Amgen Tour of California – Elk Grove stage details

 

 

As was reported yesterday, the Amgen Tour of California bike race will be coming through Elk Grove in 2017. This morning more details were released on the event.  Elk Grove will be hosting one of the women’s stages. Elk Grove will host the start of the third of the four stages.

 

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Thursday, May 11                           Stage 1                 South Lake Tahoe                          

Friday, May 12                                 Stage 2                 South Lake Tahoe                                          

Saturday, May 13                        Stage 3               Elk Grove to Sacramento      

Sunday, May 14                               Stage 4                 Sacramento                      

 

 

Stage 1 – South Lake Tahoe, May 11, 2017

The women will start things off with a race around one of the most beautiful race routes in the USA: the Lake Tahoe Loop. The final climb will lead riders up to the finish at the Heavenly Mountain Resort.

 

Stage 2 – South Lake Tahoe, May 12, 2017

While the race will have a common start and finish at the Heavenly Mountain Resort, the route is entirely new to the Amgen Tour of California. Given that South Lake Tahoe is surrounded by mountains, this will be a difficult day for the peloton. The riders will face summits in excess of 7,300-feet leading to what promises to be a climactic finish.

 

Stage 3 – Elk Grove to Sacramento, May 13, 2017

The Amgen Tour of California welcomes the City of Elk Grove as a first-time Host City. The women’s penultimate stage will feature one of the most beautiful parks in Elk Grove, before heading south to the California “Delta Region”.  While this stage is flat and a welcome relief for the tired legs coming out of the mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe, the winds in the Delta can be menacing and unpredictable. The Sacramento River will lead the riders into Sacramento for an exciting sprint finish in front of the Capitol building.

 

Stage 4 – Sacramento, May 14, 2017

A fan and racer favorite, the women will take center stage on the finishing circuits around the State Capitol building in Sacramento. The day of racing will be fast and furious and one to remember.  If you love watching the men on these circuits, wait until you see the women tearing up the road as they protect the yellow jersey and deliver their sprinter to win on this final day of racing for the women.

 

Sacramento will host the end of the women’s tour and start of the men’s tour.

Amgen Tour of California (Men’s Race)

Sunday, May 14                               Stage 1                 Sacramento      

Monday, May 15                              Stage 2                 Modesto to San Jose                      

Tuesday, May 16                             Stage 3                 Pismo Beach to Morro Bay

Wednesday, May 17                      Stage 4                 Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita  

Thursday, May 18                           Stage 5                 Ontario to Mt. Baldy (Summit Finish)  

Friday, May 19                 Stage 6                 Big Bear Lake (Individual Time Trial) 

Saturday, May 20                            Stage 7                 Mountain High to Pasadena      

 

                Stage 1 – Sacramento, May 14, 2017

The California State Capital hosted the Amgen Tour of California overall finish in 2016, so it is only fitting that it returns for the overall start in 2017. This will be a flat and fast stage that will conclude with exciting finishing circuits.

 

Stage 2 – Modesto to San Jose, May 15, 2017

It is great to be returning to Modesto. This will be a difficult mountain stage with six climbs and an uphill finish.  Fans can expect all of the race favorites to be in the top 10 on the leader board after the conclusion of this stage.

 

Stage 3 – Pismo Beach to Morro Bay, May 16, 2017

California’s Central Coast and San Luis Obispo County have long been race favorites over the years.  This stage will feature another start near the ocean in Pismo Beach and a first-time finish near the harbor in Morro Bay.  The stage is designed for a craft sprinter who can handle an uphill sprint to the finish.

 

Stage 4 – Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita, May 17, 2017

Stage 4 returns to a favorite race start along the beach in Santa Barbara.  This will be a familiar course for many of the riders and will feature a fan favorite – Balcom Canyon – concluding with an expected mass sprint finish in Santa Clarita.

 

Stage 5 – Ontario to Mt. Baldy, May 18, 2017

Mt. Baldy, the Queen Stage!  A 26-mile climb to the finish!  Swithchbacks!  Massive crowds! It has been two years since the race rocked the Angeles National Forest and we are back again by popular demand.  The fun will start in the City of Ontario setting the riders on a course that will lead the race north up the main artery and a climb will begin and the legs will start to burn. This will also be the site for the amateurs to test their mettle at the annual L’Etape public ride which wil precede the professional race.

 

Stage 6 – Big Bear Lake Individual Time Trial, May 19, 2017

The riders will take out their revenge on this technical 15-mile course. While it is flat, the 6,800-foot elevation around Big Bear Lake will certainly sap the strength from many of the riders on this penultimate day.

 

Stage 7 – Mountain High to Pasadena, May 20, 2017

The Amgen Tour of California returns to the Mountain High ski resort for the start of the final stage.  While this will be a fast and largely downhill run into Pasadena, the riders will have two significant climbs that will top out at over 7,900 feet. The crowds in Pasadena will be watching the top teams try to deliver their sprinter to the line to claim the finish.

 

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