Sivtsov wins Tour de Georgia - Atlanta Journal

April 27, 2008

AJC logo

SIVTSOV WINS TOUR DE GEORGIA IN FIRST US RACE
By CHARLES ODUM
April 27, 2008

ATLANTA — Kanstantin Sivtsov kept his tires full Sunday. The rest was easy.

Sivtsov, competing in his first race in the United States, survived a rash of flat tires on the streets of Atlanta to win the Tour de Georgia.

Riders makers their way past the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, that still shows signs of a tornado that came through downtown last month, as they start the seventh and final stage of the Tour de Georgia bicycle race Sunday April 27, 2008, in Atlanta. Kanstantsin Siutsou, left, of Belarus, won the overall race. (AP Photo/John Amis)  
Sivtsov won the weeklong Georgia race as his Team High Road teammate Greg Henderson won the 63-mile final stage — 10 laps on a 6.3-mile course.

Read the full story on AJC.com