2010 Tour of California bike race routes announced all week
by (syndicated)
09 Feb 10
Somehow the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta d’ Espana each are able to reveal the routes for their three-week-long, 2,000-plus mile bike races in a single grand event.
Not the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. Celebrating its fifth year — and rolling out for its first time in May (May 16 through 23) — the tour organizers are releasing route details two stages per day through Friday.
Moving the race from February to May gives bike race organizers the opportunity for improved weather and a more challenging course that includes a mountain-top finish in the Sierra Nevada at Big Bear Lake. You’ll just have a wait two more days to learn the exact route the cyclists will take.
Videos and detailed route maps were posted on Tuesday for Stage 1…..