Tour de Georgia Canceled for Second Consecutive Year, Event Has No Title Sponsor

The Tour de Georgia has been canceled for a second consecutive year due to financial struggles. The seven-day race has been touted as North America's premier professional bicycling event, but the event is missing a title sponsor for the second year in a row.

Tom Saddlemire, a board member of the Tour de Georgia Foundation told the Athens Banner-Herald that they remain committed to reviving the race “as soon as possible.” He also said that canceling the race was the best decision due to the current economic climate.

The last race was held in April 2008, and  Kanstantin Sivtsov, a native of Belarus, won. This was the first time he competed in a bicycling race in the United States.

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