Thursday, August 16, 2012

Amgen Tour might move California races to May - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The race is staged by AEG theLos Angeles-based entertainmengt and sports presentation company, and the companty says it is too early to comment on a date But VeloNews spoke with professional cycliste who have heard about the change — and who are excited aboug it. The past two years have seen inhospitablr weatherfor racing, including high winds and lots of It was raining two years ago as the race ended one of its legs in In this year’s Sacramento time trials opener for the race, racers and spectatorsx had to put up with a howling cold The weather is just annoyinvg to cyclists, but it likely keeps potentia spectators away from the race.
Even with some stretche s of nasty weather, hundreds of thousands of spectators linedsthe 750-mile route this With the move to May, the race also has the potentia to tackle some serious mountain climbinf that isn’t possible earlier because of snow in the Sierra.

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