Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Interesting assortment of nominations as you'll see below. No dopers. But injured riders still count. Poll Who was THE most disappointing rider of 2009? Nick Nuyens Linus Gerdemann Svein Tuft Simon Spilak Marzio Bruseghin Greg Van Avermaet Gert Steegmans Igor Anton Levi Leipheimer Bauke Mollema Alessandro Ballan Rigoberto Uran Enrico Gasparotto Other? 14 votes | Results
The Sacramento Business Journal (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
The fifth running of the Amgen Tour of California in May is expected to have an economic impact in Sacramento greater than the $8.6 million it pumped into the area when it ran here in February, said Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson.
In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
The Tour of California will be moved next year from February to May to avoid the rainy season in which Lance Armstrong will compete. This means that Armstrong will not compete in the 2010 Giro d’Italia, which will also be held in May. Lance’s Armstrong newly formed team ‘Team RadioShack’ will compete in the race which [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Lance Armstrong will compete in next year's Tour of California moved from February to May to avoid the rainy season.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
A promise from Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, right, to protect riders' bicycles got laughs from Andrew Messick, president of AEG sports, left, and pro rider Levi Leipheimer Thursday in Old Sacramento. After Lance Armstrong Twittered his plans to return and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson promised to keep everyone's bicycle safe, two questions rode to the front of the Amgen Tour of California pro...
jobsanger (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Lance Armstrong, and many other top American cyclists, competed in the Tour of California in 2009. Then they went to Europe to prepare for and race in the Tour de France. And Lance and many other of the Americans did quite well in France. Armstrong recently announced, along with Americans George Hincapie, Levi Leipheimer and Dave Zabriskie, that they would again participate in the Tour of California...
Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
In what is sure to be an annual occurance, the Amgen Tour of California today announced its official route and host cities, along with several big name American riders that will ride in the May stage race. Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie and David Zabriskie are confirmed participants, and the list is sure to grow as other teams finalize racing schedules for their riders. The debate...
Bakersfield.com (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Local cycling fans can look forward to a little excitement in 2010 when the Amgen Tour of California will make a stop in Bakersfield. According to a press release put out this morning, the fifth stage of the race will start in Visalia and end in Bakersfield on May 20. Bakersfield is one of 16 cities in the state to include a stop.
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Three-time Tour of California winner Levi Leipheimer made his intentions clear for the 2010 edition of the race on Thursday following the announcement of the race's host cities. "There's no doubt I want to win it again," he told Cyclingnews . "It gets more and more difficult every year you come back as defending champion. I've won three times, and if that's all I win in my career, I'll...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Lance Armstrong will compete in next year's Tour of California, which will feature route changes and be moved from February to May to avoid the rainy season. The 16 host cities for the May 16-23 road race were announced Thursday via a Twitter exchange between...
LAist (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Riders emerge from a tunnel in Angeles National Forest in a stage between Santa Clarita and Pasadena in the 2009 tour ( see more of our favorite 2009 photos here ) |AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez As we noted yesterday , downtown Los Angeles and Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village/Agoura Hills will be hosts for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California (it will also include a stage from Pasadena to Big Bear Lake)....
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
SAN JOSE, CA (MARKET WIRE) San Jose will be a host city on Wed., May 19, 2010 for the record-setting Amgen Tour of California professional cycling road race. The announcement was made this morning via a Twitter exchange that took place shortly before 9 a.m. PT between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and some of America's most accomplished cyclists, including Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Dave Zabriskie...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie and Dave Zabriskie will race the Tour of California in 2010. The favorites started announcing their intentions to race the 2010 Tour of California via Twitter on Thursday morning. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger started the announcement with a Twitter comment about how great the next edition of the race would be. In it, he also invited Lance Armstrong...
Cyclelicious (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Lance Armstrong responded to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's inquiry this morning on Twitter and confirmed he will race next May in the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. This was followed by responses from Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie and David Zabriskie that they also plan to race in California next May, followed by a Twitter conversation in which they list the reasons they like to race...
Showbiz News & Celebrity Gossip (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Stars are lining up to pose in PETA’s striking “Save the Seals” T-shirt for a brand-new ad series aimed at ending the slaughter. In addition to Hilton and Osbourne, the celebs sporting the tee in the first installment of print ads launching this week are CSI’s Jorja Fox, hunks Brody Jenner of The Hills and [...]
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