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Need facts for Tour de Georgia Brasstown Bald
Who went last year?
Can you drive up early in the day? Is/was there a jumbo TV at the top/finish line? When do you need to arrive? Please help, I don't know the area at all..... |
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I attempted to go last year. If you're not on your way up the mountain by
8:00 a.m. ... forget it. My wife and I arrived at 9:00 and the lines for the shuttle buses going up the mountain were hundreds of people long. I don't believe any cars are allowed up the mountain. You park on the road at the foot and shuttle buses take you up. I don't know about the big screen TV at the top, but the thing was so well organized at every venue I saw that I'd be surprised if there wasn't a big screen. Anyway, as I said, when we arrived at 9:00 it was already a hopeless situation unless you were willing to endure ridiculously long waits for the shuttles. I suppose you could go up on foot. My wife wasn't up for that. Heck, at 9:00 we would have had to park a mile away at least. There are quite a number of other good climbs where you can see the race without the incredible crowds. Hogpen Gap is one off the best alternatives. I heard good reports of the view on that ascent ... but also I heard it was fun viewing watching the pros scream down the back side of that mountain. I was on the next little no-name mountain after that and had a wonderful view as the race went by. And when it was over, I was out of there with no traffic problems at all. FYI, Brasstown Bald is just south of the town of Hiawassee, GA. Hogpen Gap is just west (I think) of Dahlonega, GA. Those two towns aren't that far apart. It's a very beautiful region of Georgia. Well, in fact, it's precisely where Deliverance was filmed. They've come a long way. From Bubbas with banjos to an international bike race! Bob C. "Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts." T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia) "lgcowie" wrote in message ups.com... Who went last year? Can you drive up early in the day? Is/was there a jumbo TV at the top/finish line? When do you need to arrive? Please help, I don't know the area at all..... |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:59:09 -0500 in rec.bicycles.rides,
"psycholist" wrote: Anyway, as I said, when we arrived at 9:00 it was already a hopeless situation unless you were willing to endure ridiculously long waits for the shuttles. I suppose you could go up on foot. or ride your bike up... ;^) |
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