10/19/2023 -The Loan Star Cycles Club, operators of the Tour d' Italia 37th Annual Tour d' Italia in Itally Texas attended the Ellis County Amateur Radio Club meeting in Midlothian, Texas to acknowledge the club's support of the annual race.  ECARC is happy to help with communications for the race and is very grateful for the recognition they have bestowed on us.

Another successful support operation for the Tour d' Italia is in the books.  The management team was in action at 6:30 AM and the SAG meeting started at 7:00 AM. Fourteen SAG teams and three Rovers then proceeded to thier assigned posts. Operations secured at 2 PM. The usual exausted riders were transported back to the Start line. Several equipment failure transports were also accomplished. The only major mishap was a multiple bike crash at Irene but no one was seriously injured. Additional details will be posted here as reports are collected.