Peter Sagan will return to the Amgen Tour of California for its first WorldTour edition in 2017, and so will the climb up Mt. Baldy, where in 2015 Sagan kept his hopes for the overall win alive with a hard-fought top-10 stage finish.
Race organisers today announced the 12 cities that will host stages for the seven-day race, with Sacramento getting the overall start on May 14 and Pasadena bringing up the finish on May 20. In between, the race will visit Modesto, San Jose, Pismo Beach, Morro Bay, Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita, Ontario, Mt. Baldy, Big Bear Lake and Mountain High.
The four-day women's WorldTour race from May 11-14 will start three days before the men in South Lake Tahoe. After two stages in the Tahoe area, the women will head to Elk Grove for the start of stage 3, which finishes in Sacramento. The race will conclude with a circuit race in Sacramento on the opening day of the men's race.
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What will the first Tour of California WorldTour race bring?
No Tour of California would be complete without Peter Sagan, who won the overall in 2015 and holds the record of 15 stage wins. The the two-time and reigning World Champion will move to Bora-Hansgrohe in 2017 but has already said he'll return to California next year.
"Racing in the Amgen Tour of California is always one of my top priorities every year," Sagan said in a statement released by the race. "While spectacular to watch from a scenic standpoint, the route is consistently tough and challenging and one that brings out the best in all of the riders. The incredible fans and all of the cities of California that we get to visit truly makes the Amgen Tour of California one of the best experiences of the year for me."
2017 Tour of California, May 14-20
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