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Amgen Tour Will Skip Davis & Sacramento
More than 100 cities sent submissions to be a part of the tour, but only 13 were selected.
The Amgen Tour of California named 13 official host cities today for its 2012 race. Davis was not one of them.
The event, which is among America’s largest and most prestigious professional road cycling stage races, will travel more than 750 miles in California from May 13-20 of next year.
From 2007-2010, the tour either passed through Davis, or Davis was designated as a host city. We’ll miss out on the action entirely this year, as the race will focus more heavily on the Bay Area and Santa Rosa. Here are the stages:
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- Stage 1: Sunday, May 13 – Santa Rosa
- Stage 2: Monday, May 14 – San Francisco to Santa Cruz County
- Stage 3: Tuesday, May 15 – San Jose to Livermore
- Stage 4: Wednesday, May 16 – Sonora (new for 2012) to Clovis
- Stage 5: Thursday, May 17 – Bakersfield (Individual Time Trial)
- Stage 6: Friday, May 18 – Palmdale to Big Bear Lake
- Stage 7: Saturday, May 19 – Ontario (new for 2012) to Mt. Baldy
- Stage 8: Sunday, May 20 – Los Angeles/L.A. LIVE
More than 100 cities sent submissions to be a part of the tour, which has featured Davis regularly. From the Wiki:
Every year, more and more spectators come out to watch the riders zoom by. City leaders and bicycle enthusiasts see the race as an important step toward establishing Davis as the bicycle capital of the world. Whether or not it accomplishes that goal, the Tour of California has quickly become a Davis tradition.
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