2008 Tour de Cali Route

[smilingcat]

Well SD and Orange County is getting left out... Maybe because its republican strong hold?? okay okay no politics.

Seriously, there are beautiful places to ride in Orange County and in San Diego. Carlsbad to Downtown SD with finish in Balboa park would be grand. Ride the coast from Carlsbad into Leucadia, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar the infamous Torrey Pine Grade (fun uphill) then down into La Jolla cove then up to Balboa park for a circuit finish.

Lots of people. Del Mar is the home training ground for many pro Tri's.

The course from seaside to SantaBarbra is not going to be fun. Not too many people except in Carmel and Montrey area. then its desolate till Santa Barbra. I'm not fond of hwy 1 from Carmel to Hearst Castle. Wayy too many blind hairpin turns on steep grade up/down. Very technical.. but where to watch?

smilingcat.

[Zen]

Zen, there's no way a stage race could cover the entire state in only 7 days.

Sure it could, if they rode really, really fast!