Amgen Tour of California: Wiggins Wins Overall, Cavendish Takes Final Stage
In what will be remembered as the most competitive peloton in Amgen Tour of California history, Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins (GBR) fended off his challengers to claim the top prize in the fourth-closest finish that the race has ever seen. “It’s a lot more strenuous, said Bradley Wiggins referring to wearing the Yellow Jersey all …
Photo Gallery & Report – Amgen Tour of California: Sagan Sprints to Victory in Pasadena
With a new Amgen Tour of California champion to be decided as America’s premier annual road race concludes tomorrow, Team Sky and their former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins (GBR) played it steady today to keep his 30-second lead in tact. But with a difficult course ahead for Stage 8 in Thousand Oaks, the …
Photo Gallery & Report: Amgen Tour Of California – Chavez Climbs to Mountain High Victory
With just two days left in the 2014 Amgen Tour of California, today’s 94.4-mile stage from Santa Clarita to Mountain High had all the makings of an epic showdown, with riders in contention for the overall win doing anything in their power to make up valuable seconds in hopes of overtaking the race leader before …
Photo Galleries & Report: 805 Criterium Weekend – Pro 1/2
The 805 Criterium Weekend started with a Twilight Crit at the Allan Hancock EVOC Track in Lompoc. The race featured strong winds, lots of attacks and fasts speeds that ended with a field sprint and a crash in the sprint near the front of the field with Daniel Holloway (Athlete Octane) taking the first win …
Amgen Tour of California: Phinney Solos to Victory in Santa Barbara
In what was another surprise ending for some of the world’s strongest sprinters, BMC Racing Team’s Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) whizzed to a solo victory 12 seconds ahead of the peloton to capture his first Amgen Tour of California stage win in today’s 107.4-mile ride from Pismo Beach to Santa Barbara. Phinney, one of the …
Amgen Tour of California: Routley Wins Scenic Coastal Stage
Will Routley of Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies, hit the trifecta during Stage 4 of the Amgen Tour of California Wednesday. The 30-year-old Canadian won the 102.6-mile stage along the Pacific Coast Highway from Monterey to Cambria, while also picking up Visit California Sprint jersey and Michelob Ultra King of the Mountain jersey. …
