The Tour of California is getting longer, as organizers announced Wednesday that they've tacked on another stage to make it 9 days of cycling from Feb. 14 to Feb. 22 in 2009.
The 2009 race, one of the first on the pro calendar, will visit 16 cities as it wends its way along 800 miles of California roadway. Eight of those host cities will be new to the race.
There's no prologue this year, as the cyclists start on Saturday, Feb. 14, with a road race that begins and ends in Sacramento. It ends in Escondido on Sunday, Feb. 22.
The other stages are:
Stage 1: Saturday, Feb. 14 – Sacramento
Stage 2: Sunday, Feb. 15 – Davis to Santa Rosa
Stage 3: Monday, Feb. 16 – Sausalito to Santa Cruz
Stage 4: Tuesday, Feb. 17 – San Jose to Modesto
Stage 5: Wednesday, Feb. 18 – Merced to Clovis
Stage 6: Thursday, Feb. 19 – Visalia to Paso Robles
Stage 7: Friday, Feb. 20 – Solvang (individual time trial)
Stage 8: Saturday, Feb. 21– Santa Clarita to Pasadena
Stage 9: Sunday, Feb. 22 – Rancho Bernardo to Escondido
The new host cities in 2009 are Davis, Santa Cruz, Merced, Clovis, Visalia, Paso Robles, Rancho Bernardo and Escondido.
Tour of California website (curiously, no 2009 information on Thursday morning)
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