Challenging Route to Take Cyclists Over More Than 750 Miles of Striking California Terrain During America’s Premier Cycling Race from May 13 – 20, 2012 LOS ANGELES (November 3, 2011) – After reviewing more than 100 submissions from cities throughout California hoping to be named official start or finish locations, AEG, presenter of the Amgen Tour of California, has announced the 13 … [Read more...]
Thirteen Host Cities Announced For The 2012 Amgen Tour of California
November 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Horner All Smiles With Win At Tour of California
May 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
THOUSAND OAKS, California, May 22, 2011 - American Chris Horner won the Tour of California on Sunday, sealing his victory in the eighth and final stage won by Australian Matthew Goss. In the overall standings, 39-year-old Horner finished 38 seconds ahead of compatriot and RadioShack teammate Levi Leipheimer. HTC rider Goss, who in March triumphed in the Milan-Sanremo, seized the 132-km … [Read more...]
Three Riders Banned From Tour of Austria For Doping
July 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
VIENNA, July 1, 2010 - Austrian cyclists Michael Knopf, Josef Kugler and Hannes Gruendlinger have been banned from taking part in this year's Tour of Austria for doping, the national cycling association announced Thursday. The decision comes after the Austrian anti-doping agency NADA said it was investigating the three athletes on suspicion of doping. Although the three cyclists … [Read more...]
Team Saxo Bank Tour de France Preview
June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Saturday 3rd of July, the 97th edition of the Tour de France kicks off with an 8.9 kilometer long prologue in the streets of Rotterdam, Holland. But the first minor time trial will probably not be decisive for the outcome of the GC when the race ends in Paris, Sunday 25th of July. Before then, the 198 riders divided into 22 professional cycling teams will have been through six mountain … [Read more...]
Tour de France Main Climbs
June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, June 29, 2010 - The main climbs of the Tour de France 2010, which will start on Saturday in Rotterdam (in brackets, stage cities) The main climbs (in brackets, stage cities): Stage 7 (Redhead Station): Coast dam Vouglans: 6.5 km at 5.6% (710 m), 2nd class Col de la Croix de la Serra: 15.7 km at 4.3% (1049 m), 2nd cat. Lamoura coast: 14 km to 5% (1145 m), 2nd … [Read more...]
Coryn Rivera – Sacramento Grand Prix
June 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The pressure was on as I wore bib #1 at the Sacramento Grand Prix, part of the Amgen Tour of California. The race was active, but due to the long course, no breakaways stuck. With 1 to go the team kept the race together and Ruth Winder (16 years old) started the lead out train with Olivia next in line and Cari behind me watching for the other teams like Vera Bradley Foundation, Webcor, and Tibco. … [Read more...]
Michael Rogers Leads Pro Tour After California
May 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The USA Cycling Professional Tour continued, May 16-23, with the AMGEN Tour of California. After eight days of racing on more than 800 miles of California roads, Australian Michael Rogers (Team HTC-Columbia) grabbed the overall win in the UCI 2.HC event ahead of Dave Zabriskie (Los Angeles, Calif./Garmin-Transitions) and Levi Leipheimer (Santa Rosa, Calif./Team Radioshack). Rogers also gained … [Read more...]
Stage 6: “I Just Spent 7 Hours of My Life With You”
May 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
True mate ship involves the group hug. Seven hours and many adventures later (but of course! – this is a bike race), the crew of Fly V Australia Team Car 2 and I poured out of the car where we’d surely grown roots and stretched in the fresh Big Bear mountain air. Today started in a brown, alien-like landscape (due to the fires that had burned all plant life to the ground years ago, … [Read more...]
Aussie Rogers Captures Tour of California
May 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
: THOUSAND OAKS, California, May 23, 2010 (AFP) - Aussie Michael Rogers won the Tour of California Sunday, edging runner-up David Zabriskie and upstaging three-time defending champ Levi Leipheimer, who finished third. Canadian Ryder Hesjedal won the 134.4 km (83 mile) final stage of the eight day event which was overshadowed by Floyd Landis' accusations of doping by his … [Read more...]
Final Stage Set To Determine Winner
May 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Los Angeles, USA – A testing individual time trial in down town LA has failed to clearly establish the eventual winner of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. Rather the scene has been set for Stage 8 to be the decisive final day of this years race. Tony Martin (Columbia HTC) was the only rider to break the 42 minute barrier, current race leader Michael Rogers was second at 42.02 to retain … [Read more...]