The Amgen Tour of California Women's Race empowered with SRAM will return to its familiar haunts in 2018, with a start in the City of Elk Grove, a Queen stage in the mountains around South Lake Tahoe and a finish on the traditional fast, flat circuit in downtown Sacramento.
The formula made for an exciting finish last year, when UnitedHealthcare's Katie Hall took the overall lead during the Queen stage to Tahoe, but then lost the overall victory by one second after Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) claimed a two-second time bonus during an intermediate sprint on the final day in the state capitol.
"We have such an exciting mix of courses, cities and world-class athletes coming together for the 2018 Amgen Tour of California men's and women's races," said Kristin Klein, president of the Amgen Tour of California and executive vice president of AEG Sports. "Sports fans – and California fans – everywhere can start counting down the days for a can't-miss pairing of the best in sports and the best of the west."
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The Amgen Tour of California Women's Race, which is the 11th race on the 2018 UCI Women's WorldTour, will start May 17 in Elk Grove and conclude May 19 in Sacramento. The race runs concurrently with the men's, which starts May 13 in Long Beach and concludes May 19 in Sacramento.
As with any of the race stages, routes are subject to change due road damage, especially with California's recent wildfires.
Stage 1: Elk Grove to Elk Grove - 123.5km
The women's race opens with the longest stage at 123.5km. Beginning and ending in front of the new Elk Grove Aquatic Center and Commons on Civic Center Drive, the race heads west then south to the Sacramento River and the California Delta region. The stage features two intermediate sprints and no QOM climbs, and is a very fast and flat route that should guarantee a day for the sprinters back in Elk Grove. Soon after, the finish of the men’s fifth stage, which started in Stockton, will come down Civic Center Drive.
Stage 2: South Lake Tahoe - 108km
Stage 3: Sacramento Circuit Race - 70km
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