This is great news for the SCV as the Amgen Tour of California announces that Santa Clarita will be home to both a stage finish and start in 2013:
Interestingly, the race will be run from South to North this year, the first time in the history of the race.
The stage from Palmdale to Santa Clarita will take place Tuesday May 14 and riders will leave the SCV on Wednesday May 15. The course, not determined yet, will surely be a brisk one. Just about every route from Palmdale to the SCV is downhill whether it is along Soledad, Sierra Highway, or up through the mountains via Bouquet or San Francisquito. I have ridden all these roads and they are, in my opinion, some world-class cycling routes that are fast and fun, with great scenery, lots of twists and turns, and excellent roads.
That Santa Clarita will be home to a stage stop, rather than just a start, is great news. Our local businesses, hotels, and restaurants will be able to plan for big crowds to stay one or two days in town. Cycling and sports media will set up throughout the SCV to film the big finish, likely to be at Town Center Drive & McBean, and riders, support staff, and media will sleep over in the SCV for the Santa Clarita-Santa Barbara stage the next day. Hell the City may even host a concert, like they tried to do the last time a race had a start/stop stage in the SCV (it got rained out and canceled, not likely to happen in mid May 2013).
This is great news for SCV & cycling fans. We haven't hosted a stage finish and start since 2008.
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Santa Clarita gets Stage Start & Finish in Amgen Tour of California race 2013!
Interestingly, the race will be run from South to North this year, the first time in the history of the race.
The stage from Palmdale to Santa Clarita will take place Tuesday May 14 and riders will leave the SCV on Wednesday May 15. The course, not determined yet, will surely be a brisk one. Just about every route from Palmdale to the SCV is downhill whether it is along Soledad, Sierra Highway, or up through the mountains via Bouquet or San Francisquito. I have ridden all these roads and they are, in my opinion, some world-class cycling routes that are fast and fun, with great scenery, lots of twists and turns, and excellent roads.
That Santa Clarita will be home to a stage stop, rather than just a start, is great news. Our local businesses, hotels, and restaurants will be able to plan for big crowds to stay one or two days in town. Cycling and sports media will set up throughout the SCV to film the big finish, likely to be at Town Center Drive & McBean, and riders, support staff, and media will sleep over in the SCV for the Santa Clarita-Santa Barbara stage the next day. Hell the City may even host a concert, like they tried to do the last time a race had a start/stop stage in the SCV (it got rained out and canceled, not likely to happen in mid May 2013).
This is great news for SCV & cycling fans. We haven't hosted a stage finish and start since 2008.
PRESS RELEASE
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