HTC-Columbia’s Michael Rogers withstood an onslaught of attacks at the finale of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday to take the biggest victory in his career. With the whole race split to pieces by the tough climb up from Malibu, Rogers finished safely to retain his overall lead of the race. “It was a …
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Amgen Tour of California: Stage 7
Team HTC-Columbia’s Michael Rogers increased his lead in the overall classification at the Amgen Tour of California on Saturday by finishing second to his teammate Tony Martin in the time trial. Martin flew around the downtown Los Angeles course in a time of 41’41” taking his first win of the season and confirming his place …
Amgen Tour of California: Stage 6
In a stage characterized by consistent climbing on the route from Palmdale to Big Bear Lake, Peter Sagan (SVK) of Liquigas-Doimo emerged victorious. In the longest and most challenging day of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California included the race’s first-ever mountain finish. Michael Rogers (AUS) of HTC-Columbia came in third place in the stage, …
Amgen Tour of California: Stage 6 Davide Frattini
Davide Frattini – Team Type 1 Neil Browne of Carolina Cycling News checks in with Davide at the start of Stage 6 of the 2010 AMGEN Tour of California.
Amgen Tour of California: Stage 5
Stage 5 (121.5 miles/195.5 km) took the riders through the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley and into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. After the neutral start in Visalia, the cyclists headed due south through Exeter and Lindsey and up the narrow and twisty Old Stage Road; the day’s first of two KOMs. …