The Sacramento Grand Prix took place around the Capitol building in Sacramento as a prelude to today’s Amgen Tour of California Stage 1 finish. The winner of the one hour women’s criterium, Coryn Rivera for Team Peanut Butter and Company, is a 17 year old national champion with gold medals in Road, Track and Cyclocross. read more
I’m about to miss the start of the women’s criterium in the Sacramento Grand Prix, but here are a couple of photos from one of the men’s races this morning.
Damian posted his video of the Amgen Tour of California Women’s Criterium in Santa Rosa. View the video here. He does good work, with commentary and some background on the teams, racers, and the race. Damian was also in San Jose on Saturday morning, February 14 covering the San Jose Cycling Classic. View the San read more
Emilia Fahlin of Sweden, the youngest member of Team Columbia-Highroad, won the women’s criterium race as thousands cheered on the racers in Santa Rosa Sunday afternoon. The second-annual event consisted of a field of 88 riders competing for more than $15,000 in prizes. Set as a category Pro 1,2 race and with a limit of read more
Cycling fans in Santa Rosa have many options to view or participate this weekend. Velove Winter Bike Festival this Saturday, February 14 is Santa Rosa’s new winter bike festival with a Cyclocross race (11 AM to 5 PM). A marching band (!) provides live music. Velove continues on Sunday, February 15 with the West Coast read more
AEG revealed the route details for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California this morning. As was revealed in the Santa Rosa Democrat earlier this week, the race will start in Sacramento with a Prologue instead of a full blown stage as earlier planned. The stage from Davis to Santa Rosa becomes Stage 1. Stage 2 read more
