Howdy folks! If you want to volunteer to help out on race day in Santa Cruz County, please sign up thru the Amgen Tour of California’s website at: http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/Tour/volunteer.html
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STAGE 2 – San Francisco to Santa Cruz County, May 14, 2012
Day: Mon, May 14
Start: San Francisco
Finish: Santa Cruz County
Miles: 117.1
KM: 188.5
About Tour of California
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 only two American races listed as a UCI 2.HC event on the international professional cycling calendar, 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 7th consecutive year.
This year, 18 of the world’s top professional cycling teams competed in a challenging course that included nearly 800 miles of scenic California highways and roadways. With a reputation for attracting prominent teams, the 2011 race included UCI ProTeams, such as BMC Racing Team [USA], Team Garmin-Cervelo [USA], HTC-Highroad [USA], Team RadioShack [USA], Liquigas-Cannondale [ITA], Sky Procycling [GBR], Rabobank Cycling Team [NED], Saxo Bank Sunguard [DEN], and Leopard Trek [LUX]. The Pro Continental and Continental Teams were represented by Bissell Pro Cycling Team [USA], Jelly Belly powered by Kenda [USA], Kelly Benefit Strategies – OptumHealth [USA], Team Spidertech Powered by C10 [CAN], Team NetApp [GER], Team Type 1-sanofi [USA], United Healthcare Pro Cycling [USA], Kenda/5-Hour Energy Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder [USA] and Jamis-Sutter Home [USA].
Bicycle Santa Cruz 