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Tour de California through SLO

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

A bicycle race modeled after the Tour de France may ride through San Luis Obispo next year.

The city is in the running to be one of 10 stops for the Tour of California, an 8-day stage bicycle race scheduled to have its inaugural ride in February 2006. The Tour of Georgia, a similar race, is three years old and brought an estimated $35 million in sales and hotel tax revenues last year. An estimated 800,000 folks came out to watch cyclist pedal through Georgia this year. Organizers expect more fans and some of the Tour de France's famous faces for California's race.

Tour de California may come through SLO
The Tribune, Leslie Griffy

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