KCBA - Monterey, Salinas, Santa Cruz - News Weather-Santa Cruz Announced as Host City for 2010 Amgen Tour
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif- The host cities for the record-setting Amgen Tour of California professional cycling road race were announced this morning.
The 2010 Amgen Tour of California will travel to 16 host cities throughout the state over the course of eight days from May 16-23 including Santa Cruz.
The cyclists will race from San Francisco to Santa Cruz in stage 3 of the race on May 18.
The 16 official stage start and finish locations that have been selected for the 2010 race 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 2009) and Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village (new city for 2010)/Agoura Hills (new city for 2010).
Highlights of the route brought on by the date change and new host cities include the race's first venture into the Sierras and the Sequoia National Forest, creating a new backdrop for America's largest cycling event.
Another exciting addition to the 2010 race, the first-ever mountaintop finish in Big Bear Lake, will give fans the opportunity to see each and every cyclist in a grueling battle to the Stage 6 finish line.
Some of America's most accomplished cyclists, including Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Dave Zabriskie, and George Hincapie have announced their intentions to compete in the 2010 Amgen Tour.
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