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Stage 8 (Overall Finish): Sunday, May 20


The Los Angeles (L.A. LIVE) Overall Finish was featured as a special section in the LA Times. Download the PDF >>
Stage 8 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California will start in what is quite possibly the most quintessential L.A. city – Beverly Hills. A first in the history of the race, the start line will be just across Rodeo Drive, where the Ferraris, Lamborghinis and the occasional Bugatti Veyron will be replaced with Giants, Treks, BMCs, and Specialize bikes. Designer dresses will give way to high-tech lycra. What better way to start the final day of America's premier cycling race!

A quick turn after the start will take the riders onto Santa Monica Boulevard and then north on Doheny Drive into the city of West Hollywood. Following the route of the famous LA Marathon, the race will reach Sunset Boulevard and then make a right turn, heading towards

Hollywood. Heads in the peloton are sure to turn as the riders pass the likes of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Kodak Theater, Mann's Chinese Theater, the intersection of Hollywood and Vine, and the Pantages Theater. The route will then turn southeast and travel past Dodger Stadium.

At Grand and Caesar Chavez avenues, the riders will enter the five-mile long circuit that will take riders through Chinatown, past Los Angeles City Hall, the historic Biltmore Hotel, Disney Hall and the LA Music Center as they race past STAPLES Center and L.A. LIVE to the finish line.

The winner of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California will be crowned on a special awards stage in Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE, a suiting location given the countless number of winners who have also tasted victory here, including GRAMMY, American Music Award, Emmy, ESPY, MTV and American Idol winners. At the end of the race, the winner, along with the team who supported him, will take top honors for having survived the longest and most difficult stage race ever contested in the America.

Stage 8 Action

Stage Map | Stage Profile | Stage Log


Schedule of Events


Download the L.A. LIVE Timeline & Map (PDF) >>

8:00am-9:30am: 'Nissan Ride Before the Pros'

FREE to participants of all experience levels, the Nissan Ride Before the Pros will begin and end at the official finish line where the professional riders will cross the same day.
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8:30am: Lifestyle Festival and VIP Hospitality opens

Cycling vendors, beer garden, live music, Health & Wellness Expo. Festival Hours: 8:30AM - 1:00PM, 1111 S. FIGUEROA ST., LOS ANGELES CA 90015 more info >>

9:45am-10:15am: Breakaway from Cancer® Breakaway Mile

The Breakaway Mile is 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.
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10:10am: Downtown Circuit, Final Stage - 5 Circuits

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.

11:50am: Awards Ceremony

The winner of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California will be crowned on a special awards stage in Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE

Noon-4:00pm: Official Wrap Party at Nokia Plaza L.A. LIVE hosted by KIIS FM

Music, food, giveaways and more!

*Times are subject to change

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Loal Weather Info


Current Conditions:
Fair, 73 F

Forecast:
Tue - Partly Cloudy. High: 78 Low: 62
Wed - Partly Cloudy. High: 79 Low: 62
Thu - AM Clouds/PM Sun. High: 79 Low: 63
Fri - AM Clouds/PM Sun. High: 77 Low: 63
Sat - AM Clouds/PM Sun. High: 76 Low: 63

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