Tour returns to Union Co.
By JARED PUTNAM Union Sentinel Editor
     The 2006 Ford Tour de Georgia got underway Tuesday as the race started in Augusta before finishing in Macon. For the second consecutive year Union County will serve as a stage host city when Stage 5 begins here in Blairsville this Saturday, April 22, at 11:30 a.m. Additionally, portions of Stage 4 (
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CSC's Michaelson grabs stage 1 Leaders Jersey
     Lars Michaelson (Denmark) of Team CSC, the No. 1-ranked ProTour team this spring, captured the Ford Leader Jersey in a sprint in d o w n t o w n Macon for Stage One of the 2006 Ford Tour de G e o r g i a . American Fred Rodriguez of the Belgian team D a v i t a m o n Lotto and Australian Caleb Manio
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Stars showcase talent for 2006
     Renowned sprinter Robbie McEwen (AUS) of DavitamonLotto , current No.1 ProTour rider Floyd Landis (USA) of the Phonak Hearing Systems, and defending champion Tom Danielson (USA) of Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team headline the field of professional cyclists who will compete at the 2006 Ford Tour d
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United Community Bank offering 'spirit hands'
     Customers and friends are invited to join United Community Bank as they cheer the cyclists along with huge "spirit hands" that will be available upon request in each of the fourteen banks along the Tour route. Be sure and register for children's bicycles to be given away at each bank and pick up a F
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Leader jerseys
     Five race jerseys will be awarded during the Tour De Georgia, North America's only UCI Hors Classe (2.HC) cycling stage race: the Ford Overall Leader Jersey, the United Community Bank King of the Mountain (KOM) Leader Jersey, the MAXXIS Tires Sprint Leader Jersey, the GE Best Young Rider Leader Jers
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Stage 4 Map
Crosses through Union County
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Stage 5 Map
Blairsville to Brasstown Bald
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Rookie Denny Hamlin anticipates
PHOENIX A HOT NIGHT IN
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service
     Atlanta Perhaps no other driver is looking forward to this weekend's races at
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OBSERVATIONS Rick Minter's
     1. Why would Nextel Cup regulars want to compete on the Busch Series?
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What ever happened to ... JohnnyALLEN
     From 1955-1967, Johnny Allen made 173 starts in the division now known as Nextel Cup. He won twice, once at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., and again in the inaugural race at Bristol Motor Speedway, when he finished the race in relief of Jack Smith.
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NUMERICALLY SPEAKING
     0 11Different pole winners in the past 13 Cup races at
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Catching up with ... TravisKVAPIL
     Travis Kvapil, a second-year driver in Nextel Cup, drives the No. 32 PPI Motorsports Chevrolet for a single-car team owned by Cal Wells and based in Hickory, N.C. Kvapil finished 33rd in the 2005 Nextel Cup championship standings while driving the No. 77 Dodge owned by Doug Bawel.
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NEXTEL CUP STANDINGS
     Following the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 1. Jimmie Johnson
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