AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race created and presented by AEG that challenges the world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course that traverses hundreds of miles of California’s iconic highways, byways and coastlines each spring.The teams chosen to participate have included Olympic medalists, Tour de France contenders and World Champions, and award important, world-ranking points to the top finishers.
The 2019 Amgen Tour of California, America’s premier cycling event, will be the longest and most challenging in its 14-year history, including a Men’s Stage 2 finish from Rancho Cordova to South Lake Tahoe on May 13. The route will start at sea level and gain an elevation of 14,500 feet as the cyclists pass stunning views along U.S. Highway 89 over Carson and Luther Passes.