The Amgen Tour of California, which will take place from May 12-19, is already planning the 2013 edition and is accepting bids for possible Host Cities. According to NCTimes.com, Southern California, may see the return of San Diego County’s Escondido as the starting line city indicating that the event may run from South to North. …

2012 Amgen Tour of California – Mt Baldy KOM – Professional cyclists go through the Mt. Baldy KOM with crazy fans. Video was shot using a GoPro HD HERO attached to a Canon camera. Photos can be viewed at EchelonDesignPhoto.com. Photo © Christy Nicholson / Echelon Design

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After eight epic days of racing along some of California’s most iconic roadways, highways and coastlines, the 2012 Amgen Tour of California concluded  at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles, with Rabobank’s Robert Gesink of the Netherlands winning the overall race. Sunday’s Stage 8 route, the final stage of the eight-day, nearly 750-mile race, took …

After what can only be described as an epic battle to the 6,445-foot summit atop Mt. Baldy, Robert Gesink (NED) of the Rabobank Cycling Team emerged victorious and took over the race lead, outclimbing two Colombia-Coldeportes riders to take the Stage 7 win of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California. The 25-year-old Dutch rider, who …

Sylvain Georges (FRA) of AG2R La Mondiale won Stage 6 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California in thrilling fashion, riding solo out in front of the break for a majority of the finishing stretch and crossing the line in front of thousands of screaming fans who were cheering him on. The Frenchman, overcome with …