Amgen Tour of California: Stage 8 - Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks

Stage 8 | Amgen Tour of California

Anyone going?

The Amgen Tour of California returns to one of its favorite host cities for the start of the final stage of the 2011 race. Santa Clarita is one of the up and coming cities in all of California. They boast miles of bike paths and are the home to many large events throughout the year. Leaving Santa Clarita, the race will head out on a flat 13 mile stretch of Hwy 126. A left turn near Piru will work the riders towards the coast and to the base of the final KOM of the race: Balcolm Canyon. This is a wicked climb that is relatively short but painfully steep. Most of the locals find a different way to get their bikes and cars to Thousand Oaks. No one wants to climb Balcolm. The riders can expect a solid mass of fans that will part as the riders approach. Cresting the summit, the race will head through Moorpark and up the final climb on the Norwegian Grade. Now the route heads downhill and enters the four-mile circuit as passes the finish line in Thousand Oaks and begins the first of five flat and fast circuits.

Was watching some of it on TV when I was at Jenson the other day. Saw a couple completely nasty crashes...

The tour goes right through my neighborhood and like three blocks away from my house. Thankfully I'm in Vegas right now and by the time I get home it will all be done with

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