Tour of California Teams Announced

[Lifesgreat]

From the Tour of California (http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/)website:

"The 2008 Amgen Tour of California roster includes the following 17 professional cycling teams:


Astana (LUX)
Bissell Pro Cycling Team (USA)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Bouygues Telecom (FRA)
Crédit Agricole (FRA)
Gerolsteiner (GER)
Health Net Presented by Maxxis (USA)
High Road Sports (GER)
Jelly Belly Cycling Team (USA)
Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast (USA)
Quick Step (BEL)
Rabobank Cycling Team (Netherlands)
Rock Racing (USA)
Saunier Duval-Scott (ESP)
Team CSC (DEN)
Team Slipstream Powered by Chipotle (USA)
Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team (USA)"

[PinkBike]

i cant wait til the teams announce their riders, i would love to see jens voigt and paolo bettini again. well, besides the astana boys of course . . . i cant wait, we'll be there from the 20th thru the finish in pasadana!

[Running Mommy]

anyone know if Levi was picked up by a team??

[Fredwina]

Levi's with Astana

[Running Mommy]

merci!
And imagine that... Astana will be riding...;)

[bmccasland]

I wonder if VS will be covering it?

[MM_QFC!]

Astana's pretty much got a whole new team...lots of former Discovery riders and Johan moved over from Disco too.

[Aggie_Ama]

I am so excited, we booked our tickets to California last weekend! George Hincapie said he will be riding a few months back, I sure hope that is still true. We will get to see the Prologue, Stage 1 and *maybe* some of Stage 2. Yippee!!

[PinkBike]

according to "amgentourofcalifornia" web site, versus channel is covering it

[Brandy]

We can't wait! We'll take all of the kids to the final stage on the 24th like we did last year.

[Running Mommy]

I'm BUMMED! now that I'm an LBS owner- and two man show- we won't be able to go out for it this year... sigh...
But at least I have my framed pic of Levi here on the wall to keep me company. :p

[jobob]

We will get to see the Prologue, Stage 1 and *maybe* some of Stage 2. Yippee!! That's wonderful !

I hope we N. Cal gals get to meet you.

I'm gong to be at all those stages - and Stage 3.

[Trek420]

Sunday, February 17

Palo Alto-Stanford University (Prologue Start/Finish)


Monday, February 18
Santa Rosa (Stage 1 Finish)


Tuesday, February 19
Sacramento (Stage 2 Finish)


Wednesday, February 20
San José (Stage 3 Finish)



Thursday, February 21
San Luis Obispo (Stage 4 Finish)



Friday, February 22
Solvang (Stage 5 Time Trial)


Saturday, February 23
Santa Clarita (Stage 6 Finish)


Sunday, February 24
Pasadena (Stage 7)

[MM_QFC!]

Sure...that'd be fun...am headed to Santa Rosa to be follow the tour for stages 1 & 2 (Mon and Tue)...will be 4 of us: DGF and another couple from the Seattle area, then we're going to Calistoga for spa-ing after the boys head south to Modesto:D

Last year I was at the start of stage 1 in Sausalito and watched the finish (and controversial crash) in downtown SR...then the SR to Sacto stage...I think that I want to stake out a spot up on Coleman Valley Rd (like Veronica and some others did last year) this time, so as to have a great view plus vantage point...maybe do the same somewhere up on Trinity grade on Tue?

What're your plans?

[bikerchick68]

I've had the sheer joy of riding on the Mavic car the last 2 years... but due to poor planning on my part I'm gonna be doing an active tour of the Galapagos Islands during this years tour... shoulda planned it for March! LOL

Hope all you who get to see it have a fantastic time... it is amazing seeing a stage race live!

[maillotpois]

Leiphiemer makes benefit Glorious team of ...

SNORT!! :p

[Fredwina]

SNORT!! :p
I'm waiting for them to sign Borat....:p

[PinkBike]

trek, we'll be at stages 4 - 7 with trektravel, would love to meet up with youall and brandy and anybody else!

[Lifesgreat]

I will be at the end of 2 and the start of 3.