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Me vs the Tour of California

Richard MasonerMay 14, 20125 Comments on Me vs the Tour of California

The proposed plan: Shoot photos at Bonny Doon at 2 PM, then race by bike to the finish line and hope to beat the pros there for another set of photos at about 4 PM. Who thinks I can make it?

The Amgen Tour of California 2012 will hit Santa Cruz County early this afternoon and make the turn up Bonny Doon Road. I may make my own race of the Tour by biking from Bonny Doon to the Stage finish in Aptos and (hopefully) beating the pros to the finish line. Do you think I can make it?

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Your Amgen Tour of California photos

Richard MasonerMay 11, 2012Leave a Comment

I’ve started a Google Plus Page for the Amgen Tour of California. Ping me if you’d like to post your photos, commentary, links, etc to that page. It’s a decent way to get a wider audience for your work. I’ll need your email address to send the official Page Invite.

The 2012 Amgen Tour of California pro cycling race begins this Sunday, May 13 in Santa Rosa. And I just realized I missed the 1 PM kickoff press conference. Drats.

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2012 Tour of California host cities announced

Richard MasonerNovember 3, 2011Leave a Comment

Thirteen HOST CITIES ANNOUNCED FOR 2012 Amgen Tour of California

Challenging Route to Take Cyclists Over More Than 750 Miles of Striking California Terrain During America’s Premier Cycling Race from May 13 – 20, 2012

LOS ANGELES (November 3, 2011) – After reviewing more than 100 submissions from cities throughout California hoping to be named official start or finish locations, AEG, presenter of the Amgen Tour of California, has announced the 13 official Host Cities for the 2012 race. Considered America’s largest and most prestigious professional road cycling stage race, the seventh consecutive edition of the Amgen Tour of California will travel more than 750 miles from May 13 – 20, 2012.

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Santa Cruz in 2012 Tour of California?

Richard MasonerNovember 2, 2011Leave a Comment

Update: AEG confirmed Santa Cruz County as the Stage 2 finish next May.

An anonymous source in the Santa Cruz County local organizing committee (LEC) says we can expect a stage finish for the 2012 Amgen Tour of California, reports the Santa Cruz Sentinel. We’ll know for sure tomorrow when AEG releases their list of host cities.

The Santa Cruz LEC has a couple of interesting proposals for routing the stage finish: One involves a finish in Aptos after a route along the ridge of the Santa Cruz Mountains via Skyline Boulevard and down Old San Jose Road; the other route takes the race along familiar ground via Highway 1, Bonny Doon Road, Pine Flat, Empire Grade to the UC-Santa Cruz campus.

An early proposal that’s no longer on the LEC website proposed Empire Grade to Felton-Empire to Mount Hermon Road for a finish in Scotts Valley at Sky Park. As a Scotts Valley resident, I would have really enjoyed that, but racing downhill on Felton-Empire Road doesn’t sound especially safe.

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