Chris Aronhalt Quotations

It keeps getting bigger and better each year, and keeping Macon is in the equation.

Chattanooga is one of the three new host cities in the 2006 Tour. Our organization recognizes that Chattanooga offers a great deal of amenities and opportunities for the huge crowds we are expecting for the finish of the individual time trial. We know all the professional teams in the Tour will find the course from Chickamauga to Chattanooga quite challenging.

It truly has ever since 2004 when Lance Armstrong won our event. It's a bit of a supply and demand scenario with the top teams in Europe, they all want to come to Georgia to compete.

We are very excited to announce this partnership and to align the event with such a favorable brand as Ford. The synergies with the communities are already very strong, and we look forward to unveiling our promotional programs that will excite people about the Tour and the Ford brand.

Every year, it keeps getting better. They've smoothed out the learning curves. We have a great relationship with the city. We know how to keep building it every day. I'm thrilled Macon has come out. We've had four great years, and we're looking forward to coming back.