2011 and 2010 Amgen Tour of California - Fan Guide Page

2011 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA - PEDAL DANCER GUIDE POST

FAN REPORTS & PHOTOGRAPHY from 2011

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Stage 3 Tour of California
Thursday, May 19, 2011 Stage 4 Tour of California
Friday, May 20, 2011 Stage 5 Tour of California
Saturday, May 21, 2011 Stage 7 Tour of California - Highlights
Sunday, May 22, 2011 Stage 8 Tour of California - Highlights
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 The men behind the camera
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Final Stage 8 of the Amgen Tour of California
Thursday, May 26, 2011 More photos from Stage 8 - start
Friday, May 27, 2011 Image of the Day: Bernie in Solvang
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The legs that powered the tour
Thursday, June 2, 2011 Image of the Day: Sierra Road
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 More legs of the Tour of California
Thursday, June 9, 2011 More from Stage 4 Tour of California

TOUR OF CALIFORNIA RESULTS 2011
FINAL AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA GC RESULTS (TOP 10)

1 3 HORNER Christopher 00" RSH USA 23h46'41" USA19711023
2 1 LEIPHEIMER Levi 38" RSH USA 23h47'19" USA19731024
3 12 DANIELSON Tom 02'45" GRM USA 23h49'26" USA19780313
4 18 VANDEVELDE Christian 03'18" GRM USA 23h49'59" USA19760522
5 21 VAN GARDEREN Tejay 03'23" THR USA 23h50'04" USA19880812
6 87 TEN DAM Laurens 03'26" RAB NED 23h50'07" NED19801113
7 91 SUTHERLAND Rory 04'12" UHC AUS 23h50'53" AUS19820208
8 51 SCHLECK Andy 04'33" LEO LUX 23h51'14" LUX19850610
9 46 MORABITO Steve 04'50" BMC SUI 23h51'31" SUI19830130
10 13 HESJEDAL Ryder 06'16" GRM CAN 23h52'57" CAN19801209

A full list of results at: Final General Classification — amgentourofcalifornia

Mountains	Pat McCarty (United States)	(SpiderTech-C10)
Youth	Tejay van Garderen (United States)	(HTC-Highroad)
Sprints	Peter Sagan (Slovakia)	(Liquigas-Cannondale)
Team	Garmin-Cervélo

MAP 2011 Tour of California

2011 Stages of Amgen Tour of California ATOC 2011

DATES May 15-22, 2011

Official website: Tour of California
The Route of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California, over 800 miles in 8 days

• ~~Stage 1: Sunday, May 15 – South Lake Tahoe to North Lake Tahoe-Northstar at Tahoe Resort~~ CANCELED
• Stage 2: Monday, May 16 – ~~North Lake Tahoe~~ Nevada City - Squaw Valley USA to Sacramento
• Stage 3: Tuesday, May 17 – Auburn to Modesto
• Stage 4: Wednesday, May 18 – Livermore to San Jose
• Stage 5: Thursday, May 19 – Seaside to Paso Robles
• Stage 6: Friday, May 20 – Solvang Individual Time Trial
• Stage 7: Saturday, May 21 – Claremont to Mt. Baldy
• Stage 8: Sunday, May 22 – Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks

TEAMS

Teams that will race the Tour of California

Teams lineup for 2011 Amgen Tour of California:

UCI ProTeam:
BMC Racing Team (USA),
HTC-Highroad (USA),
Leopard Trek (Lux),
Liquigas-Cannondale (Ita),
Rabobank Cycling Team (Ned),
Saxo Bank Sungard (Den),
Sky Procycling (GBr),
Team Garmin-Cervelo (USA),
Team Radioshack (USA)

UCI Professional Continental: Team NetApp (Ger), Team Spidertech Powered By C10 (Can), Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis (USA), Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling (USA)

UCI Continental: Bissel Cycling (USA), Jamis - Sutter Home (USA), Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda (USA), Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health (USA), Kenda Presented By Gear Grinder (USA)

Here is a link to the ATOC official Team Page with team jerseys, links, and information. PedalDancer.com post on the participating teams for the Tour of California 2011

CITIZEN RACE

L'Etape du California
Date: May 7, 2011
Looking for event information for the 2011 L'Etape du California organized by the Amgen Tour of California? This is the GranFondo like race finishing on the top of Mt Baldy, California for amateur riders wanting to ride one complete stage of the Tour of California in a timed event. ..... click here for L'Etape du California

PedalDancer.com post on the Le'Etape du California 2011

RACE FLYER

Including start time and estimated finish times, distance, location of sprint and KOM points, and Lifestyle Festival (vendor) hours. Plus the Sponsors of each stage of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California. The .pdf also includes the live Versus TV schedule. Here is the updated ATOC .pdf race flyer with approximate start and finish times: Download Detailed Map (PDF)

STAGE MAPS and PROFILES
Amgen Tour of California Stage Maps and Profiles can be found at these links:
~~Stage 1: Stage Map Stage Profile Stage Log/Timeline~~
Stage 2: Stage Map Stage Profile Stage Log/Timeline No Donner Pass, stage to begin in Nevada City
Stage 3: Stage Map Stage Profile Stage Log/Timeline
Stage 4: Stage Map Stage Profile Stage Log/Timeline
Stage 5: Stage Map Stage Profile Stage Log/Timeline
Stage 6: Stage Map Stage Profile Stage Log/Timeline
Stage 7: Stage Map Stage Profile Stage Log/Timeline
Stage 8: Stage Map Stage Profile Stage LogTimeline

STAGE PREVIEWS
maps, profiles, videos, description, timeline

Stage 1 - Preview
Stage 2 - Preview
Stage 3 - Preview
Stage 4 - Preview
Stage 5 - Preview
Stage 6 - Preview
Stage 7 - Preview
Stage 8 - Preview

CyclingNews.com previews each stage, with comments by Chris Horner and Mike Tmayo,at this link:http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stages

FANS

What stages to see in 2011?

There are so many choices to see the race this year ... start, time trial, finish, lake, coastline, vineyards, mountain climb, small cities, large cities. The largest cycling event in America is now 7 years old.

The 2011 Tour of California route:

Stage 1: Monday, May 16 - South Lake Tahoe to North Lake Tahoe CANCELLED

Stage 2: Tuesday, May 17 - ~~Squaw Valley~~ Nevada City to Sacramento

Stage 3: Tuesday, May 17 – Auburn to Modesto

Stage 4: Wednesday, May 18 – Livermore to San Jose

Stage 5: Thursday, May 19 – Seaside to Paso Robles (wine wine wine!)

Stage 6: Friday, May 20 – Solvang Individual Time Trial (more wine!)

I am so happy to see the Individual Time Trial return to Solvang, CA. A great town to both ride in, and spend the day watching the race. Lots of fun and lots going on all day. Some pictures from the time trial in 2009 in Solvang, CA:

Stage 7: Saturday, May 21 – Claremont to Mt. Baldy

(Stage 7 will be the route of this year's first L'Etape du California - citizen cyclosportif)

The route of the mountain climb is unusual for stage 7, there will be a section where fans can watch the riders pass by in both directions (!). The excitement will be on the final very steep 15 switchbacks to the finish on Mt Baldy.

click maps to enlarge

Stage 7 Amgen Tour of California Map

Stage 8: Sunday, May 22 – Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks

It should be a good year to chase the Tour of California!

YOU TOO CAN RIDE A STAGE OF THE AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA!

1. 2011 L'Etape du California

Claremont to Mt Blady Stage

Stage 7 will be the route of this year's first L'Etape du California - citizen cyclosportif.
Please read more about this event at the following PedalDancer posts at:
L'Etape du California 2011
L’Étape du California

2. 2011 Ride the Time Trial Stage

Amateur Time Trial

Presented by Specialized
The amateur time trial provides an opportunity for cyclists to ride the same course as the professionals immediately before the official start of the Stage 6 Amgen Tour of California Time Trial. The level of talent among participants in the amateur time trial ranges from casual weekend warrior to elite age-group cyclist.

Date:    Friday, May 20, 2011
Location:    Solvang, CA
Distance:    15 miles, 1 Loop. Rolling terrain.
(Same course as the professionals).
What to expect:    Pre-race warm-up area
Pre-race coffee and light snack
Start in the official time trial house
Closed course
Motorcycle lead-out
Professional timing
Start and finish photographs
1 night accommodation at race site

For more information about riding the time trial contact:

Melissa Gruber 213.763.5489 mgruber@aegworldwide.com

Jordan Goldberg 213.763.2652 jgoldberg@aegworldwide.com