Stage 1: Juan Jose Haedo Sprints to Win

Stage 1 Results | Video | Press Release Stage 1 of the 3rd Amgen Tour of California witnessed a long, courageous breakaway from BMC's Jackson Stewart, a Santa Rosa resident, who escaped after 17 miles and was caught over 60 miles later by a supercharged peloton hungry to save the day for the sprinters. The 97-mile/156-km ride from Sausalito to Santa Rosa featured three Herbalife Sprints and one category 3 King of the Mountains climb. Stewart pocketed all the prizes along the way before the peloton gobbled him up as they approached the finishing circuit in Santa Rosa. In the end, CSC's Juan Jose Haedo unleashed a fierce sprint to take the victory by a few bike lengths, his fifth ever Amgen Tour of California stage win. High Road's Gerald Ciolek was 2nd and Gerolsteiner's Heinrich Haussler took 3rd. CSC can also celebrate that Fabian Cancellara hung onto the golden leader's jersey. High Road's Bradley Wiggins and Team Slipstream's Tyler Farrar retain their GC positions as well.