Charleston has its share of first-class golf courses. Even if you decide to play your rounds exclusively at Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head or Kiawah; you can still make short trip to Charleston to enjoy bridge, take in some history and eat in a world-class restaurant while making it back to your accommodations before bedtime.

Approximate distances and times to Charleston:

Myrtle Beach: 98 miles / 2 hours

Hilton Head: 120 miles / 2 hours 15 mins.

Kiawah Island: 30 miles / 53 mins.

So, after a round of golf at your golf vacation destination, make a short trip that is well worth drive. Then replace your golf shoes with your running or walking shoes and enjoy view from above Cooper River on bridge’s pedestrian walk. Or bring your bike to ride over bridge. Sorry, no golf carts are allowed.

In any case, if you are planning a golf vacation to Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head or Kiawah Island; don’t miss an opportunity to experience view from above on one of North America’s newest landmarks.

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Race Strategy

The first race strategy you’ll probably witness in Tour De France is Peloton. Peloton is a French term that means rolled up in a ball. In a mass-start race, most of field winds up in one or two large pelotons for a large part of race. The drivers use Peloton to shelter in each others’ draft. Weaker team members sometimes bolt to front of Peloton to shelter their team leader from headwind.

In time trials, competitors start separately, usually at 30 second or one minute intervals. Drafting is not allowed in an individual time trial so there are no team tactics. It’s just cyclist against clock. Hence, time trials are referred to by competitors as “the race of truth” Racing strategy reappears during team trials. Competitors take turns leading pack and drafting off of each other. This complicated dance requires great precision in rotating position within team.

This Years Tour de France

The 2005 Tour de France is made up of 21 stages and covers a total of 3500 kilometers. These 21 stages include 9 flat stages, 3 medium mountain stages, 6 mountain stages, 2 individual time trial stages and1 team time trial stage. Some of distinctive aspects of this, 92nd running of Tour de France include 3 mountain finishes, 2 rest days, 74 kilometers of individual time trials, 66 kilometers of team time trials, a transfer by plane and another by train. This year 20 Category 1, Category 2 and highest level passes will be climbed. There are nine new stop over towns, including Fromentine, Noirmoutier-en-‘Ile. Les Essarts, La Chataigneraie, Chambord, Gerardmer, Miramas and Agde et Lezat-sur-Leze.

It’s easy to see, especially in this years 2005 running of Tour de France, that strategy will play important part in determining Champion.

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