Bicycle.net has been working hard to filter through the rumors and come up with what is most likely the proposed route for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, but this is still our best guess. As it sits today the official announcement of the 2010 route is scheduled for October 22. STAGE 1; A Point-to-Point stage starting in Nevada City, CA (Sierra Foothills) and finishing in downtown repeat … [Read more...]
Tour of California 2010
September 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The 2010 Tour of California will start in Sacramento and finish in Los Angeles, California. The finish will very likely be in the beach city of Venice, and be a time trial. The second to last stage should be a first for the tour of California. It is expected to be a mountain top finish in Big Bear, CA. The dates for the 2010 edition will now start in the month of May, and go from the 16th to … [Read more...]
Amgen Tour Of California 2009 Prologue Podcast
February 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Listen in as The FredCast and Bicycle.Net bring you a daily audio roundup of the Tour of California. Today's segment covers the Prologue, a short preliminary time trial that sets the stage and awards the leader jersey for Sunday - the first full day of racing on the Tour. … [Read more...]
Hamilton, Rock Racing Fighting Mad Over Rider Exclusions
February 19, 2008 By 2 Comments
Ahead of stage one of the Tour of California, the Rock Racing team was still up in arms about the exclusion of its three GC stars, Santiago Botero, Oscar Sevilla, and Tyler Hamilton. In particular, the American Hamilton had plenty to say about his exclusion from the eight day stage race. “AEG still owes me an explanation, to my face, about why I was excluded this year. I need to see some real … [Read more...]