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2012 Amgen Tour of California Route

Posted on 08. Feb, 2012 by lyne.

The 2012 Amgen Tour of California route includes a return to Mt Baldy, Big Bear Lake, Bakersfield and LA Live and for the first time one of the favorite NorCal climbs, Mt Diablo, is in. Out are Solvang and Thousand Oaks are out. The seventh-annual event will travel more than 750 miles over [...]

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Host Cities for 2012 Amgen Tour of California

Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by lyne.

The 13 host cities for the seventh consecutive edition of the Amgen Tour of California are announced. The race will travel more than 750 miles from May 13 – 20, 2012.

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Inland Route And New Finish For Tour of California Stage 5

Posted on 04. May, 2011 by lyne.

It was inevitable. The four recent rock and mudslides along Highway 1 which have closed the coastal road, forced an inland route between Seaside and Paso Robles for stage 5 of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California on May 19. Unfortunately, the new route reduces the chances to (almost) nil of a break making it to the finish line.

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19 Teams For Amgen Tour of California

Posted on 17. Mar, 2011 by lyne.

Finally, the 19 teams were announced for the Amgen Tour of California today. The list included the 18 teams already leaked to the race media partner, cyclingnews, earlier this year and one late addition: Movistar, the UCI Continental team out of Colombia and feeder team for the Movistar Pro Team.
One can assume that the late [...]

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2011 Amgen Tour of California To Be Shown On Versus

Posted on 19. Jan, 2011 by lyne.

VERSUS and AEG today announced a multi-year agreement to continue televising AEG’s Amgen Tour of California road race, the premier U.S.-based cycling event that features the world’s top professional cyclists. VERSUS will provide live HD coverage of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California, which takes place from May 15-22, including all the exciting finish-line [...]

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Host Cities for 2011 Amgen Tour of California

Posted on 07. Oct, 2010 by lyne.

The 2011 Amgen Tour of California will visit 15 Host Cities for official stage starts and finishes, while other cities along the route also will have the opportunity to witness the excitement of elite professional cycling. Stages for the 2011 Amgen Tour of California include:

Stage 1: Sunday, May 15 – South Lake Tahoe to North [...]

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Tour of California News

Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by lyne.

Some news regarding host city bids for the 2011 Amgen Tour of California. No Santa Cruz stage, Lake Tahoe wants in. EPIC proposal from Santa Rosa, and more.

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Aggressivity was the word for Jelly Belly p/b Kenda in California

Posted on 28. May, 2010 by lyne.

“I’m happy, all the sponsors are happy. “ replied DS Danny Van Haute when asked he was satisfied at the start of the eighth and final stage of the Amgen Tour of California.
He continued, “I know people from the outside if they look at the results, I know the results are not there yet. As [...]

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Garmin-Transitions Wins Team Classification in California

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by lyne.

The Garmin-Transitions team wins the Team Classification at the Amgen Tour of California. Watch Jonathan Vaughters introduce each rider and the champagne celebration.

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Rogers Celebrates On The Podium

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by lyne.

Video of the GC podium ceremony of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. Includes interview with winner Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia), and third-place Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) – and the champagne celebration.

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