Amgen Tour of California announces stages and host cities for 2018 races
The 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race will start in Long Beach and work its way up to Sacramento through seven stages next spring, event organizer AEG Sports announced Thursday.
The 13th edition of the event covers more than 600 miles and includes two first-time host cities — Ventura and King City.
Stage 1 takes place May 13 in Long Beach, followed by Stage 2 on May 14 from Ventura to Santa Barbara County (Gibraltar Road), Stage 3 on May 15 from King City to Monterrey County (Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca), Stage 4 on May 16 in San Jose (time trial), Stage 5 on May 17 from Stockton to Elk Grove, Stage 6 on May 18 from Folsom to South Lake Tahoe and Stage 7 on May 19 in Sacramento.
Also announced Thursday were the dates and host cities for the three-day Amgen Tour of California Women’s Race: Stage 1 on May 17 in Elk Grove, Stage 2 in South Lake Tahoe and Stage 3 in Sacramento. The race covers more than 150 miles.
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