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2012 ROUTE2012 AmgEn TOUR Of CALIfORnIAby Rick Scott

For the seventh time, the Golden State will provide the backdrop for the world’s best cyclists during the 2012 Amgen Tour

of California. Beginning May 13 in Santa Rosa and finishing in Los Angeles on May 20, an international field consisting of 16 invited pro teams featuring Tour de France contenders, Olympians and World Champions will pedal more than 750-miles during the eight-day stage race.

The cyclists hail from over 20 countries, but U.S. riders and American teams are amongst the favorites and expected to be leading protagonists in the battle for the famous yellow jersey. Returning to defend his 2011 Amgen Tour of California victory, San Diego native Chris Horner races for the U.S.-based RadioShack-Nissan-Trek outfit. The 40-year-old’s much younger teammate, Matthew Busche, is the reigning U.S. National Road Race Champion. Attempting to collect a record fourth Amgen Tour of California title, Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) will feel at home when the race gets underway from his hometown, Santa Rosa. Colorado-based team Garmin-Barracuda will send Los Angeles-resident David Zabriskie, a previous stage winner and podium finisher at the Amgen Tour of California, into battle accompanied by American frontrunner Tom Danielson, who finished third overall last year. Star-studded BMC Racing is anchored in Santa Rosa and will be led by rapidly rising American star Tejay van Garderen, 2011 winner of the Best Young Rider competition and fifth place general classification finisher, along with veteran

American fan favorite George Hincapie, a multiple stage winner in California.

“The development of the route for the Amgen Tour of California is something we look forward to creating every year,” said Kristin Bachochin, executive director of the race and senior vice president of AEG Sports. “The intricate routes year after year, attract not only the world’s elite cyclists, but cycling fans around the world. No route is ever the same, and we love the fact that we are always challenged and we can be creative with this annual task. We want to thank our Host Cities for working with us on the route and opening up their backyards to our seventh edition of the Amgen Tour of California.”

“The excitement will begin right from the start on the first day in Santa Rosa,” said race director Jim Birrell. “This year’s race will have more accumulative feet of climbing than any of our previous 6 editions.”

Beginning and ending in Santa Rosa, stage 1 (115.9 miles/186.5 km) will provide the riders with a vivid snapshot of what to expect during the week when they face undulating roads, challenging climbs, and speed limit-defying descents amidst golden hills, verdant vineyards, and expansive ocean vistas. Stage 2’s 117.1 miles/188.5 km trek from San Francisco to Santa Cruz County will snake down the California coast and feature Bonny Doon, a precipitous climb that proved to be a stage decider in previous races. San Jose, the only city to have hosted a stage

in each Amgen Tour of California, will host the start of stage 3, a 115.3-mile/185.5 km jaunt to Livermore that will for the first time include the devilish ascent of Mt. Diablo.

The longest at 130.2-miles/209.6 km, stage 4 will unfold in historic Gold Rush territory in the gateway to Yosemite National Park from Sonora to Clovis. Expect an electrifying final sprint between this year’s Tour of Flanders winner Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) and Robbie McEwen, the Australian nicknamed as the pocket rocket from the new Orica-GreenEDGE team. Known as “the race of truth,” the time trial (stage 5) is crucial. 2012 will test the riders individually against the clock on a new 18.4-mile/29.7 km course in Bakersfield.

“Friday and Saturday are hard, back-to-back climbing stages on the heels of Thursday’s time trial. This will increase our chances for lead changes on the final weekend,” explained Birrell.

The monster menacing the peloton when they depart from Palmdale on stage 6 (115.7 miles/186.3 km) will be the crushing climb to Big Bear Lake that tops out at over 7,000-feet. Known as the Queen Stage (also the most difficult), riders would be wise to save something for stage 7 (78.3-miles/126 km) that will likely determine the overall winner when they climb 15 switchbacks to the summit of Mt. Baldy.

It is considered prestigious to win the last chapter of a major stage race and stage 8 (44.7 miles/72 km) will provide a Hollywood close-up to the fastest rider of the day as well as crown the overall winner of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California. Starting for the first time on the famed Rodeo Drive in the heart of Beverly Hills, the peloton will ride past numerous iconic Los Angeles landmarks before arriving downtown for finishing circuits that will culminate with the final dash to the line at L.A. LIVE.

Rick Scott is president of Great Scott P.R.oductions.

Sunday, May 13Stage 1Presented bySTART: SAnTA RoSA – 10:50amDiSTAnce: 115.9 miles SPRinTS: Santa Rosa, cA 1KoMs: cazadero Hwy., Ft. Ross Rd.(x2),

coleman Valley RoadFiniSH: SAnTA RoSA estimated time of Arrival: 3:49pm

Monday, May 14Stage 2Presented bySTART: SAn FRAnciSco – 11:05amDiSTAnce: 117.1 miles SPRinTS: Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Summit Rd.KoMs: empire Grade, Bear creekFiniSH: SAnTA cRuz counTy estimated time of Arrival: 3:53pm

tueSday, May 15Stage 3Presented bySTART: SAn JoSe – 11:15amDiSTAnce: 115.3 miles SPRinTS: LivermoreKoMs: calaveras Rd., Mt. Diablo,

Patterson PassFiniSH: LiVeRMoRe estimated time of Arrival: 3:54pm

WedneSday, May 16Stage 4Presented by

START: SonoRA – 10:35amDiSTAnce: 130.2 miles SPRinTS: Mariposa, oakhurst, FriantKoMs: cA 49 (x5), crane ValleyFiniSH: cLoViS estimated time of Arrival: 3:52pm

thurSday, May 17Stage 5Presented bySTART: BAKeRSFieLD – 1:00pmDiSTAnce: 18.4 milesFiniSH: BAKeRSFieLD (individual Time Trial) estimated time of Arrival: 3:55pm

Friday, May 18Stage 6Presented bySTART: PALMDALe – 10:25amDiSTAnce: 115.7 miles SPRinTS: crestline, FawnskinKoMs: Mt. emma, Wrightwood,

cA 138, cA 18FiniSH: BiG BeAR LAKe estimated time of Arrival: 3:49pm

Saturday, May 19Stage 7Presented bySTART: onTARio – 12:00pmDiSTAnce: 78.3 miles SPRinTS: GlendoraKoMs: Glendora Ridge Rd.,

Glendora Mt. Rd., FinishFiniSH: MT. BALDy estimated time of Arrival: 3:57pm

Sunday, May 20Stage 8Presented bySTART: BeVeRLy HiLLS – 10:10amDiSTAnce: 42.6 milesSPRinTS: Finish LineFiniSH: LoS AnGeLeS (L.A. LiVe) estimated time of Arrival: 11:50amniSSAn RiDe BeFoRe THe PRoS 8:00AM, L.A. LiVe

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THE bATTLE fOR yELLOW COmEs TO THE gOLdEn sTATEby Rick Scott

“If you build it, they will come.”

While this quote is actually mis-quoted from the Academy Award

nominated film Field of Dreams, it certainly rings true for the Amgen Tour of California. Prior to the race’s 2006 inception, U.S. cycling fans had to jet to Europe to see the world’s best two-wheeled pedalers compete in multi-day endurance tests known as stage races. California-based sports and entertainment presenter AEG Sports imagined bringing Tour de France-style racing to the varied, challenging terrain uniquely found in the Golden State of California.

The inaugural race from Northern to Southern California brought some of the sport’s biggest stars and teams from all over the world and included a number of domestic pro squads. Cycling fans thought they had died and gone to heaven when the riders they had only ever seen on television were pedaling on the same roads they ride. The approachable athletes were just the cherry on top of an already unbelievable fan experience. Californians were intrigued by the

high-speed pelotons that flashed by in a whirl of color and pageantry. Passionate fans lined the roads from start to finish as a national television audience watched Californian Floyd Landis win the grandest bike race in the U.S. Not only did the sun-kissed spectacle provide a platform for pro cycling on American turf, but it also proved to be a glorious showcase for the state, boosting tourism and enhancing economic development while educating Californians on maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Californian Levi Leipheimer won a hat trick of Amgen Tour of California’s from 2007–2009. Making the streak a bit more treacherous was the weather—suddenly, the typically warm and inviting blue skies that helped lure Tour de France stage winners (including 7-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong), Olympic medalists, world, and national champions race through California’s coastal enclaves, robust vineyards, verdant fields, and breathtaking hills, were gone. Instead, winter rainstorms, blustery winds, and cold temperatures continuously assaulted the riders throughout the annual February fest.

Despite the weather, race attendance grew exponentially each year and television brought the excitement home to viewers around the world—and why not? The Amgen Tour of California focused a captivating spotlight on the world’s premier bike racers. In daring dashes for glory, the speediest sprinters came to vie for stage wins. Lithe climbers made mountains look like molehills as they ascended like angels amidst crowds as large and fanatical as those on French soil in July. The

time trial specialists also engaged in epic showdowns that did much to decide the overall race winner.

In 2010, organizers moved the race to May in order to ensure better weather, a move that also enabled stages to include more difficult climbing passages through the high mountains of the Sierras and Big Bear that are typically snowcapped earlier in the year. Australian Michael Rogers from the California-based HTC-Columbia team took home the highly coveted yellow jersey as race winner.

Last year, a talented tandem of teammates from the American RadioShack outfit, Californians Chris Horner and Leipheimer, seemed to

ride at a level above the rest. When the two gladiators crossed the finish line nearly hand-in-hand on the first ever mountain top finish high atop Mount Baldy during the race’s penultimate stage, they assured their first- and second-place finishes respectively in the overall. Not only did the veteran Horner get the well-deserved general classification victory, but the Amgen Tour of California also seemed to reach new heights, cementing its place as one of the most prestigious races on the international calendar.

Who will win the Amgen Tour of California this year? Spectators/fans can hardly wait to watch the thrilling action unfold over eight days and more than 750-miles of California roads.

Chris Horner, 2011 Champion

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2012 OffICIAL RACE JERsEysA long-standing tradition for professional cycling races, the special race jerseys will be awarded daily to overall race leaders in several categories. The 2012 race, which will cover nearly 800 miles of scenic California roadways and highways from May 13–20, will feature many of the world’s elite cyclists vying for these ‘leader’ jerseys.

Amgen Race LeaderThe Amgen Race Leader Jersey is awarded

to the rider with the least amount of elapsed

time over the entire race. Depending on each

day’s results, the rider wearing the Leader

Jersey can change from stage to stage.

Because the overall winner is based on lowest

cumulative time, it is possible for a rider to

win the Amgen Race Leader Jersey without

winning a daily stage.

Visit California sprintThe Sprint Jersey is awarded to the rider that

accumulates the most bonus points, which are

given based on Sprint Line performances as

well as finishing the stage in the top-15 places.

Cyclists who specialize in bursts of power and

speed, or consistently finish near the top of each

stage, will have the best chance to wear this

respected green jersey.

Exergy most Aggressive RiderFollowing each stage, as determined by a

selection panel, the daily prize for the Most

Aggressive Rider will be awarded. This will be

based on the participant who shows the most

sporting aggression by being involved in attacks,

chasing down escapes, length of time in a

breakaway, etc.

Rabobank best young RiderEach day, all riders who are under 23 years old

compete for this special recognition. The jersey

will be awarded to the young rider with the least

amount of elapsed time over the entire race.

nissan King of the mountainThis year’s race starts in the magnificent

Sierra and winds down the state to the peaks

of Mt Baldy. As a reflection of California’s

majestic mountains, this jersey goes to the

peloton’s strongest climber. A cyclist earns this

jersey by collecting points at designated King

of the Mountain (KOM) locations located at

the tops of mountains and hills. Only the first

three cyclists to reach the top on rated climbs

receive points towards this award.

Amgen breakaway from Cancer® most Courageous RiderEach day, the most courageous rider will earn

Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer Jersey. It will

be awarded to the cyclist who best exemplifies

the character of those engaged in the fight

against cancer—courage, sacrifice, inspiration,

determination and perseverance.

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Sunday, May 20, 2012© AEG Cycling Revised 3/9/12

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8:00 AM–9:30 AM

“Nissan Ride Before the Pros” begins

Ride the Official Stage 8 Course.

FREE to register at amgentourofcalifornia.com

8:30 AM

Lifestyle Festival and VIP Hospitality opens

Cycling vendors, beer garden, live music,

Health & Wellness Expo

9:45–10:15 AM

Breakaway from Cancer® Breakaway Mile

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Downtown Circuit to Finish Line – 5 Circuits

(possible earliest time)

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Awards Ceremony

The Lifestyle Festival, located near the finish line at each stage, is the place to be for all cycling enthusiasts. As the gathering point for all participants, spectators, and vendors, the Festival will feature cycling vendors, cancer awareness education, family activities, food, entertainment and more! There will be plenty to see and do for everyone in your group!

*Times are subject to change

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and more!


UCI pROTEAms

Ag2R LA mOndIALE (fRA) cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr 2012 Roster: 29 riders bike: Kuota KOM Evo

Directed by Vincent Lavenu, AG2R La Mondiale will race in the 2012 Amgen Tour of California after a two-year hiatus. A French team with French sponsors, this squad tends to focus on the Tour de France and other important French races; however, their ProTour status allows for high expectations in any major stage race, including the Amgen Tour of California.

bmC Racing Team (UsA) bmcracingteam.com 2012 Roster: 26 riders bike: BMC

In 2011—its first season as a ProTeam—the BMC Racing Team won 12 races and finished fifth in the UCI WorldTour team standings. As a pro continental squad in 2010, the team achieved a number of successes, including leading both the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia in its first participation in both races. The 2012 roster features defending Tour de France champion Cadel Evans and a veteran supporting cast, as well as a host of talented

2012 TEAms newcomers that includes world No. 1-ranked and Belgian national road and time trial champion Philippe Gilbert.

The BMC Racing Team was founded in 2006 and is head-quartered in Santa Rosa, Calif.

ORICA-greenEdgE (AUs) greenedgecycling.com 2012 Roster: 30 riders bike: Scott Foil

GreenEDGE is the newest team on the WorldTour and the first ever Australian pro team to make the most prestigious ranks of cycling. Created by long-time backer of Aussie cycling Gerry Ryan, the team is run by Shayne Bannan who was the High Performance Director at the Australian Institute of Sport for more than two decades.

The team boasts some of most exiting talents in the sport and has a wealth of experiences riders like Stuart O’Grady and Robbie McEwen to guide them. The latter is set to make the Amgen Tour of California his final race, trying to go for his last win, rounding up an epic career that includes 12 Tour de France stage wins and three Green Jerseys.

Liquigas-Cannondale (ITA) teamliquigascannondale.com 2012 Roster: 28 riders bike: Cannondale

Featuring American cyclists Ted King and Timothy Duggan, as well as Peter Sagan, who has taken multiple stages in previous editions of the Amgen Tour of California, Liquigas-Cannondale is well-positioned for this year’s race.

As it prepares to embark on its eighth season of professional racing, Liquigas Sport is now one of cycling’s elite and plays a leading role on a national and international level. With more than 180 road race victories, including priceless wins twice at the Giro d’Italia and once at the Vuelta a España, an unparalleled return on image and a camp for budding young cyclists, the partnership between Liquigas and cycling is stronger and more successful than ever.

Omega pharma-Quickstep Cycling Team (bEL) omegapharma-quickstep.com 2012 Roster: 30 riders bikes: Specialized

With over 300 victories at every latitude in official UCI calendar races, the The Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling team has written some of the most significant pages in the history of international cycling in the last decade.

The Amgen Tour of California will once again be one of American Levi Leipheimer’s major goals. With the race starting in his hometown of Santa Rosa, this is further motivation for Levi, a long lasting champion at 38 who will try to clinch his 4th Amgen Tour of California win, after consecutive successes from

2007 to 2009 and honourable placements in the last two editions (3rd in 2010 and 2nd in 2011). He also holds the record for stage successes: six.

Rabobank Cycling Team (nEd) rabosport.com 2012 Roster: 27 riders bike: Giant, Shimano equipped

The Rabobank Cycling Team has been a regular visitor to the Amgen Tour of California, and the team has seen a good return for their efforts in recent years, especially among their younger riders. Before he joined the ranks of Grand Tour contenders, Robert Gesink marked his arrival on the professional scene with three successive wins in the young rider classification at the race.

Radioshack-nissan-Trek (LUX) radioshacknissantrek.com 2012 Roster: 30 riders bike: Trek

Bringing together two powerful entities of the top level gave birth to this new super team, capable of winning the broadest spectrum of races. Johan Bruyneel, the sport’s most successful team director with nine Tour de France victories, is managing a series of top riders, both European and American: Andy and Fränk Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, Chris Horner (2011 Amgen Tour of California winner), Andreas Klöden, Jakob Fuglsang and

many more. The team also boasts two of the top young American talents in Ben King and Matthew Busche.

RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK will take the start in California with great ambition, ready to defend the colors of the three American title sponsors.

garmin-barracuda (UsA) slipstreamsports.com 2012 Roster: 30 riders bike: Cervélo

Team Garmin-Barracuda, a pro American team dedicated to promoting ethical sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions, was originally founded as a development squad by CEO Jonathan Vaughters. Over the years the team has evolved from a group of promising U.S. riders to one of the top teams in the pro peloton, all while staying true to its roots.

The team, which raced in the Amgen Tour of California since its inception, has become a perennial contender as well as a key animator on the road. They’ve been on the final podium in nearly all editions with David Zabriskie coming second in 2009 and 2010, Tom Danielson coming in third in 2011 and David Millar and Christian Vande Velde second and third respectively in 2008. They also won the team classification in 2008, 2010 and 2011.


pRO COnTInEnTAL TEAms

Colombia-Coldeportes (COL) colombiacoldeportes.com 2012 Roster: 16 riders bike: Bianchi Sempre

In the final months of 2011, Mr. Claudio Corti, a team manager with a long past—and successful—experience in professional cycling, was given the leadership of a new professional cycling team sponsored by Coldeportes, to become a vehicle for the national identity and the sports passion of Colombia.

Colombia has a great tradition in cycling. Colombian riders wrote unforgettable chapters of the sport’s history, and still are doing it today. In 80s and 90s, a great generation of climbers led Colombia to the top of this sport. This is what Colombia Coldeportes is bringing to professional cycling, and this is why the team’s claim is “Inspired by climbing.”

Team Argos-shimano (nEd) 1t4i.com 2012 Roster: 25 riders bikes: Felt

Project 1t4i is supported by strong partners who visualize the team philosophy (1t4i=team spirit, inspiration, integrity, improvement and innovation)

in their cooperation of the team, something that both riders and staff are very proud of. Shimano, a worldwide, well-known bike components company equips Project 1t4i for its daily challenges in professional cycling. Furthermore, Felt—which has grown into one of the world’s most respected cycling brands—provides the team with high-tech bikes customized on the team’s demands.

Team spidertech powered by C10 cyclesportmanagement.com 2012 Roster: 17 riders bike: Argon 18 Gallium Pro (road) and E118 (time trial)

Team SpiderTech powered by C10 is Canada’s first and only UCI-registered Professional Continental cycling team. In 2011 the team scored six victories in UCI-registered races and climbed on the podium 30 times. The team is led by Canadian cycling legend, Steve Bauer, who wore the Tour de France yellow jersey for a total of 14 days—five in 1988 and nine in 1990. Bauer’s goal is for the team to race in the Tour de France.

The team’s main target for the first half of the season is to reproduce its strong 2011 performances at the Amgen Tour of California.

UnitedHealthcare pro Cycling Team uhcprocycling.com 2012 Roster: 18 bike Used: Neilpryde Bikes

The Oakland, California-based Momentum Sports Group owns and operates one of the most successful professional cycling teams in the sport, the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team.

Throughout 2011, the team now referred to as the “Blue Train” from UnitedHealthcare, dominated the US racing circuit, enjoying an outstanding year. Emerging victorious more than 20 times in 2011, Team UnitedHealthcare reached the steps of the podium more than 60 times, including three podium sweeps last season.

COnTInEnTAL TEAms

bIssELL pro Cycling (UsA) bissellprocycling.com 2012 Roster: 11 riders bike: Pinarello Dogma 2 equipped with Campagnolo 11 speed and Easton Carbon wheels.

Bissell Pro Cycling, ranked #1 in the 2011 NRC team standings, is one of the most consistently well placed and aggressive teams in US domestic racing. BISSELL consistently has the highest placed domestic riders at the most competitive US international races and battles at the top-level at all US domestic races. In 2012, the UCI-registered Continental outfit will again focus on combining seasoned veterans and developing riders to achieve great results.

BISSELL has been a staple in the Amgen Tour of California since 2007. This year, the team hopes to once again feature in much of the race action. Stage 1 in Santa Rosa, and stage 2 into Santa Cruz county, hometown of rider Ben

Jacques-Maynes, hold particular significance for the team. The new course in Bakersfield is well suited for the team’s time trialists and BISSELL climbers will stay strong and focused for the mountain stages.

bontrager Livestrong Team (UsA) bontragerlivestrong.com 2012 Roster: 12 riders bike: Trek

Bontrager LIVESTRONG (formerly U23 Trek LIVESTRONG) was created by Lance Armstrong as a project to develop the next generation of elite cyclists in 2009. Under the leadership of ten-time Tour de France veteran Axel Merckx, son of the great Belgian Eddie Merckx, the team has developed nine riders to the WorldTour level to date including five-time world champion Taylor Phinney, former American champion Ben King, and British national time trial champion Alex Dowsett. The team continues to feature up-and-coming talent, including returning rider and American National Champion Nate Brown.

In an effort to support the team founder, Bontrager LIVESTRONG will proudly ride under the LIVESTRONG banner, joining the Lance Armstrong Foundation in their global fight against cancer.

Team Exergy teamexergy.com 2012 Roster: 16 riders bike: Felt FC

New to the professional peloton in 2011, Team Exergy looks to

cement their status as a top domestic contender in 2012 with a stronger schedule and deeper roster. The young squad has a knack for performing well on the hardest days of the US calendar, and has been rewarded with invitations to the top cycling races in the U.S., including the 2012 Amgen Tour of California.

American favorite “Fast Freddie” Rodriguez captains the crew and will be on the hunt for a big result as well.

Optum pro Cycling presented by Kelly benefit strategies optumprocycling.com 2012 Roster: 18 riders bike: Orbea Orca and Orbea Ordu (time trial)

Optum Pro Cycling presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies continues the rich cycling tradition established by Kelly Benefit Strategies in 2007. For five years, Kelly Benefit Strategies and Circuit Global Sports Management fielded the only UCI-registered Continental team in the US with a 100% North American roster. Since becoming the first-ever freshman team to win the USPRO Criterium Championship, the team has consistently won at the highest level of the sport and stayed true to the values of its partners.

The team features a balanced roster of time trialists, climbers, and sprinters, comprised of some of the most experienced racers in North America today. Known for their aggressive tactics and focused team efforts, expect to see Optum Pro Cycling p/b KBS on the attack in sunny California.


AmgEn’s bREAKAWAy fROm CAnCER® Celebrating survivors and Providing information About Available resources

More than one champion will be crowned during the seventh-annual Amgen Tour of California. An individual who has

been an inspiration within the local cancer community in race finish cities Santa Rosa, Livermore, Clovis, and Los Angeles will be recognized and celebrated as part of race title sponsor Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer®.

Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer that discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers human therapeutics, founded Breakaway from Cancer, a national initiative, in 2005 to raise awareness of the important resources available to people impacted by cancer.

Earlier this year, Amgen accepted local community member nominations for Breakaway from Cancer Champions—a patient with cancer, survivor, caregiver, or advocate for the cause who is a local inspiration—in the four-race finish communities and winners were selected by public online voting.

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The Breakaway from Cancer Champions will lead a special community event—the Breakaway Mile, an approximately one-mile walk for 150 community members who have been touched by cancer that crosses the finish line prior to the stage conclusion of the professional race in Santa Rosa, Livermore, Clovis and Los Angeles. Each Breakaway Mile will also feature an Amgen scientist who plays a crucial role in developing breakthrough medicines.

“Amgen is proud to honor individuals who have made a positive difference for those in the fight against cancer at the Amgen Tour of California,” said Stuart Arbuckle, vice president and general manager of Amgen Oncology. “Just as in cycling where it takes a team to win, Amgen founded Breakaway from Cancer on the belief that it also takes a team to beat cancer. The program is designed specifically to raise awareness of the many resources available to help people affected by cancer, from prevention through survivorship.”

Cancer survivors will also take center stage during daily race start and finish awards ceremonies. Each day, a local cancer survivor will officially start the day’s stage by firing the start gun. Additionally, at the conclusion of each stage of the race, the Breakaway from Cancer Champion or a local cancer survivor will present the Amgen Breakaway from Cancer Most Courageous Rider Jersey to the professional rider who best exemplifies the character of those engaged in the fight against cancer—courage, sacrifice, inspiration, determination, and perseverance.

For access to valuable resources, visit breakawayfromcancer.com. Breakaway from Cancer is a collaboration between Amgen and four nonprofit partners, Prevent Cancer Foundation, Cancer Support Community, Patient Advocate Foundation, and National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. These organizations will host a Breakaway from Cancer information booth at the Lifestyle Festival (at each finish city).

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