Here’s some great news from the Tahoe Bicycle Coalition! (and thank you to others who sent me the info as well)
It is Official! 2011 Amgen Tour of California in Tahoe.
The Amgen Tour of California, America’s number one professional cycling race, is coming to Tahoe to begin the 2011 tour.
The race begins on Sunday, May 15 in South Lake Tahoe and ends May 22 in Thousand Oaks.
Unique to a region and particularly Tahoe is that there will be two race starts and one finish. On the first day of the race, it will begin in South Lake Tahoe and finish at Northstar-at-Tahoe. On the second day, the race will begin from Squaw Valley USA and finish in Sacramento.
Here is the complete race schedule:
- Sunday, May 15: South Lake Tahoe to Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort
- Monday, May 16: Squaw Valley USA to Sacramento
- Tuesday, May 17: Auburn to Modesto
- Wednesday, May 18: Livermore to San Jose
- Thursday, May 19: Seaside to Paso Robles
- Friday, May 20: Solvang individual time trial
- Saturday, May 21: Claremont to Mount Baldy
- Sunday, May 22: Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks
Two words…
WOO HOO!!!