day," said Sivtsov, the 2004 under-23 World Champion, of winning his first stage in a U.S. "The last mountain is very hard, very steep and the last kilometers is very, very steep." Jason McCartney (USA) of Team CSC received top honors as the best climber of the day with bonus points over two United Community Bank King of the Mountain climbs - Hogpen Gap (Category 1) and Unicoi Gap (Category 2). Lowe, who wore the leader’s yellow jersey today, was awarded the GE Best Young Rider Jersey after the stage. Neil Shirley (USA) of Athens, Ga.-based Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling team was awarded the Georgia Lottery Most Aggressive Rider. Stage Three winner Greg Henderson (AUS) will wear the Georgia Power Sprint Leader Jersey during tomorrow’s stage. Today’s Stage 6, the "Queen Stage of the Tour", began in Blairsville in Union County at 11:00 a.m. with 117 of the original 119 riders. Known as the Tour’s most challenging stage, both riders and thousands of spectators were treated to sunny skies and the scenic Appalachian Mountains, reaching Georgia’s highest point on The Bald at 4,783 feet in Towns County. As expected, it was an unpredictable day, beginning with an early break that was eventually caught with less than 10 miles to go. At the two kilometer mark, only a few riders remained, including Sivtsov, Lowe, Leipheimer, Oscar Sevilla (ESP) of Rock Racing, Rory Sutherland (AUS) of Health Net presented by Maxxis. "Super talented," said McCartney of Sivtsov. "You can tell in the bunch how guys are riding, they’re just light on the pedals, and he looked good the past couple days. I think Levi kind of underestimated him." "If you look back to the beginning of the day, there were a few names to consider, Sivtsov, Sevilla… It’s hard to predict who’s going to be strong. You could see from yesterday this kid’s going to be strong and, you know, I think that looking back I was a little bit over-confident," said Leipheimer, who won two stages in the 2007 Tour de Georgia. "And all I can say is Trent (Lowe) rode great, Slipstream rode great and High Road and Sivtsov took advantage of the battle that was going on and everybody rode a really great bike race." Stage 7, the final stage of the 2008 Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T, will conclude tomorrow with a circuit race through the streets of downtown Atlanta. Riders will depart from Centennial Olympic Park at 1:00 p.m. The 10-lap circuit race (62.7 mi/100.9 km) will give sprinters their last three opportunities to win Georgia Power Sprint points. The race is expected to finish in Centennial Olympic Park between 3:15-3:45 p.m. The race will be followed by an awards presentation adjacent to the day’s Health & Wellness Expo.
Official Results – Top 10 - Stage Six 1. 28 BLR 19820809 SIVTSOV Kanstantin THR 3.47'16" 2. 65 AUS 19841008 LOWE Trent* TSL 3.47'26" 10" 3. 3 USA 19731024 LEIPHEIMER Levi AST 3.47'32" 16" 4. 91 AUS 19820208 SUTHERLAND Rory HNM 3.47'49" 33" 5. 142 ESP 19760929 SEVILLA Oscar RRC 3.47'54" 38" 6. 111 MEX 19810814 ALDAPE Moises TT1 3.48'10" 54" 7. 13 ESP 19690603 CUESTA Inigo CSC 3.48'20" 1'04" 8. 4 ESP 19780511 COLOM Antonio AST 3.48'20" .. 9. 67 USA 19760522 VANDE VELDE Christian TSL 3.48'54" 1'38" 10. 112 NZL 19761017 CHADWICK Glen TT1 3.49'36" 2'20" General Classification 1. 28 BLR SIVTSOV Kanstantin THR 20.20'51" 2. 65 AUS LOWE Trent* TSL 20.20'55" 4" 3. 3 USA LEIPHEIMER Levi AST 20.21'05" 14"
ABOUT AT&T AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access, and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at www.att.com (c) 2007 AT&T Knowledge Ventures. All rights reserved. AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Knowledge Ventures. ABOUT THE TOUR DE GEORGIA PRESENTED BY AT&T The Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T is North America’s premier, professional cycling event and rolling festival of community activities. The Tour was first held in 2003 and has become a spring tradition with a varying route of over 600 miles of racing. Over 2.8 million spectators have traveled to Georgia to watch the event in the past five years, and direct economic impact has totaled over $148 million. The event is sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (2.HC ranking), and is part of the USA Cycling Professional Tour USA Cycling, Inc., making the event one of the top stage races for elite athletes around the world. The Tour de Georgia is owned and operated by the Tour de Georgia Foundation (501 c3) and managed by Medalist Sports (www.medalistsports.com ). Route maps, host venue information, merchandise offerings and sponsor news are available at the official website, www.tourdegeorgia.com. ABOUT USA CYCLING Recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling promotes American cycling through its 60,000 members and 2,500 annual events. USA Cycling associations include the BMX Association (BMX), National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain bike), U.S. Cycling Federation (road/track), the National Collegiate Cycling Association and the U.S. Professional Racing Organization professional men's road). USA Cycling is the license holder for the USA Cycling Professional Individual Time Trial Championships and USA Cycling Professional Road Race Championships. For more information visit www.usacycling.org , or contact USA Cycling Director of Communications, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867. ABOUT THE AFLAC CANCER CENTER AND BLOOD DISORDERS SERVICE OF CHILDREN’S The Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is a national leader among childhood cancer, hematology, and blood and marrow transplant programs, serving infants to young adults. Recognized as one of the top five pediatric cancer centers in the country by Child magazine, the Aflac Cancer Center treats more than 325 new cancer patients each year and follows more than 2,000 patients with sickle cell disease, hemophilia and other blood disorders. The Aflac Cancer Center is one of many programs at Children’s committed to enhancing the lives of children through excellence in patient care, research and education. Children’s, one of the top three pediatric healthcare systems in the country, is a not-for-profit organization that benefits from the generous philanthropic and volunteer support of our community. Visit www.aflaccancercenter.org or call 404-250-KIDS for more information.
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