The Versus cable network is broadcasting two-hour live coverage daily of the 2009 Amgen Tour of California through the end of the bicycle race next Sunday.
Cycling commentators Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen will provide coverage as Lance Armstrong to the peloton on US soil.
Also check out the Amgen Tour of California's Tour Tracker for video streaming during the race …
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Looking at the “road cred” of the cyclists in the 2009 Amgen Tour of California, you could support the tour organizers' assertion that this is “the strongest field of professional cyclists ever assembled in the United States.”
The full roster of 136 cyclists on 17 teams are listed below. Scanning the list, I don't see many of today's top cyclists who aren't on it, except for former Tour de France winners Alberto Contador, and Oscar Pereiro. I'd expect a high level of competition as the race rolls through California Feb. 14-22.
Leading the bunch will be 2-time Tour of California winner Levi Leipheimer, above. Joining him on the Astana team will be comeback king Lance Armstrong, winner of 7 Tours de France….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/03/2009-tour-of-california-roster-released-best-ever-in-us/
The Amgen Tour of California goes live in 2009.
Versus has announced it would be broadcasting live from the 9-day race that rolls out Feb. 14-22. Meanwhile, the online videostream at Tour Tracker, at right, is returning for those at work who might not be able to get away from the computer.
The VS. broadcast team of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen will be heard everyday during the race, now in its fourth year. This is the 3rd year that VS. has broadcast the bicycle race, and the first time with live coverage every day. Here's the schedule: …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/01/26/versus-and-tour-tracker-schedule-live-tour-of-california-coveragebroadcast-times/
Interesting in tailing the pro cycling peloton across the Golden Gate Bridge during the 2009 Tour of California?
It will only cost you $500, a donation that will go to bicycling programs in the City of Sausalito.
The Golden Gate Bridge will be closed to traffic as the peloton leaves Sausalito on Feb. 16 for the race to Santa Cruz. It's part of the neutral start, so the peloton won't be racing across the scenic span.
The cyclists on the VIP ride will trail the cyclists past the adoring crowds certain to line the bridge for the historic event. Organizers say this is the first time the bridge has been used for a bicycle race…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/01/26/ride-with-tour-of-california-bike-racers-across-the-golden-gate/
Check out this partial tentative roster for a bicycle race:
Lance Armstrong, George Hincapie, Tyler Hamilton, Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer, Christian Vande Velde.
It might read like the Farewell Tour for the Postal Service/Discovery revival team, but it's actually some of the cyclists who will probably ride (although on different teams) in the 2009 Tour of California bicycle race.
The Tour of California announced Thursday the nine pro continental and continental teams that will join the eight previously announced Pro Tour teams at the race, which runs Feb. 14 through Feb. 22..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/01/22/2009-tour-of-california-announces-17-teams/
US-based cycling teams Columbia and Garmin-Slipstream are included among the eight ProTour teams that have announced for the Amgen Tour of California, Feb. 14-22, 2009.
Also competing will be Luxembourg's Astana team, which boasts two-time of defending champion Levi Leipheimer (left) as well as Lance Armstrong.
If invitations are forwarded to domestic teams Rock Racing and OUCH, we'll see a reunion of former US Postal Service teammates spread across five teams …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/12/18/first-8-teams-announced-for-2009-amgen-tour-of-california/
Daily route maps are available for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California so you can scope out the best vantage point when the cyclists roll past on Feb. 14 – 22.
This will be the 4th edition of the California bicycle race which has flourished in spite of funding woes of similar U.S. races. It marks the domestic return of Lance Armstrong to professional cycling and the opportunity for a three-peat championship for his teammate Levi Leipheimer.
There are a few changes in the overall race that were made since the host cities were first announced in July, although the host cities and number of cycling days remains the same.
The opening Sacramento bike race is no longer considered Stage 1, but is a 2.4-mile prologue …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/12/04/2009-tour-of-california-bike-race-finalizes-stages/
Lance Armstrong added the 2009 Amgen Tour of California to his dance ticket on Thursday, including the week-long race among his itinerary of Tour Down Under, Tour de France and Leadville 100.
Armstrong made the announcement at his appearance at Interbike International Bike Expo in Las Vegas. He had initially omitted any mention of the Tour of California when talking about his plans at the Clinton Global Initiative on Wednesday.
According to reports, 3-time Tour de France champion Greg Lemond was on hand at the Armstrong's presentation in Las Vegas and asked pointed questions to Armstrong and Don Catlin, an anti-doping expert who will test and monitor Armstrong for an online biological profile. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/09/25/armstrong-adds-tour-of-california-to-2009-campaign/
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/07/23/2009-tour-of-california-stages-and-cities-announced/
Out on my bike today I was thinking about the Amgen Tour of California that just wrapped up Sunday with George Hincapie winning the final stage and Levi Leipheimer winning the title.
I enjoyed this third Tour more than the previous ones. Here are five reasons why I think this was the best one yet. In no particular order:
1. The caliber of the competition. The participation of cyclists who have made their reputation in Europe was exciting. Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara, David Millar all played a role in this year's Tour. But the highlight was definitely Mario Cipollini, left, who came out of retirement at 40 to join the Rock Racing team.
I expected he'd be just so much window dressing, but the guy came to race….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/26/5-reasons-why-this-was-a-great-amgen-tour-of-california/
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