Tour of California (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Tour of California is an annual professional cycling stage race on the UCI America Tour and USA Cycling Professional Tour. It began on February 19, 2006. The eight-day race covers 650-700 miles (1,045 - 1,126 km) through California - beginning in Nevada City, traveling through the redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast, finishing in Escondido. The 2009 race crossed the Central Valley from Merced to Fresno, with an excursion through the Sierra Nevada foothills, before crossing to the coast. The tour is sponsored by Amgen.