The Amgen Tour of California has made a rapid progression toward being one of the most important races on the international calendar in its brief five-year history, and has aims at stepping up a level to the top level of the sport. But the prospect of the race entering into the ProTour has some . . . → Read More: ProTour California event a Continental catch-22

The Amgen Tour of California will be back for 2011, Anschutz Entertainment Group president Andrew Messick told VeloNews this week.
When asked whether the race, and presenting sponsor Amgen, will be back for 2011, Messick replied pointedly, “Yep.”
A source who declined to be named confirmed that headline sponsor Amgen, which was founded in . . . → Read More: Tour of California for 2010? ‘Yep,’ AEG president says
US Pro Continental team BMC Racing Team assembled a strong squad for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. Swiss Steve Morabito has held his own in the sunshine state and after five stages finds himself as one of ten men poised 31 seconds from Michael Rogers’ (HTC-Columbia) overall lead. Stage five of the race . . . → Read More: BMC Racing Team fly the flag on home soil
As the Amgen Tour of California gets ready to rumble on Sunday, the event’s big names assembled in downtown Sacramento, including Levi Leipheimer, RadioShack teammate Lance Armstrong, Fabian Saxo Bank’s Cancellara and Andy Schleck, Dave Zabriskie, Mark Cavendish and George Hincapie. There were the usual jokes, the playing-down of chances and an air of . . . → Read More: California contenders play the pre-race game
For all that has changed at the Amgen Tour of California in 2010, the contenders for the race’s overall title remain largely the same heading into its fifth edition. Despite moving from February to May and creating a direct clash with the Giro d’Italia, California has still managed to attract some big general classification . . . → Read More: Amgen Tour of California favourites: Can Leipheimer make it four?

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Los Angeles, CA – Eric Barlevav of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis is the featured rider in the first of a series of cycling documentaries by Emmy-Award winner Brian Smallwood and his Pro Road Access Productions.
Smallwood followed Barlevav around over the course of several months, including the . . . → Read More: Pro Road Access Productions releases video featuring Eric Barlevav of UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis.

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With the Tour of California moving to May this year, the first major test of the U.S. racing calendar returns to late March in Redlands, California.
The women's peloton rolls out for stage 3 in 2009. | Mitch . . . → Read More: U.S. Scene This Week: Rolling into 2010 at Redlands

Team RadioShack won’t be going to the Giro d’Italia this year — but that was the team’s choice rather than a snub by organizers RCS Sport, says Johan Bruyneel.
Writing on his blog, Bruyneel confirmed that RadioShack would not be racing the Giro, adding, “but the truth is that we communicated this to the . . . → Read More: Shack says Cali’ trumps Giro

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Heading into its 11th season, Jelly Belly (presented by Kenda) set up camp once again at the golfing community of Lake San Marcos, in Southern California. Five Jelly Belly veterans returned this year with a mix of seasoned pros and two amateurs joining the team for 2010.
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Message by Edmond HoodThe last time we spoke to Garmin’s Steve Cozza was after the 2008 Paris – Tours; where he produced another solid performance from a consistent and promising year. But the 2009 season wasn’t a good one for the Californian; we caught up with him at his Girona summer base, just after . . . → Read More: PEZ Talk: Garmin-Transitions’ Steven Cozza

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