Tour of California Gala Kicks Off Event (3/8/2012) - I wouldn’t last a block, much less the Cazadero climb, of the Amgen Tour of California. But, there’s one event that I have the perfect stamina for – the kickoff gala. For the first-time ever, the party will be held at a winery. Sonoma-Cutrer Winery will host the event from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 11. The event will {...}
Selected AMGEN articles:
- Tour of California and other Bike Rides Through Windsor (4/5/2012)
- Cyclists to Converge on Sonoma County (2/10/2012)
- 2012 Amgen Tour of California – Santa Rosa – May 13 (2/10/2012)
AMGEN Sonoma County - Stage 1 Map
AMGEN Sonoma County Stage 1 Profile
Levi talks about the 2012 Amgen Tour of California
“Hey everybody, I’m Levi Leipheimer. As a fan of the Amgen Tour of California you probably realize that I have been on the podium for five out of the six years, and I’ve won the race three years running. And a lot of people ask me, well how did I do that? Well now I’m going to show you, because for the first time ever the Amgen Tour of California starts in my home town, Santa Rosa. In my opinion Santa Rosa is at the center of the greatest place on Earth, Sonoma County. We have everything here: great weather all year, mountainous coastal geography, the Pacific Ocean, locally grown produce, and an endless supply of sparsely populated roads, that have been my training grounds for years, not to mention that we are one of the biggest wine growing regions on the planet. While we have all of that I’m just as excited about the route we’ve chosen for next year’s stage…”
Watch the video: 2012 Amgen Tour of California Sonoma County
