Are you ready for a great circuit race in the beautiful wine country region of Temecula? The organizers of the 8th Annual Tour de Murrieta bicycle race are proud to present the Temecula Valley Grand Prix (TVGP)! Building off the excitement of this year’s Amgen Tour of California, the city of Temecula has identified a great venue, closed …

The 2013 Amgen Tour of California continued with Stage 2, which started in Murrieta and finished on the very steep Palm Springs Tram climb in Palm Springs. The temperatures soared to a toasty 114 degrees, which made the final climb especially brutal for the riders and fans alike. Janier Acevedo (Jamis / Hagen Berman pb …

Day two of sunny skies and temperatures reaching   114 degrees at the 2013 Amgen Tour of California took their toll on riders as they strained to the uphill finish on the nearly 124.1-mile course from Murrieta to the desert of Greater Palm Springs this afternoon. A stage for climbers, the final kilometers saw an …

The first of eight stages of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California  got off to a thrilling – and hot – start today in Escondido, Calif., as Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team’s Lieuwe Westra (NED) held off the charging peloton to capture the Stage 1 victory of American’s biggest professional cycling race. Today’s stage included more …

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When the 2013 Amgen Tour of California begins Sunday, May 12, cycling fans in more than 200 countries and territories will once again have the opportunity to tune in to the action and excitement on NBC and NBC Sports Network as well as via the race’s exclusive international network of broadcast partners. Kicking off their …

Emily Georgeson and Ryan Schneider have both earned spots in the Nature Valley Pro Chase program after success in California’s Tour de Murrieta, March 9-11. Both racers will compete among top professionals at the Nature Valley Grand Prix in Minnesota and Wisconsin June 12-16, 2013. After winning his first road race, Schneider was hooked on …