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Tour of California

Tour of California: Nick Nuyens applauds decision to cancel stage one

“I’ve never seen such a turnaround in the weather,” says Ronde van Vlaanderen winner The decision to cancel yesterday’s first stage of the Tour of California was one greeted by universal approval, especially among the riders. The heavy snow that […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Amgen Tour of California stage two start moved to Nevada City

Last year’s opening town steps up and helps the event Following the forced cancellation of stage one due to the snowy weather conditions [e.d. – road conditions for stage 1 at Lake Tahoe pictured], organizers of the Amgen Tour of […]

Author: Steve Jones Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Amgen Tour of California: Ben Swift powers to stage two victory

Mother Nature drenches final circuit with rain, but allows stage to happen Team Sky’s Ben Swift powered to victory in stage two of the Amgen Tour of California, beating Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) after being delivered perfectly […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour of California,

Tour of California: Lars Boom’s season’s second part begins here

Cyclocross specialist is one of the few riders disappointed with yesterday’s cancellation Since his own spring Classics season finished in Paris-Roubaix, Rabobank’s Lars Boom has been resting up and training for the next phase of the season. The Dutchman has […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Tour of California: Nick Nuyens applauds decision to cancel stage one

“I’ve never seen such a turnaround in the weather,” says Ronde van Vlaanderen winner The decision to cancel yesterday’s first stage of the Tour of California was one greeted by universal approval, especially among the riders. The heavy snow that […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Amgen Tour of California stage two start moved to Nevada City

Last year’s opening town steps up and helps the event Following the forced cancellation of stage one due to the snowy weather conditions [e.d. – road conditions for stage 1 at Lake Tahoe pictured], organizers of the Amgen Tour of […]

Author: Steve Jones Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Amgen Tour of California: Ben Swift powers to stage two victory

Mother Nature drenches final circuit with rain, but allows stage to happen Team Sky’s Ben Swift powered to victory in stage two of the Amgen Tour of California, beating Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) after being delivered perfectly […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour of California,

Tour of California: Lars Boom’s season’s second part begins here

Cyclocross specialist is one of the few riders disappointed with yesterday’s cancellation Since his own spring Classics season finished in Paris-Roubaix, Rabobank’s Lars Boom has been resting up and training for the next phase of the season. The Dutchman has […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Tour of California: Stage one delayed, organizers will try to run a shortened route

Shortened route would take the peloton up the west side of Lake Tahoe Andrew Messick, the President of AEG Sports, has released a statement explaining that stage one of the Amgen Tour of California will have to be delayed due […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Tour of California: Weather looms for stage one start, organizers ready

Decision on stage route to be made at 9:30 PT This year’s Amgen Tour of California is set to kick off in the picturesque setting of Lake Tahoe, but with inclement weather on the horizon in the form of snow, […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Amgen Tour of California stage one canceled due to weather after all

Mother Nature has the final word on stage one America’s premiere stage race looked set to begin with an abbreviated first stage due to bad weather conditions, but at the last minute organizers have made the painful decision to pull […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Amgen Tour of California organizers give green light for shortened stage one

Will keep an eye on conditions as the stage unfolds After much deliberation and a little luck, stage one of the Amgen Tour of California will start this afternoon at 1:15 with a shortened route.  The new route, which eliminates […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Tour of California: Andreu looks to Top 10 overall for Kenda/5-hour Energy p/b Geargrinder squad

Harsh weather could change the face of what would be a grueling opening stage With Mother Nature ordering up a 70 percent chance of snow with the possibility of 3 to 5 inches throwing in 40mph winds for good measure, […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Taylor Phinney targets California Time Trial

US National TT Champ looking forward to testing himself against the best Taylor Phinney is relishing the opportunity to race the Amgen Tour of California, especially the time trail stage, as the young American is the national champion in the […]

Author: Xylon van Eyck Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Tour of California: Team Sky debuts with a strong team

Coach Bobby Julich says the team will focus on the opening stages, Froome will go for GC Briton’s Team Sky has sent a competitive squad for the second-year team’s debut in the Amgen Tour of California. Targeting the flat stages […]

Author: Xylon van Eyck Categories: Tour of California,

Bissell Pro Cycling looks for Tour of California success

American squad up for challenge of riding alongside the ProTeams When the Amgen Tour of California kicks off tomorrow, US Continental team Bissell Pro Cycling will have some stiff competition, with some of the world’s best teams lining up. Amongst […]

Author: Xylon van Eyck Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Tour of California: BMC looking forward to racing “at home”

Brent Bookwalter returns from injury, while Steve Morabito hoping to improve on last year’s twelfth place The BMC Racing Team is looking forward to the Amgen Tour of California, which starts in South Lake Tahoe this coming Sunday, sending a […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

Preliminary start list for 2011 Amgen Tour of California promises first-class racing

Golden cycling race times in Golden State A world class field will make its way from Europe to California for the 2011 Amgen Tour of California, scheduled from May 15-22. The sixth edition of the race in the Pacific state […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of California,

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