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STAGE 8 - Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks, May 22

 
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.

The winner of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California will be crowned on the award stage in Thousand Oaks. He will have survived the longest and most difficult stage race ever contested in the USA. His team will have sacrificed everyday to propel this rider closer to yellow. It is going to be a truly amazing Amgen Tour of California this May 15-22.

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Stage 8 Results | Video | Press Release
 
Chris Horner (USA) of Team RadioShack crossed the finish line of the last stage of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California in Westlake Village with an overall time of 23 hours, 46 minutes and 41 seconds, capturing the Amgen Race Leader Jersey and solidifying his place at the top of the podium, while Matthew Goss (AUS) of HTC-Highroad won the final stage. Horner's teammate Levi Leipheimer (USA), a three-time winner of America's biggest race, finished second overall only 38 seconds back, while Thomas Danielson (USA) of Team Garmin-Cervelo, finished two minutes and 12 seconds behind to claim third place. Read more »
 

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Santa Clarita

Thousand Oaks

 

Current Conditions:
Partly Cloudy, 64 F

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Wed - Sunny. High: 79 Low: 50
Thu - Sunny. High: 78 Low: 50

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Current Conditions:
Fair, 67 F

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Wed - Partly Cloudy. High: 69 Low: 54
Thu - Sunny. High: 68 Low: 53

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