A Rider’s Almanac

It was rumored a few months ago and now it’s official. The 2009 Amgen Tour of California is coming to San Diego county; in fact, the final stage takes place here.

The 16 official stage start and finish cities that have been selected for the 2009 race include eight new locales – Davis, Santa Cruz, Merced, Clovis, Visalia, Paso Robles, Rancho Bernardo and Escondido – that will join Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Sausalito, San Jose, Modesto, Solvang, Santa Clarita and Pasadena as host cities along the route. (1)

“This year is a year of exciting firsts for us,” Messick continued. “For the first time, the Amgen Tour of California will take place over nine days, we will make our first visit to the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and visit San Diego County for what promises to be another exciting conclusion to the race.”(1)

The 2009 race will include stops in 16 host cities over the course of nine days from February 14-22.(1)

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(1) Source, www.amgentourofcalifornia.com