Tour de Georgia race director, Chris Aronhal, told the associated press that the 2007 race is facing “a rather sizable financial gap” after title sponsor Ford - who is dealing with its own financial woes - declined to renew its six-figure sponsorship commitment. The race is currently seeking new sponsorship, but with only about six weeks to the start of the Tour, time is tight.
An agreement reached on Monday between the UCI and Paris-Nice race organizers will allow ProTour teams to compete in the race without fear of sanctions or punishment. The race as you may recall was dropped by the ProTour after a dispute with Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) – the same group that runs the Tour de France. The temporary agreement will run through the end of the racing season, and will allow organizers to settle their differences without impacting cycling fans.
