Planning to ride or watch stages 2 or 3 of the Amgen Tour of California? Why not spend the weekend at Westside Lodge enjoying the best of the Russian River Valley, just 10 miles from Santa Rosa, while you’re waiting for the riders to breeze through? Here’s a little info about the event:
Stage 2: Davis to Santa Rosa
Stage 3: San Francisco to Santa Cruz
As America’s most successful cycling race, the Amgen Tour of California is one of the nation’s largest and most recognized annual sporting events. An eight-day event, this prestigious cycling road race features elite professional teams and athletes from around the world. One of the only American races listed on the international professional cycling calendar (2. HC ranking), the Amgen Tour of California awards important, world-ranking points to the top finishers. The Amgen Tour of California brings the drama and excitement of professional cycling to California for the fifth consecutive year in 2010.
Running eight days, from May 16-23, 2010, the Amgen Tour of California will showcase more than 750 miles of scenic California roadways. The 16 host cities include: Nevada City (new city for 2010), Sacramento, Davis, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Modesto, Visalia, Bakersfield (new city for 2010), Pasadena, Big Bear Lake (new city for 2010), Los Angeles (new city for 2010) and Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village (new city for 2010)/Agoura Hills (new city for 2010).
Teams and riders participating in the race will include Tour de France top competitors, world champions and Olympic medalists.
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