Aaron’s Pro Cycling Wins Susan G. Komen Race at Tour de Georgia!!
On April 18, 2006, thirty-five Aaron’s Corporate Furnishings employees Regional Managers and Regional Sales Managers traveled to Macon, Georgia to watch the Aaron’s Professional Women’s Cycling Team compete in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure held in conjunction with the first stage of the Ford Tour De Georgia.
The race was put on by the Susan G. Komen Foundation to benefit Breast Cancer research and consisted of a 1.5 mile circuit through the streets of downtown Macon.
This was the second year the race was put on and was quite well attended with strong teams such as Victory Brewing, Cheerwine, BMW-Bianchi and a host of others. The field was aggressive with several teams including Fuji and Best of the Bay making solid attempts to get away yet without any success. In the end it seemed as though Victory Brewing was content to have the field stay together for a sprint finish as they have had a lot of success with that thus far this season.
With one lap to go Aaron’s Catherine Powers attacked on the backstretch forcing Victory’s Lauren Franges to give chase. Catherine’s attack was caught just before the finishing straight which set up Aaron’s ace sprinters, Shannon Hutchison and Mackenzie Dickey for the finish. Victory’s Lauren Franges with Laura Yoisten hot on her wheel brought the race strung out onto the final stretch with Shannon and Mackenzie in tow. As the riders came to 100 meters from the finish line, Shannon and Mackenzie both came around Yoisten to score the 1-2 victory in front of a cheering crowd!!
The Aaron’s employees were ecstatic and jumping for joy with high fives and hugs all around. In the end, it was great to have such a display of support from a sponsor and to share a winning moment that the whole company. Up next: Athens Twilight Criterium, April 29, 2006.
