Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, September 8, 1993 TAG: 9309080013
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JACK BOGACZYK STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Word came from Medalist Sports, the Tour's organizer, in invitations to the national news conference to announce the 1994 Tour DuPont route.
Roanoke City Councilman Delvis "Mac" McCadden, who has been coordinating the regional effort to bring the nation's premier cycling event to the Roanoke Valley, said invitations were sent to top government administrators in Roanoke, Roanoke County and Salem, the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors' Bureau and the valley's chambers of commerce.
The news conference is scheduled for a Sept. 15 luncheon at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, where Medalist is based.
"There would be no reason to invite us, if the people at Medalist weren't going to announce something involving us," McCadden said. "Now, we know we're in."
Steve Brunner, Medalist's vice president of development and communications, refused comment on Roanoke's role in the Tour map.
"The route still is not 100 percent finalized," Brunner said.
McCadden also has been told by Medalist officials that a final contract for the Roanoke Valley's spot on the Tour has been mailed to him, although he has not yet received the document.
"We know we're going to get something," McCadden said. "The announcement of what exactly it will be will come next Wednesday."
Last week, Brunner said Roanoke's bid package, which included 400 complimentary hotel rooms and dinners and breakfasts for 600, would be suited for a finish of the race or a one-day time trial.
Roanoke's stop is expected to be about midway through the Tour, which is scheduled May 5-15 and will begin in Wilmington, Del.
Lynchburg, Blacksburg and The Homestead resort, in Hot Springs, again are expected to be part of the event.
by CNB