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For the First Time, America’s Greatest Cycling Race Will Travel South to North, Beginning in Escondido and Crossing Beaches, Deserts, Mountains, Golden Gate Bridge LOS ANGELES (February 12, 2013) – Changing direction for the first time in its eight-year history from south to north, America’s largest and most prestigious professional cycling stage race, the 2013 Amgen Tour of California, … [Read more...]
Beverly Hills Announced as Official Start City for Stage 8 of the Race 2012 Route to Feature New Mountain Climbs, a Challenging Time Trial Course and a Return to the Pacific Coastline LOS ANGELES (February 8, 2012) – After intense planning and careful consideration, details for the 2012 Amgen Tour of California professional road cycling race have been announced. The 2012 edition of … [Read more...]
The route for the 2012 Tour de France confirmed by organizers on Tuesday. The race will cover 3,479km and feature nine flat stages, five mountain stages including two finishing at altitude, two individual time-trials and a prologue. There will also be two rest days. The race will comprise a total of 25 climbs of 2nd, 1st or Hors categorie: one in the Vosges, three in the Jura, four … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, Oct 18, 2011 (AFP) - Defending champion Cadel Evans was cautiously optimistic over his chances of defending the Tour de France yellow jersey in 2012 after the race route was unveiled here on Tuesday. With only three mountaintop finishes and almost double the number of kilometres in time trialling compared to last year, race chiefs have kept up with recent … [Read more...]
PARIS, Oct 10, 2011 (AFP) - Tour de France organizers inadvertently published next year's route on their official website according to several specialist cycling websites on Monday. Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) refused to comment when contacted by AFP about the embarrassing slip-up over the race which gets underway in the Belgian town of Liege on June 30. The page is no longer … [Read more...]
USA PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE INAUGURAL ROUTE TO SHOWCASE AMERICA’S TOUGHEST CLIMBS, DAILY DRAMA DENVER -- The USA Pro Cycling Challenge, a free event to the public taking place in Colorado August 22-28, 2011, has announced the specifics of the route that 128 of the world’s best professional cyclists will take when they compete for seven days in this inaugural year. From climbing two … [Read more...]
ROUTE DETAILS FOR 2011 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA TO BE ANNOUNCED ONLINE VIA SPECIALLY PRODUCED STAGE VIDEOS Host Cities to Reveal Route Specifics for May 2011 Race Race Organizers Also Announce Individual Stage Entitlements LOS ANGELES (February 8, 2011) – Specific route details for the 2011 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race will be revealed beginning today via … [Read more...]
TURIN, Italy - Next year's Tour of Italy cycling race will have an historic tone to it as it celebrates the 150th anniversary of the unification of the country when the stages were revealed by the organizers on Saturday. The race - which begins in Turin on May 7 and ends in Milan on May 29 - will aside from traveling through places that featured prominently in the events surrounding the … [Read more...]
The 2011 Tour de France route has been unveiled and Bradley Wiggins believes it offers Team Sky some real opportunities during the first week of action. The 98th edition of cycling’s biggest event commences on Saturday 2 July with a 191km stage which takes the riders across the Passage du Gois in Vendée and ends with an uphill finish on the Mont des Alouettes in Les Herbiers. A perfectly … [Read more...]
Written by: Justin Davis PARIS - Tour de France organizers unveiled a climb-heavy 98th edition of the world's biggest bike race in 2011 as the absence of defending champion Alberto Contador weighed on the presentation here Tuesday. Contador, a three-time winner of the coveted yellow jersey, is currently provisionally suspended after testing positive for trace amounts of the banned … [Read more...]