Tour de Sport

 TOUR DE SPORTIssue #12March 9, 2006By James
Raiawww.ByJamesRaia.com[1]---------------------PUBLISHER'S
GREETING---------------------The Tour of California has been over for nea=
rly
two weeks, and from most accounts the inaugural race from San Francisco t=
o
Redondo Beach was a success. Racing was fast. The field was diverse. The
crowds were strong, and the cyclists en masse seemed to enjoy racing alon=
g
the coast of California. Congratulations to race organizers. It was great=
 to
be there.One suggestion I can offer for 2007: AEG, the race owners,
shouldn'ttry so hard. Each day, spokespeople from the race "spun" flowing
press releases, replete with seemingly embellished attendance figures.The
approach isn't new. Organizers of many mainstream sporting events (with
paying spectators) find creative ways to announce attendance figures.
Cyclingevent crowds are impossible to count. So when race officials
annnounced crowd sizes each day and then compared the collective totals t=
o
the World Series it was the proverbial "apples vs. oranges" comparison.Sa=
nta
Rosa, the concluding city for Stage 1, put on an impressive show. And oth=
er
cities did well, too. But the public and media can see through public
relations stuff pretty easily. What surprised me is the number of media
outlets that printed the PR material verbatim.I've posted two articles ab=
out
the inaugural Tour of California below in the Feature Articles section. I=
've
also posted new articles in several other sections, so visit the varied l=
ist
-- Running to Car Reviews to Travel & Leisure.Also, in addition to my web
sites www.ByJamesRaia.com [2]and www.TheWeeklyDriver.com[3], I've also ju=
st
launched a new web site. It's all about golf -- general-interest articles=
 to
player profiles, golf travel articles to various other golf-related
material.Check it out: www.GolfTribune.com[4]Reminders:* Please tell frie=
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de Sport is published weekly with the exception of periodic special
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Sea
Otter Classic, April 6-9 from Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif., an=
d
during the 2006 Tour de France, beginning July 1 from Strasbourg, France.=
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view this issue or past issues on the 'net, visit: TOUR DE SPORT[6]Cheers=
,
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Sports.-------------------------------FEATURE
ARTICLES-------------------------------
TOUR OF GEORGIA SET FOR FOURTH YEAR (APRIL 18-23)[13]TOUR OF ITALY, 2006:
THETEAMS AND STAGES[14]COUNTRY'S BEST TRAILS SHOWCASE MANY STATES'
DIVERSITY[15TOUR OF CALIFORNIA '07: WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON?[16]OLN ANNOUNC=
ES
'07 CYCLING BROADCAST SCHEDULE[17]FROZEN SHOULDER: PREVENTION IS BETTER T=
HAN
CURE[18]TOUR OF CALIFORNIA: STAGE 7 (FINAL RACE
REPORT)[19]------------------------------
CYCLING NEWS
------------------------------ To read articles, visit: CYCLING
NEWS[20]------------------------------
ENDURANCE NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES
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Best/Worst Bicycling Cities: Davis, Calif., has been named the country's
bestsmall city (population of under 50,000) for cycling, according to
Bicycling Magazine (March, 2006).Portland, Ore., retained its standing as
thebest overall cycling city in the country after also receiving the top
honor in the magazine's last rankings in 2001. Portland was also named be=
st
cycling city with a population of 500,000 to 1 million. San Diego capture=
d
the title for cities with populations greater than 1 million. Madison, Wi=
s.,
followed for cities with populations of 200,000 to 500,000, and Boulder,
Colo., for cities with populations of 75,000 to 200,000. Atlanta, Houston
andBoston were given dubious titles as the country's worst cities for
cycling. . . What's Up With Jan?: German superstar Jan Ullrich has yet to
begin his racing season, and no one seems to know for certain when the 19=
97
Tour de France winner will begin his quest to regain his title from a dec=
ade
ago.Ullrich, 32, has also finished on the Tour podium six additional time=
s.
And with the retirement of seven-time race winner Lance Armstrong, Ullric=
h
(T-Mobile) and Ivan Basso (CSC) of Italy, who finished second last year, =
are
pre-race favorites. Ullrich has been training for weeks in Tuscany and wi=
ll
meet with team management in the next few days to determine his much-awai=
ted
return to competition . . . News That Makes Me Laugh (And Makes Me Hungry=
):
The Waffle House has been named the official breakfast sponsor of the Tou=
r
ofGeorgia. The Waffle House, which first open with one outlet in 1955, no=
w
has more than 1,500 stores in 25 states.Quick Kudos To Lance: The day aft=
er
the death of Dana Reeve, Lance Armstrong appeared on CNN's Larry King Liv=
e
todiscuss the tragedy. Armstrong was friends with Dana and Christopher
Reeve,and he spoke strongly and articulately and his knowledge of cancer =
and
his thoughts about the disease's national funding status. People often as=
k,
"What's Lance going to do in retirement?" His appearance on CNN on Tuesda=
y
night provided one impressive answer.------------------------------GOLF
NEWS------------------------------ To read articles, visit: GOLF
TRIBUNE.COM[21-------------------------------ON THE BEAT:
SACRAMENTO-------------------------------To read articles, visit: ON THE
BEAT: SACRAMENTO[22]-------------------------------
PRESS RELEASES/INDUSTRY NEWS
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To read articles, visit: PRESS RELEASES/INDUSTRY
NEWS[23]-------------------------------
RUNNING NEWS
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NEWS[25]----------------------------
THE WEEKLY DRIVER/CAR REVIEW
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TRAVEL AND LEISURE
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LEISURE[27]---------------------------------------
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