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Considerable work has gone into the Alta Sport web site. After every race our staff spends 3 to 4 hours on web design, post race write up, results data entry, and photograph manipulation. The Alta Sport staff strives to provide timely and  relevant race articles and specials. Adding value to your racing and allowing your friends and family to see the action around the world.. Sponsorship exposure is much more effective on the Alta Sport as well, most local and regional cycling sites offer little to no exposure. Exposure and the success of your team is critical. Alta sport promotes your cycling experience at every level.

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A few web facts:

Below is the number of visits per day in April. April 13th was a record with 876 visits for that day.

Date	Visits	Average	Forecast		% of Total
Tue Apr 01st, 2003	463	94.98	n/a		3.63
Wed Apr 02nd, 2003	453	80.71	n/a		3.55
Thu Apr 03rd, 2003	400	85.88	n/a		3.13
Fri Apr 04th, 2003	173	91.22	n/a		1.35
Sat Apr 05th, 2003	285	86.71	n/a		2.23
Sun Apr 06th, 2003	582	113.22	n/a		4.56
Mon Apr 07th, 2003	399	141.12	n/a		3.12
Tue Apr 08th, 2003	474	102.20	n/a		3.71
Wed Apr 09th, 2003	412	88.16	n/a		3.23
Thu Apr 10th, 2003	411	91.92	n/a		3.22
Fri Apr 11th, 2003	249	92.79	n/a		1.95
Sat Apr 12th, 2003	517	90.52	n/a		4.05
Sun Apr 13th, 2003	469	122.23	n/a		3.67
Mon Apr 14th, 2003	876	146.08	n/a		6.86
Tue Apr 15th, 2003	499	109.35	n/a		3.91
Wed Apr 16th, 2003	544	94.51	n/a		4.26
Thu Apr 17th, 2003	394	97.94	n/a		3.08
Fri Apr 18th, 2003	380	95.74	n/a		2.98
Sat Apr 19th, 2003	532	98.57	n/a		4.17
Sun Apr 20th, 2003	330	128.77	n/a		2.58
Mon Apr 21st, 2003	329	159.85	n/a		2.58
Tue Apr 22nd, 2003	372	116.70	n/a		2.91
Wed Apr 23rd, 2003	333	103.15	n/a		2.61
Thu Apr 24th, 2003	185	103.43	n/a		1.45
Fri Apr 25th, 2003	378	101.00	n/a		2.96
Sat Apr 26th, 2003	392	106.59	n/a		3.07
Sun Apr 27th, 2003	424	132.50	n/a		3.32
Mon Apr 28th, 2003	504	162.98	n/a		3.95
Tue Apr 29th, 2003	516	121.43	n/a		4.04
Wed Apr 30th, 2003	497	107.49	n/a		3.89

 

Listed below is the number of hits per day. A hit is every mouse-click on a web site. Our peak hits of 73,091 was on Monday April 14th.

Tue Apr 01st, 2003	36,326	2,972.20	n/a		6.73
Wed Apr 02nd, 2003	28,081	2,623.71	n/a		5.20
Thu Apr 03rd, 2003	13,391	2,810.53	n/a		2.48
Fri Apr 04th, 2003	10,214	2,670.65	n/a		1.89
Sat Apr 05th, 2003	5,702	2,206.14	n/a		1.06
Sun Apr 06th, 2003	21,069	3,082.24	n/a		3.90
Mon Apr 07th, 2003	17,028	5,397.73	n/a		3.15
Tue Apr 08th, 2003	12,041	3,626.20	n/a		2.23
Wed Apr 09th, 2003	9,468	3,132.86	n/a		1.75
Thu Apr 10th, 2003	9,352	3,014.00	n/a		1.73
Fri Apr 11th, 2003	8,720	2,815.71	n/a		1.62
Sat Apr 12th, 2003	7,198	2,273.37	n/a		1.33
Sun Apr 13th, 2003	11,513	3,428.13	n/a		2.13
Mon Apr 14th, 2003	73,091	5,621.38	n/a		13.54
Tue Apr 15th, 2003	43,942	3,788.02	n/a		8.14
Wed Apr 16th, 2003	26,176	3,257.08	n/a		4.85
Thu Apr 17th, 2003	23,582	3,133.58	n/a		4.37
Fri Apr 18th, 2003	14,929	2,927.11	n/a		2.77
Sat Apr 19th, 2003	12,775	2,366.28	n/a		2.37
Sun Apr 20th, 2003	8,056	3,580.68	n/a		1.49
Mon Apr 21st, 2003	12,754	6,894.40	n/a		2.36
Tue Apr 22nd, 2003	12,721	4,545.64	n/a		2.36
Wed Apr 23rd, 2003	10,285	3,697.83	n/a		1.91
Thu Apr 24th, 2003	7,550	3,512.26	n/a		1.40
Fri Apr 25th, 2003	10,483	3,149.37	n/a		1.94
Sat Apr 26th, 2003	6,247	2,559.04	n/a		1.16
Sun Apr 27th, 2003	6,996	3,663.56	n/a		1.30
Mon Apr 28th, 2003	19,385	7,002.91	n/a		3.59
Tue Apr 29th, 2003	40,163	4,697.04	n/a		7.44
Wed Apr 30th, 2003	20,481	3,822.11	n/a		3.79

 

Below is a list of which states visited the Alta sport site the most. Keep in mind that all AOL users show Virginia as their local state because that's where the AOL servers are located at. There are a surprising number of visitors from Texas, California and New Jersey. No doubt proof that the Kansas cycling scene is making some waves in the US.
 

Trend Analysis - Most Visits by US State

1.	State :  Virginia Total Visits :  1,068 Average :  280.50 Last Period :  755		current		avg	last period		trend
			1,068 -				- 755
2.	State :  Kansas Total Visits :  644 Average :  194.83 Last Period :  467		current		avg	last period		trend
			644 -				- 467
3.	State :  Missouri Total Visits :  441 Average :  107.33 Last Period :  249		current		avg	last period		trend
			441 -				- 249
4.	State :  Texas Total Visits :  406 Average :  111.33 Last Period :  303		current		avg	last period		trend
			406 -				- 303
5.	State :  California Total Visits :  229 Average :  64.17 Last Period :  166		current		avg	last period		trend
			229 -				- 166
6.	State :  Colorado Total Visits :  178 Average :  44.00 Last Period :  139		current		avg	last period		trend
			178 -				- 139
7.	State :  New Jersey Total Visits :  125 Average :  46.33 Last Period :  102		current		avg	last period		trend
			125 -				- 102
8.	State :  Nebraska Total Visits :  83 Average :  17.08 Last Period :  23		current		avg	last period		trend
			83 -				- 23
9.	State :  Minnesota Total Visits :  67 Average :  9.17 Last Period :  25		current		avg	last period		trend
			67 -				- 25
10.	State :  Ohio Total Visits :  52 Average :  12.92 Last Period :  42		current		avg	last period		trend

Below is the top ten list of European countries checking out the Alta Sport site in April. Smile you are international!

1.	Country :  Netherlands Total Visits :  17 Average :  4.31 Last Period :  18		current		avg	last period		trend
			17 -				- 18
2.	Country :  United Kingdom Total Visits :  11 Average :  3.85 Last Period :  8		current		avg	last period		trend
			11 -				- 8
3.	Country :  France Total Visits :  8 Average :  2.23 Last Period :  6		current		avg	last period		trend
			8 -				- 6
4.	Country :  Germany Total Visits :  8 Average :  2.62 Last Period :  5		current		avg	last period		trend
			8 -				- 5
5.	Country :  Italy Total Visits :  8 Average :  2.08 Last Period :  6		current		avg	last period		trend
			8 -				- 6
6.	Country :  Switzerland Total Visits :  4 Average :  0.69 Last Period :  2		current		avg	last period		trend
			4 -				- 2
7.	Country :  Sweden Total Visits :  3 Average :  0.92 Last Period :  2		current		avg	last period		trend
			3 -				- 2
8.	Country :  Czech Republic Total Visits :  2 Average :  0.54 Last Period :  0		current		avg	last period		trend
			2 -				- 0
9.	Country :  Belgium Total Visits :  2 Average :  0.23 Last Period :  1		current		avg	last period		trend
			2 -				- 1
10.	Country :  Lithuania Total Visits :  2 Average :  0.15 Last Period :  0		current		avg	last period		trend

The Alta Sport staff works hard so you don't have too. Let us know what features you would like to see online.

thanks

The Staff

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