SPECTATOR TIPS
Top 22 spectator tips for seeing the Amgen Tour of California, by Pedal Dancer®:
A bike race is coming to town:
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Top 22 spectator tips for seeing the Amgen Tour of California, by Pedal Dancer®:
- Print this one single page with all the facts created by AmgenTourofCalifornia.com
- Study the team rosters (startlist) and team websites to better recognize the racers (Teams)
- Attend the Team Presentation if possible (Events & VIP)
- Check for road closures and allow for time to park (always park where it is easiest to get out)
- Know the start and finish times of the stage you are attending (see Stages)
- Arrive 2 hours before any start or finish (stages)
- Allow time to watch the women's race before the men's race.
- Bring water, snacks, sunscreen and a rain jacket
- Ride your bike up a mountain!
- Ride your bike into the city: use bike valets or bring a good bike lock
- Visit the team buses at the start of a stage and ask the mechanics a question
- Use Tour Tracker app to watch while you wait, or watch the jumbo-trons in the Lifestyle Festival near the finish (How to watch)
- Enjoy the festival and sponsor booths at every finish area while you wait
- Bring a rider startlist to the time trial, or use your Tour Tracker app to check the order of rider start times
- Buy a VIP ticket in San Diego, Monterey, Santa Rosa, or Sacramento
- Put down the phone and watch the race with your eyes - look for the yellow jersey
- Stay overnight in a host city and dine locally
- Go to more than one stage: see a start, a finish, a mountain top, a sprint, a KOM, a feed zone (feed zone locations are marked on route profile maps) (Routes and Maps)
- Wear your Tour of California tshirts, hats or gear (ATOC shop), or wear blue and yellow.
- Bring 3 sharpie pens for autographs (just in case you loose one, or two) (Spectator Tips)
- Always carry something to autograph, just in case you see your favorite racer before or after a stage, or while walking around town.
- Come back again next year!
- spectator tips
- fan education
- stories of interest for fans
- race details
- team bikes
- team and classification jerseys
- routes and maps
- how to watch the ATOC race
- special events and VIP
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| Servais Knaven of Team Sky probably using Tour Tracker to check the stage start time (and why does this Team Sky car have New Jersey plates?). ©Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer® |
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| Joe Dombrowski was deep in concentration pre ITT in 2015. ©Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer® |
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| Team Sky staff members wait at the finish line at Mt Baldy KOM in 2015. ©Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer® |
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| United Healthcare staff members in 2015. ©Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer® |
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| ©Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer® |
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| ©Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer® |
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| Taylor Phinney signs an autograph for a fan. ©Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer® |
- List of Riders Amgen Tour of California 2016
- The order of jerseys
- Taking photos at the race, and being Media
- Top 22 tips to see the Amgen Tour of California
- How to watch the Tour of California Live in 2016
- Team jerseys and team bikes at the Tour of California
- Bikes, Equipment and Clothing at the Tour of California
- Classification jerseys for the 2016 Tour of California
- 10 UCI WorldTour Teams to compete in California
- Stage Route and Maps Tour of California 2016
- Profile Maps for the Tour of California 2016
- Tour of California Host City activities: Stages 1-4 PART I
- Tour of California Host City activities: Stages 4-8 PART II
- Tour of California Spectator Guide Page
- Race Preview for 2016 Tour of California on TourChaser.com: tourchaser.com/race-preview-atoc