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Sunday, May 22: 8th and Final Stage, Sacramento - Sacramento, 138 km

Mark Cavendish wins the Tour of California's final stage

Stage 8 map

The Race: Here's the report from final overall winner Julian Alaphilippe's Etixx-Quick Step team.

At 23 years and 346 days, Julian Alaphilippe became the youngest winner in the history of the US race.

How long is the timespan that lies between disappointment and happiness, between getting to know the sorrow taste of defeat and being on the top of your world? For Julian Alaphilippe, the new champion of the Tour of California, the answer is one year and 24 seconds. One year, because 12 months ago he came runner-up in the US race, despite a superb display on the grueling Mount Baldy, and 24 seconds because at the previous edition he lost the GC for just three seconds, while now he took home the yellow jersey for 21 seconds.

It was a victory forged on Gibraltar Road, a new addition to the race, where Julian attacked with 1500 meters to go and destroyed the opposition, notching his maiden win of the year in the process, but also in the 20-km long Folsom individual time trial, during which the Frenchman had the ride of his life in an ITT and went full gas on his way to defending the coveted yellow jersey. It also was a victory of a fantastic and hard-working squad, which protected Julian at all times and made sure of controlling its rivals, this impressive display coming as proof of the unique team spirit that is a defining characteristic of Etixx – Quick-Step.

Less than three weeks shy of his 24th birthday, Julian Alaphilippe put the regrets of last year's Tour of California to rest on Sunday, and sealed his first career GC triumph, one which comes as further evidence of his potential which seems to know no limits: "It's really incredible. I took the yellow jersey at the end of stage 3 and that acted as a morale booster; then, after the individual time trial, I was more and more confident."

For sure, it's the most beautiful day of my career and I must thank my teammates for this special moment and for believing in me.

Coming into the last day of the event (Sacramento – Sacramento, 138 kilometers) with a 16-second cushion over his closest rival in the overall standings, Julian – the first Frenchman to win the GC in the 11 years since it was created – admitted of being nervous in the first part of the stage, before eventually relaxing once the race came into its final kilometers.

Overall winner Julian Alaphilippe (in yellow) being protected by his teammates during the final stage.

"It was stressful today, because everyone wanted to stay at the front and fought for a better position. Usually, I'm not nervous, but today things were different, as the victory was closer and closer. Thankfully, I had a powerful team around me, which was always in charge, and as soon as Tom Boonen hit the front with me safely tucked behind him, it was like being on a holiday. Now, we'll celebrate the win, but once we will return home, I'll be back on my bike, training and looking to further improve", concluded Julian, the youngest ever winner in the history of the Tour of California.

Complete Results:

138 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.695 km/hr

1	Cavendish, Mark	Dimension Data	3hr 1min 12sec
2	Sagan, Peter	Tinkoff	s.t.
3	Kristoff, Alexander	Katusha	s.t.
4	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
5	Degenkolb, John	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
6	Bonifazio, Niccolo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
7	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
8	Richeze, Maximiliano	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
9	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
10	McCabe, Travis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
11	Alaphilippe, Julian	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
12	Canola, Marco	United Healthcare	s.t.
13	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
14	Petit, Adrien	Direct Energie	@ 3sec
15	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha	s.t.
16	Owen, Logan	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
17	Phinney, Taylor	BMC	+ 00' 05''
18	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
19	Bookwalter, Brent	BMC	s.t.
20	Geoghegan, Tao	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
21	Murphy, John	United Healthcare	s.t.
22	Boonen, Tom	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
23	Craddock, Lawson	Cannondale	s.t.
24	Van den Broeck, Jurgen	Katusha	s.t.
25	Dennis, Rohan	BMC	s.t.
26	Squire, Rob	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
27	Tulik, Angélo	Direct Energie	s.t.
28	Naud, Pierrick	Rally	s.t.
29	Brajkovič, Janez	United Healthcare	s.t.
30	Bennett, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
31	Talansky, Andrew	Cannondale	s.t.
32	Irizar, Markel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
33	Guerreiro, Ruben	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
34	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
35	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
36	Vakoc, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
37	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
38	Carpenter, Robin	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
39	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
40	Teklehaimanot, Daniel	Dimension Data	s.t.
41	Sinkeldam, Ramon	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
42	Maes, Nikolas	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00' 13''
43	Guarnieri, Jacopo	Katusha	+ 00' 17''
44	Štybar, Zdeněk	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00' 21''
45	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 25''
46	Kort, Koen de	Giant-Alpecin	+ 00' 31''
47	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 35''
48	Mejías, Javier	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
49	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	s.t.
50	Planet, Charles	Novo Nordisk	+ 00' 40''
51	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	+ 00' 44''
52	Jones, Chris	United Healthcare	s.t.
53	Daniel, Gregory	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 00' 49''
54	Pate, Danny	Rally	s.t.
55	Powless, Neilson	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
56	Sheehan, Michael	Jelly Belly	s.t.
57	Dam, Laurens ten	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
58	Britton, Rob	Rally	s.t.
59	Bernard, Julien	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
60	Vermeulen, Alexey	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
61	Patten, Daniel	Team Wiggins	s.t.
62	King, Benjamin	Cannondale	+ 00' 55''
63	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale	s.t.
64	Duchesne, Antoine	Direct Energie	+ 00' 57''
65	Clark, Oscar	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 01' 00''
66	Putt, Tanner	United Healthcare	s.t.
67	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	s.t.
68	Neilands, Krists	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 01' 04''
69	Clarke, Jonathan	United Healthcare	s.t.
70	Jaramillo, Daniel	United Healthcare	+ 01' 12''
71	Hornbeck, Jon	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
72	Curvers, Roy	Giant-Alpecin	+ 01' 17''
73	Kelly, Jake	Team Wiggins	s.t.
74	Haller, Marco	Katusha	s.t.
75	Fenn, Andrew	Sky	+ 01' 23''
76	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 01' 28''
77	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
78	Latham, Christopher	Team Wiggins	s.t.
79	Peron, Andrea	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
80	Reijnen, Kiel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
81	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	s.t.
82	Krasilnikau, Andrei	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
83	Trusov, Nikolay	Tinkoff	s.t.
84	Flaksis, Andzs	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
85	Rathe, Jacob	Jelly Belly	s.t.
86	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
87	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	+ 01' 36''
88	Sheldon, Taylor	Jelly Belly	s.t.
89	Sagan, Juraj	Tinkoff	+ 01' 39''
90	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	s.t.
91	Andersen, Søren	Giant-Alpecin	+ 01' 44''
92	Fairly, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
93	Barta, Will	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 01' 46''
94	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 51''
95	Eaton, Daniel	United Healthcare	+ 01' 54''
96	Moscon, Gianni	Sky	+ 01' 58''
97	Skujiņš, Toms	Cannondale	+ 02' 14''
98	Putt, Chris	Jelly Belly	+ 02' 16''
99	Brammeier, Matt	Dimension Data	+ 02' 18''
100	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	s.t.
101	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
102	Kiryienka, Vasil	Sky	s.t.
103	Thompson, Michael	Team Wiggins	s.t.
104	Curran, Geoffrey	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 02' 25''
105	Bouet, Maxime	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 02' 32''
106	Oronte, Emerson	Rally	+ 02' 34''
107	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	+ 02' 40''
108	Janse van Rensburg	Dimension Data	+ 02' 43''
109	Doull, Owain	Team Wiggins	+ 03' 01''
110	Wiggins, Bradley	Team Wiggins	s.t.
111	Tennant, Andy	Team Wiggins	+ 03' 03''
112	Eisel, Bernhard	Dimension Data	s.t.
113	Arredondo, Julian David	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
114	Lozano, David	Novo Nordisk	+ 03' 28''
115	De Vos, Adam	Rally	s.t.
116	Huffman, Evan	Rally	s.t.
117	Routley, Will	Rally	s.t.
118	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
119	Jeandesboz, Fabrice	Direct Energie	s.t.
120	Sicard, Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
121	Wolfe, Ben	Jelly Belly	s.t.
122	Gaimon, Phil	Cannondale	+ 03' 50''
123	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale	s.t.
124	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	s.t.
125	Williams, Chris	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
126	Verschoor, Martijn	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
127	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	s.t.
128	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	+ 04' 53''
129	Stetina, Peter	Trek-Segafredo	+ 05' 15''
130	Gatto, Oscar	Tinkoff	+ 05' 36''
131	Henttala, Joonas	Novo Nordisk	+ 06' 17''

Final GC after Stage 8:

• GC winner: Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Points classification winner: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification winner: Evan Huffman (Rally)
• Young rider classification winner: Neilson Powless (Axeon Hagens Berman)
• Team classification winner: BMC

1,253 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.431 km/hr

1	Alaphilippe, Julian	Etixx-Quick Step	31hr 47min 50sec
2	Dennis, Rohan	BMC	@ 21sec
3	Bookwalter, Brent	BMC	+ 00' 43''
4	Talansky, Andrew	Cannondale	+ 00' 52''
5	Craddock, Lawson	Cannondale	+ 01' 22''
6	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	+ 01' 22''
7	Bennett, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 50''
8	Van den Broeck, Jurgen	Katusha	+ 01' 53''
9	Powless, Neilson	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 01' 57''
10	Dam, Laurens ten	Giant-Alpecin	+ 02' 13''
11	Britton, Rob	Rally	+ 02' 46''
12	Geoghegan, Tao	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 03' 00''
13	Guerreiro, Ruben	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 03' 22''
14	Mejías, Javier	Novo Nordisk	+ 03' 53''
15	Carpenter, Robin	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 05' 03''
16	Teklehaimanot, Daniel	Dimension Data	+ 05' 11''
17	Squire, Rob	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 06' 05''
18	Brajkovič, Janez	United Healthcare	+ 06' 46''
19	Hornbeck, Jon	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 07' 07''
20	Stetina, Peter	Trek-Segafredo	+ 07' 17''
21	Bernard, Julien	Trek-Segafredo	+ 07' 35''
22	Vermeulen, Alexey	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 08' 22''
23	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	+ 09' 59''
24	Jones, Chris	United Healthcare	+ 11' 10''
25	Jaramillo, Daniel	United Healthcare	+ 12' 12''
26	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	+ 12' 46''
27	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	+ 12' 56''
28	McCabe, Travis	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 13' 26''
29	Vakoc, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 17' 42''
30	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 18' 21''
31	Jeandesboz, Fabrice	Direct Energie	+ 19' 05''
32	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	+ 19' 39''
33	Sicard, Romain	Direct Energie	+ 21' 36''
34	Schär, Michael	BMC	+ 22' 01''
35	Sagan, Peter	Tinkoff	+ 22' 21''
36	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 23' 21''
37	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 23' 22''
38	Sheldon, Taylor	Jelly Belly	+ 24' 35''
39	Richeze, Maximiliano	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 27' 17''
40	Neilands, Krists	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 27' 47''
41	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 28' 42''
42	Duchesne, Antoine	Direct Energie	+ 30' 19''
43	Skujiņš, Toms	Cannondale	+ 30' 28''
44	Clarke, Jonathan	United Healthcare	+ 32' 24''
45	Bouet, Maxime	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 33' 50''
46	Degenkolb, John	Giant-Alpecin	+ 33' 52''
47	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha	+ 36' 42''
48	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	+ 37' 46''
49	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	+ 39' 55''
50	Gaimon, Phil	Cannondale	+ 41' 41''
51	Janse van Rensburg, Ja..	Dimension Data	+ 42' 53''
52	Daniel, Gregory	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 43' 22''
53	Kort, Koen de	Giant-Alpecin	+ 45' 48''
54	Kristoff, Alexander	Katusha	+ 46' 26''
55	Tulik, Angélo	Direct Energie	+ 47' 10''
56	Eaton, Daniel	United Healthcare	+ 47' 32''
57	Reijnen, Kiel	Trek-Segafredo	+ 47' 33''
58	Curran, Geoffrey	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 47' 57''
59	King, Benjamin	Cannondale	+ 48' 19''
60	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	+ 48' 54''
61	Andersen, Søren	Giant-Alpecin	+ 50' 24''
62	Moscon, Gianni	Sky	+ 51' 24''
63	Canola, Marco	United Healthcare	+ 51' 44''
64	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	+ 52' 22''
65	Rathe, Jacob	Jelly Belly	+ 52' 28''
66	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	+ 52' 31''
67	Boonen, Tom	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 52' 42''
68	Flaksis, Andzs	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 52' 49''
69	Oronte, Emerson	Rally	+ 53' 58''
70	Sagan, Juraj	Tinkoff	+ 54' 17''
71	Phinney, Taylor	BMC	+ 57' 29''
72	Maes, Nikolas	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 58' 28''
73	Krasilnikau, Andrei	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 59' 27''
74	Pate, Danny	Rally	+ 1h 00' 33''
75	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale	+ 1h 00' 52''
76	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 1h 01' 19''
77	De Vos, Adam	Rally	+ 1h 01' 28''
78	Henttala, Joonas	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 02' 25''
79	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 1h 04' 18''
80	Owen, Logan	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 1h 04' 40''
81	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale	+ 1h 05' 05''
82	Štybar, Zdeněk	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 1h 06' 25''
83	Petit, Adrien	Direct Energie	+ 1h 07' 05''
84	Huffman, Evan	Rally	+ 1h 07' 40''
85	Haller, Marco	Katusha	+ 1h 09' 22''
86	Irizar, Markel	Trek-Segafredo	+ 1h 09' 37''
87	Kiryienka, Vasil	Sky	+ 1h 10' 27''
88	Barta, Will	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 1h 10' 52''
89	Sheehan, Michael	Jelly Belly	+ 1h 13' 28''
90	Guarnieri, Jacopo	Katusha	+ 1h 13' 39''
91	Lozano, David	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 13' 44''
92	Doull, Owain	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 14' 12''
93	Bonifazio, Niccolo	Trek-Segafredo	+ 1h 14' 19''
94	Fairly, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	+ 1h 17' 15''
95	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	+ 1h 17' 34''
96	Patten, Daniel	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 18' 13''
97	Putt, Tanner	United Healthcare	+ 1h 18' 29''
98	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 1h 19' 08''
99	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 1h 19' 22''
100	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 1h 20' 31''
101	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	+ 1h 20' 51''
102	Planet, Charles	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 22' 34''
103	Wolfe, Ben	Jelly Belly	+ 1h 22' 57''
104	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 1h 23' 09''
105	Sinkeldam, Ramon	Giant-Alpecin	+ 1h 23' 24''
106	Thompson, Michael	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 23' 52''
107	Curvers, Roy	Giant-Alpecin	+ 1h 24' 33''
108	Arredondo, Julian David	Trek-Segafredo	+ 1h 25' 43''
109	Peron, Andrea	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 25' 46''
110	Naud, Pierrick	Rally	+ 1h 26' 12''
111	Routley, Will	Rally	+ 1h 26' 18''
112	Tennant, Andy	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 26' 51''
113	Putt, Chris	Jelly Belly	+ 1h 26' 51''
114	Clark, Oscar	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 1h 28' 02''
115	Trusov, Nikolay	Tinkoff	+ 1h 28' 05''
116	Fenn, Andrew	Sky	+ 1h 29' 50''
117	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	+ 1h 30' 37''
118	Cavendish, Mark	Dimension Data	+ 1h 31' 38''
119	Kelly, Jake	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 32' 48''
120	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	+ 1h 33' 12''
121	Wiggins, Bradley	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 33' 38''
122	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	+ 1h 34' 00''
123	Brammeier, Matt	Dimension Data	+ 1h 34' 28''
124	Verschoor, Martijn	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 34' 38''
125	Murphy, John	United Healthcare	+ 1h 34' 57''
126	Gatto, Oscar	Tinkoff	+ 1h 35' 43''
127	Eisel, Bernhard	Dimension Data	+ 1h 36' 40''
128	Williams, Chris	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 38' 22''
129	Latham, Christopher	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 39' 23''
130	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	+ 1h 40' 26''
131	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	+ 1h 44' 56'

Stage 8 map:

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Saturday, May 21: Stage 7, Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa, 175.5 km (109.0 miles)

Stage 7 map

Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) just beats Peter Sagan in a photo finish at the end of stage 7

The Race: Here's Katusha's telling of the day's racing:

It was a stage Alexander Kristoff was unsure of at the start of the day - would the climbs be too hard for him or would he still have the answer in a fast sprint to take the win? Once over the last climb, Team Katusha’s Norwegian fast man had the answer he needed – he put his team on the front and kept them there through the closing laps in the city of Santa Rosa. With 200m to go he came off the wheel of teammate Michael Mørkøv and gunned for the line, taking the victory just ahead of Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), marking his first win in the Amgen Tour of California in two appearances. The win was the 8th win for Kristoff in the 2016 cycling season and marks the first win in the USA for Team Katusha.

"We had to chase hard and still in the end Peter Sagan was right there with me even though he had been out there by himself all that time. Unbelievable. I was happy to be able to hold him off. I think if he had saved some energy from earlier he would have beaten me. I had wanted to see how I felt after the climbs before I put my team to work, but once we came across the last one I could tell I was OK.  I was tired, but I knew everyone else was also tired. The guys all did such a good job. It’s always good to finish it off with a win and it shows I am going the right way for the Tour de France," said Alexander Kristoff.

Stage 7 returned to Santa Rosa, an area that has hosted many stages of the Amgen Tour of California. The 175,5km stage featured 6 rated climbs including the category 1 King Ridge Road. From a break Peter Sagan went solo and held 2 minutes to the peloton, with the yellow jersey Julian Alaphilippe in the group. Sagan tried to hold his advantage but once the majority of the climbs were behind and the groups were coming back to him, he sat up to try his luck in the circuits. Kristoff had plans of his own and used his team to perfection to earn the victory.

Another view of the sprint. Photo ©Tim De Waele

Etixx-QuickStep’s Julian Alaphilippe held on to the race lead, still ahead of BMC teammates Rohan Dennis by 16-seconds and 38-seconds to Brent Bookwalter. Team Katusha’s Jurgen Van den Broeck currently holds tenth place at +1:48 on the general classification.

"Tomorrow is a really flat stage and I think there will be many sprinters that want to win. So we will see how things go, but of course we want to win again," concluded Alexander Kristoff.

Stage 8 is the race final in Sacramento at 138km.The circuit race takes place in the state capital of Sacramento with laps around Capital Park.  The profile is basically flat.

Complete Results:

175.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.521 km/hr

1	Kristoff, Alexander	Katusha	4hr 19min 52sec
2	Sagan, Peter	Tinkoff	s.t.
3	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
4	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
5	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
6	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
7	McCabe, Travis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
8	Degenkolb, John	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
9	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
10	Guerreiro, Ruben	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
11	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
12	Carpenter, Robin	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
13	Vakoc, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
14	Alaphilippe, Julian	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
15	Bookwalter, Brent	BMC	s.t.
16	Van den Broeck, Jurgen	Katusha	s.t.
17	Geoghegan, Tao	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
18	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
19	Brajkovič, Janez	United Healthcare	s.t.
20	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha	s.t.
21	Teklehaimanot, Daniel	Dimension Data	s.t.
22	Dennis, Rohan	BMC	s.t.
23	Jones, Chris	United Healthcare	s.t.
24	Craddock, Lawson	Cannondale	s.t.
25	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	s.t.
26	Mejías, Javier	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
27	Bernard, Julien	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
28	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
29	Bennett, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
30	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale	s.t.
31	Zubeldia, Haimar	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
32	Stetina, Peter	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
33	Talansky, Andrew	Cannondale	s.t.
34	Britton, Rob	Rally	s.t.
35	Dam, Laurens ten	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
36	Duchesne, Antoine	Direct Energie	s.t.
37	Squire, Rob	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
38	Powless, Neilson	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
39	Hornbeck, Jon	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
40	Sheldon, Taylor	Jelly Belly	s.t.
41	Jaramillo, Daniel	United Healthcare	s.t.
42	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	+ 00' 10''
43	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	+ 00' 12''
44	Richeze, Maximiliano	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00' 59''
45	Neilands, Krists	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
46	Skujiņš, Toms	Cannondale	s.t.
47	Vermeulen, Alexey	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 00''
48	Sicard, Romain	Direct Energie	+ 01' 15''
49	Jeandesboz, Fabrice	Direct Energie	+ 09' 45''
50	Brammeier, Matt	Dimension Data	+ 25' 42''
51	King, Benjamin	Cannondale	s.t.
52	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	s.t.
53	Kort, Koen de	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
54	Reijnen, Kiel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
55	Boonen, Tom	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
56	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	s.t.
57	Cavendish, Mark	Dimension Data	s.t.
58	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale	s.t.
59	Latham, Christopher	Team Wiggins	s.t.
60	Štybar, Zdeněk	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
61	Irizar, Markel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
62	Sheehan, Michael	Jelly Belly	s.t.
63	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
64	Planet, Charles	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
65	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
66	Henttala, Joonas	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
67	Curvers, Roy	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
68	Janse van Rensburg	Dimension Data	s.t.
69	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	s.t.
70	Peron, Andrea	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
71	Lozano, David	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
72	Maes, Nikolas	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
73	Gaimon, Phil	Cannondale	s.t.
74	Verschoor, Martijn	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
75	Barta, Will	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
76	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
77	Williams, Chris	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
78	Wolfe, Ben	Jelly Belly	s.t.
79	Phinney, Taylor	BMC	s.t.
80	Gatto, Oscar	Tinkoff	s.t.
81	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	s.t.
82	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
83	Bonifazio, Niccolo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
84	Andersen, Søren	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
85	Wiggins, Bradley	Team Wiggins	s.t.
86	Owen, Logan	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
87	Putt, Chris	Jelly Belly	s.t.
88	Clark, Oscar	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
89	Canola, Marco	United Healthcare	s.t.
90	De Vos, Adam	Rally	s.t.
91	Krasilnikau, Andrei	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
92	Doull, Owain	Team Wiggins	s.t.
93	Fairly, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
94	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
95	Morton, Angus	Jelly Belly	s.t.
96	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	s.t.
97	Pate, Danny	Rally	s.t.
98	Fenn, Andrew	Sky	s.t.
99	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
100	Naud, Pierrick	Rally	s.t.
101	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
102	Eisel, Bernhard	Dimension Data	s.t.
103	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
104	Huffman, Evan	Rally	s.t.
105	Oronte, Emerson	Rally	s.t.
106	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	s.t.
107	Trusov, Nikolay	Tinkoff	s.t.
108	Guarnieri, Jacopo	Katusha	s.t.
109	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	s.t.
110	Petit, Adrien	Direct Energie	s.t.
111	Patten, Daniel	Team Wiggins	s.t.
112	Moscon, Gianni	Sky	s.t.
113	Haller, Marco	Katusha	s.t.
114	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	s.t.
115	Sagan, Juraj	Tinkoff	s.t.
116	Kiryienka, Vasil	Sky	s.t.
117	Arredondo, Julian David	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
118	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
119	Daniel, Gregory	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
120	Flaksis, Andzs	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
121	Rathe, Jacob	Jelly Belly	s.t.
122	Sinkeldam, Ramon	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
123	Thompson, Michael	Team Wiggins	s.t.
124	Tulik, Angélo	Direct Energie	s.t.
125	Tennant, Andy	Team Wiggins	s.t.
126	Bouet, Maxime	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
127	Putt, Tanner	United Healthcare	s.t.
128	Murphy, John	United Healthcare	s.t.
129	Routley, Will	Rally	s.t.
130	Eaton, Daniel	United Healthcare	s.t.
131	Curran, Geoffrey	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
132	Kelly, Jake	Team Wiggins	s.t.
133	Clarke, Jonathan	United Healthcare	+ 26' 00''

GC after Stage 7:

• GC leader: Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification leader: Evan Huffman (Rally)
• Young rider classification leader: Neilson Powless (Axeon Hagens Berman)
• Team classification leader: BMC

1,115.8 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 38.769 km/hr

1	Alaphilippe, Julian	Etixx-Quick Step	28hr 46min 38sec
2	Dennis, Rohan	BMC	@ 16sec
3	Bookwalter, Brent	BMC	+ 00' 38''
4	Talansky, Andrew	Cannondale	+ 00' 47''
5	Powless, Neilson	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 01' 08''
6	Craddock, Lawson	Cannondale	+ 01' 17''
7	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
8	Dam, Laurens ten	Giant-Alpecin	+ 01' 24''
9	Bennett, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 45''
10	Van den Broeck, Jurgen	Katusha	+ 01' 48''
11	Britton, Rob	Rally	+ 01' 57''
12	Zubeldia, Haimar	Trek-Segafredo	+ 01' 58''
13	Stetina, Peter	Trek-Segafredo	+ 02' 02''
14	Geoghegan, Tao	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 02' 55''
15	Guerreiro, Ruben	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 03' 17''
16	Mejías, Javier	Novo Nordisk	+ 03' 18''
17	Carpenter, Robin	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 04' 58''
18	Teklehaimanot, Daniel	Dimension Data	+ 05' 06''
19	Hornbeck, Jon	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 05' 55''
20	Squire, Rob	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 06' 00''
21	Brajkovič, Janez	United Healthcare	+ 06' 41''
22	Bernard, Julien	Trek-Segafredo	+ 06' 46''
23	Vermeulen, Alexey	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 07' 33''
24	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	+ 09' 15''
25	Jones, Chris	United Healthcare	+ 10' 30''
26	Jaramillo, Daniel	United Healthcare	+ 11' 00''
27	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	+ 11' 18''
28	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	+ 11' 56''
29	McCabe, Travis	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 13' 26''
30	Jeandesboz, Fabrice	Direct Energie	+ 15' 37''
31	Vakoc, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 17' 37''
32	Sicard, Romain	Direct Energie	+ 18' 08''
33	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 18' 21''
34	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 19' 31''
35	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	+ 19' 34''
36	Schär, Michael	BMC	+ 21' 56''
37	Sagan, Peter	Tinkoff	+ 22' 27''
38	Sheldon, Taylor	Jelly Belly	+ 22' 59''
39	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 23' 17''
40	Neilands, Krists	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 26' 47''
41	Richeze, Maximiliano	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 27' 17''
42	Skujiņš, Toms	Cannondale	+ 28' 14''
43	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 28' 37''
44	Duchesne, Antoine	Direct Energie	+ 29' 22''
45	Bouet, Maxime	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 31' 18''
46	Clarke, Jonathan	United Healthcare	+ 31' 20''
47	Degenkolb, John	Giant-Alpecin	+ 33' 52''
48	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	+ 34' 18''
49	Morton, Angus	Jelly Belly	+ 34' 57''
50	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	+ 36' 05''
51	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha	+ 36' 39''
52	Gaimon, Phil	Cannondale	+ 37' 51''
53	Janse van Rensburg	Dimension Data	+ 40' 10''
54	Daniel, Gregory	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 42' 33''
55	Kort, Koen de	Giant-Alpecin	+ 45' 17''
56	Curran, Geoffrey	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 45' 32''
57	Eaton, Daniel	United Healthcare	+ 45' 38''
58	Reijnen, Kiel	Trek-Segafredo	+ 46' 05''
59	Kristoff, Alexander	Katusha	+ 46' 30''
60	Tulik, Angélo	Direct Energie	+ 47' 05''
61	King, Benjamin	Cannondale	+ 47' 24''
62	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	+ 47' 29''
63	Andersen, Søren	Giant-Alpecin	+ 48' 40''
64	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	+ 48' 54''
65	Moscon, Gianni	Sky	+ 49' 26''
66	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	+ 50' 13''
67	Rathe, Jacob	Jelly Belly	+ 51' 00''
68	Flaksis, Andzs	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 51' 21''
69	Oronte, Emerson	Rally	+ 51' 26''
70	Canola, Marco	United Healthcare	+ 51' 44''
71	Boonen, Tom	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 52' 37''
72	Sagan, Juraj	Tinkoff	+ 52' 38''
73	Henttala, Joonas	Novo Nordisk	+ 56' 08''
74	Phinney, Taylor	BMC	+ 57' 24''
75	Krasilnikau, Andrei	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 57' 59''
76	De Vos, Adam	Rally	+ 58' 00''
77	Maes, Nikolas	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 58' 15''
78	Pate, Danny	Rally	+ 59' 44''
79	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale	+ 59' 59''
80	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 1h 00' 44''
81	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale	+ 1h 01' 15''
82	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 1h 02' 50''
83	Huffman, Evan	Rally	+ 1h 04' 12''
84	Owen, Logan	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 1h 04' 37''
85	Štybar, Zdeněk	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 1h 06' 04''
86	Petit, Adrien	Direct Energie	+ 1h 07' 02''
87	Haller, Marco	Katusha	+ 1h 08' 05''
88	Kiryienka, Vasil	Sky	+ 1h 08' 09''
89	Barta, Will	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 1h 09' 06''
90	Irizar, Markel	Trek-Segafredo	+ 1h 09' 32''
91	Lozano, David	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 10' 16''
92	Doull, Owain	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 11' 11''
93	Sheehan, Michael	Jelly Belly	+ 1h 12' 39''
94	Guarnieri, Jacopo	Katusha	+ 1h 13' 22''
95	Bonifazio, Niccolo	Trek-Segafredo	+ 1h 14' 19''
96	Fairly, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	+ 1h 15' 31''
97	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	+ 1h 16' 06''
98	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 1h 17' 17''
99	Patten, Daniel	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 17' 24''
100	Putt, Tanner	United Healthcare	+ 1h 17' 29''
101	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 1h 19' 22''
102	Wolfe, Ben	Jelly Belly	+ 1h 19' 29''
103	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 1h 20' 06''
104	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	+ 1h 20' 16''
105	Thompson, Michael	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 21' 34''
106	Planet, Charles	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 21' 54''
107	Arredondo, Julian David	Trek-Segafredo	+ 1h 22' 40''
108	Routley, Will	Rally	+ 1h 22' 50''
109	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 1h 23' 09''
110	Curvers, Roy	Giant-Alpecin	+ 1h 23' 16''
111	Sinkeldam, Ramon	Giant-Alpecin	+ 1h 23' 19''
112	Tennant, Andy	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 23' 48''
113	Peron, Andrea	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 24' 18''
114	Putt, Chris	Jelly Belly	+ 1h 24' 35''
115	Naud, Pierrick	Rally	+ 1h 26' 07''
116	Trusov, Nikolay	Tinkoff	+ 1h 26' 37''
117	Clark, Oscar	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 1h 27' 02''
118	Fenn, Andrew	Sky	+ 1h 28' 27''
119	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	+ 1h 29' 09''
120	Gatto, Oscar	Tinkoff	+ 1h 30' 07''
121	Wiggins, Bradley	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 30' 37''
122	Verschoor, Martijn	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 30' 48''
123	Kelly, Jake	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 31' 31''
124	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	+ 1h 31' 36''
125	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	+ 1h 31' 42''
126	Cavendish, Mark	Dimension Data	+ 1h 31' 48''
127	Brammeier, Matt	Dimension Data	+ 1h 32' 10''
128	Eisel, Bernhard	Dimension Data	+ 1h 33' 37''
129	Williams, Chris	Novo Nordisk	+ 1h 34' 32''
130	Murphy, John	United Healthcare	+ 1h 34' 52''
131	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	+ 1h 37' 46''
132	Latham, Christopher	Team Wiggins	+ 1h 37' 55''
133	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	+ 1h 43' 17''

Stage 7 map:

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Friday, May 20: Stage 6, Folsom 20.3 km (12.6 miles) individual time trial

Stage 6 map

Stage winner Rohan Dennis

The Race: Here's stage winner Rohan Dennis' BMC team report

In a show of skill and experience, Rohan Dennis took victory in today’s individual time trial at the Amgen Tour of California an impressive 17 seconds ahead of the next placed rider, Andrew Talansky (Cannondale).

After his winning performance, the Australian national time trial champion now moves into second on the General Classification, 16 seconds behind Etixx-Quick-Step’s Julian Alaphilippe, who was able to hold to his race lead over the 20.3km course around Folsom.

There was further podium success for BMC Racing Team as Taylor Phinney, the early leader of the stage, finished third, 20 seconds behind teammate Dennis.

Brent Bookwalter was also in the mix today, finishing fifth and moving up to third on the General Classification, 38 seconds behind Alaphillppe. Following the stage, we spoke to Dennis about his time trial victory and this is what he had to say.

Winner’s Interview with Rohan Dennis:

Q: The look on your face as you crossed the finish showed you had giving it your all today. Can you describe how you felt in that moment?

A: “I was fairly confident as I crossed the line that I had set the quickest time for the rest of the race. I was in a fair bit of pain, the main thing I remember was that I had that taste of metallic in my mouth for the last four or five kilometers from the lactate so it was could to get a drink and wash that out.”

Q: The condition were by no means an easy today, how did you feel as you were riding?

A: “The wind was definitely getting stronger and stronger throughout the day which actually played into our favour a little bit with Alaphilippe because he is a smaller rider and would have been blown around a little bit more but in the end it didn’t make too much of a difference with the stage win, that was my goal for the day as well as trying to take time out. So, it was still a good day, even if we didn’t get the yellow jersey.”

Q: You won by a fairly significant margin today, what are your thoughts about that?

A: “I think that today was probably one of the best time trials that I have done so I am happy with that, really happy from the power profile. It was also a good indication that after six days that everything I have done leading up to now has working and I am on the right track especially after not a whole lot of racing. I am in a good place mentally with my form and I was pretty happy to come away with that win.”

Q: And now looking forward to tomorrow’s stage?

A: “Tomorrow is going to be a difficult one I think. A lot people have been saying watch out for Stage 7 as Santa Rosa is super hilly, it’s going to be possible the hardest stage. I struggle to believe that in some way as everyday has been hard and a few days have been super hard so it may just completely explode the peloton and that could actually open up possible chances total that yellow jersey.”

Sport director, Jackson Stewart said: “We’re pleased and not pleased after today. I mean we are very happy to win obviously but we really thought that we could bring the time a little bit closer than we did. We thought, in the best case scenario that we could ride into the jersey today and we got within 16 seconds of it. It’s hard to separate a GC goal with a stage win but, to win a stage is great for Rohan and great for us.”

Complete Results:

20.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 50.192 km/hr

1	Rohan Dennis	BMC	24min 16sec
2	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	@ 17sec
3	Taylor Phinney	BMC	+20''
4	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	+33''
5	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	+43''
6	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	+44''
7	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	s.t.
8	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	+45''
9	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	+49''
10	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	+52''
11	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	+1' 01''
12	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
13	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	+1' 03''
14	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	+1' 05''
15	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	+1' 11''
16	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+1' 12''
17	Gianni Moscon	Sky	+1' 18''
18	Benjamin King	Cannondale	s.t.
19	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+1' 19''
20	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	+1' 20''
21	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	+1' 21''
22	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 27''
23	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
24	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	s.t.
25	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	+1' 28''
26	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
27	Rob Britton	Rally	+1' 30''
28	Tiago Machado	Katusha	+1' 31''
29	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	+1' 34''
30	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	+1' 37''
31	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	+1' 40''
32	Danny van Poppel	Sky	+1' 41''
33	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	+1' 44''
34	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 46''
35	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	+1' 48''
36	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
37	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 51''
38	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	+1' 53''
39	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	+2' 00''
40	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	+2' 03''
41	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+2' 10''
42	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	+2' 12''
43	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	+2' 16''
44	Michael Schär	BMC	+2' 18''
45	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+2' 21''
46	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	+2' 25''
47	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
48	Danilo Wyss	BMC	+2' 26''
49	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 28''
50	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	+2' 29''
51	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	+2' 31''
52	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
53	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	+2' 34''
54	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	+2' 37''
55	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	s.t.
56	Andrew Fenn	Sky	s.t.
57	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	+2' 38''
58	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	s.t.
59	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	+2' 39''
60	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	+2' 42''
61	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
62	Xabier Zandio	Sky	+2' 46''
63	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	+2' 49''
64	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	+2' 50''
65	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 55''
66	Jempy Drücker	BMC	+2' 57''
67	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 58''
68	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	s.t.
69	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
70	Robert Squire	Holowesko-Citadel	+3' 00''
71	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	+3' 01''
72	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	+3' 02''
73	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	+3' 06''
74	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	+3' 08''
75	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	+3' 09''
76	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	+3' 10''
77	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	+3' 11''
78	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	s.t.
79	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	+3' 19''
80	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+3' 20''
81	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	+3' 23''
82	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
83	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko-Citadel	+3' 24''
84	Danny Pate	Rally	+3' 26''
85	Emerson Oronte	Rally	+3' 29''
86	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	+3' 31''
87	Adam De Vos	Rally	+3' 32''
88	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	+3' 34''
89	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	+3' 36''
90	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	+3' 37''
91	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	+3' 40''
92	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	+3' 41''
93	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	+3' 42''
94	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	+3' 43''
95	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	+3' 45''
96	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
97	Jesse Anthony	Rally	s.t.
98	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	+3' 46''
99	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	s.t.
100	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	s.t.
101	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	+3' 47''
102	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	+3' 50''
103	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	+3' 51''
104	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+3' 52''
105	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
106	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	+3' 54''
107	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	+3' 55''
108	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	s.t.
109	Will Routley	Rally	+3' 59''
110	Marco Haller	Katusha	+4' 03''
111	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	+4' 05''
112	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	+4' 06''
113	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	+4' 07''
114	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+4' 08''
115	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
116	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	+4' 09''
117	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+4' 10''
118	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	+4' 21''
119	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	s.t.
120	Evan Huffman	Rally	s.t.
121	Pierrick Naud	Rally	+4' 25''
122	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	+4' 37''
123	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	+4' 39''
124	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	+4' 40''
125	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
126	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	s.t.
127	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	+4' 43''
128	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	+4' 46''
129	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	+4' 48''
130	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	+4' 49''
131	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	+4' 59''
132	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+5' 00''
133	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	+5' 03''
134	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	+5' 11''
135	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	+5' 20''
136	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+5' 22''
137	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	+5' 29''
138	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+5' 30''
139	Christopher Put	Jelly Belly	+6' 47''

GC after Stage 6:

• GC leader: Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification leader: Evan Huffman (Rally)
• Young rider classification leader: Neilson Powless (Axeon Hagens Berman)
• Team classification leader: BMC

940.3 kilometers raced so far at an aveage speed of 38.459 km/hr

1	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	24hr 26min 46sec
2	Rohan Dennis	BMC	@ 16sec
3	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	+38''
4	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	+47''
5	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 08''
6	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	+1' 17''
7	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
8	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	+1' 24''
9	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	+1' 45''
10	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	+1' 48''
11	Rob Britton	Rally	+1' 57''
12	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	+1' 58''
13	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	+2' 02''
14	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 55''
15	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	+3' 17''
16	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	+3' 19''
17	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	+4' 58''
18	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	+5' 06''
19	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	+5' 20''
20	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	+5' 36''
21	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+5' 52''
22	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko-Citadel	+5' 55''
23	Robert Squire	Holowesko-Citadel	+6' 00''
24	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	+6' 41''
25	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	+6' 46''
26	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+7' 33''
27	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	+8' 36''
28	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	+9' 05''
29	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	+9' 15''
30	Danilo Wyss	BMC	+10' 23''
31	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+10' 30''
32	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	+11' 00''
33	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	+11' 22''
34	Tiago Machado	Katusha	+11' 44''
35	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	+12' 09''
36	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	+13' 26''
37	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	+14' 28''
38	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	+15' 45''
39	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	+16' 51''
40	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+16' 53''
41	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	+17' 37''
42	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	+17' 55''
43	Danny van Poppel	Sky	+18' 25''
44	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	+19' 20''
45	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	+19' 31''
46	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	+19' 34''
47	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	+19' 35''
48	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	+19' 50''
49	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+19' 56''
50	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	+20' 23''
51	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	+21' 23''
52	Benjamin King	Cannondale	+21' 42''
53	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	+21' 47''
54	Michael Schär	BMC	+21' 56''
55	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	+22' 39''
56	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	+22' 58''
57	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	+22' 59''
58	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+23' 17''
59	Gianni Moscon	Sky	+23' 44''
60	Xabier Zandio	Sky	+24' 31''
61	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+25' 18''
62	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	+25' 39''
63	Emerson Oronte	Rally	+25' 44''
64	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	+25' 49''
65	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	+26' 02''
66	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	+26' 18''
67	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	+26' 55''
68	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	+26' 56''
69	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	+27' 15''
70	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+28' 37''
71	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	+29' 22''
72	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	+30' 26''
73	Taylor Phinney	BMC	+31' 42''
74	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	+32' 17''
75	Adam De Vos	Rally	+32' 18''
76	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	+32' 33''
77	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	+33' 52''
78	Danny Pate	Rally	+34' 02''
79	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	+35' 02''
80	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	+35' 33''
81	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	+36' 39''
82	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	+37' 08''
83	Evan Huffman	Rally	+38' 30''
84	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	+38' 55''
85	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	+40' 22''
86	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	+41' 20''
87	Marco Haller	Katusha	+42' 23''
88	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	+42' 27''
89	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	+43' 24''
90	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	+43' 50''
91	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	+44' 34''
92	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	+45' 29''
93	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	+46' 40''
94	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	+46' 57''
95	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	+47' 40''
96	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	+48' 37''
97	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	+48' 54''
98	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	+49' 49''
99	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	+50' 24''
100	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	+51' 35''
101	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	+51' 42''
102	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+51' 47''
103	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+53' 40''
104	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	+53' 47''
105	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+54' 24''
106	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	+54' 34''
107	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	+55' 52''
108	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	+56' 12''
109	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	+56' 58''
110	Will Routley	Rally	+57' 08''
111	Jempy Drücker	BMC	+57' 27''
112	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	+57' 34''
113	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	+57' 37''
114	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	+58' 06''
115	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	+58' 36''
116	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	+58' 53''
117	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	+59' 59''
118	Pierrick Naud	Rally	+1h 00' 25''
119	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	+1h 00' 55''
120	Jesse Anthony	Rally	+1h 01' 16''
121	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+1h 01' 20''
122	Andrew Fenn	Sky	+1h 02' 45''
123	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	+1h 03' 27''
124	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	+1h 04' 25''
125	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	+1h 04' 48''
126	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	+1h 04' 55''
127	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	+1h 05' 06''
128	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	+1h 05' 49''
129	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	+1h 05' 54''
130	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	+1h 05' 59''
131	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	+1h 06' 00''
132	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	+1h 06' 06''
133	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	+1h 06' 28''
134	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	+1h 07' 55''
135	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	+1h 08' 50''
136	John Murphy	United Healthcare	+1h 09' 10''
137	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	+1h 12' 04''
138	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	+1h 12' 13''
139	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	+1h 17' 35''

Stage 6 map

Tour of California stage 6 map

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Thursday, May 19: Stage 5, Lodi - South Lake Tahoe, 212 km (132.4 miles)

Stage 5 map

Tom Skujins wins Tour of California stage 5

The Race: Here's the report from race leader Julian Alaphilippe's Etixx-Quick Step team

212 kilometers from Lodi to South Lake Tahoe and four categorized climbs on the menu made up for another tough, aggressive and hard to control stage at the US race, so it came as no surprise when a massive breakaway got clear and opened a lead of five minutes. Among the 18 riders at the front were also two of Etixx – Quick-Step, Maxime Bouet and Nikolas Maes, the Frenchman – who won the day's first intermediate sprint – being at one point virtual leader in the overall standings.

Not many teams were willing to chase behind that escape, only BMC and Trek-Segafredo working to reduce the gap in the second part of what was the final mountain stage of this edition. The difficult terrain and countless attacks at the front eventually led to three riders taking off and going all the way to the finish – Xabier Zandio (Team Sky), Adam De Vos (Rally Cycling) and Toms Skujins (Cannondale) – the latter proving out to be the most explosive on the last 200 meters and notching the win.

The pack, led by Julian Alaphilippe, came to the line 43 seconds later, the 23-year-old Frenchman finishing seventh and holding onto the yellow jersey with just three days left to go at the 11th edition of the Tour of California. On the eve of the 20-km long individual time trial in Folsom, Julian – who claimed the victory on the queen-stage of the race – is 22 seconds clear of Peter Stetina (Trek-Segafredo), with George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo) rounding out the podium, a further 15 seconds behind.

Alaphilippe, who's riding the US event for the second season in a row, talked at the press conference about the stage and his expections for the next day: "Our tactic was to send two guys at the front, and that worked perfect for us, as we didn't have to pull in the peloton. The stage was tough and the hot temperatures meant that everyone suffered today. On the last climb, I watched my rivals closely, as I didn't want to lose any time. Tomorrow, an ITT will be in store and everyone knows that it's not my speciality, but I'll give it my all and continue to enjoy this beautiful yellow jersey."

Complete Results:

212 kilometers raced at an average speed of 35.856 km/hr

1	Toms Skujins	Cannondale	5hr 54min 45sec
2	Adam De Vos	Rally	s.t.
3	Xabier Zandio	Sky	@ 8sec
4	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	+28''
5	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	+43''
6	Robert Squire	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
7	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
8	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
9	Rohan Dennis	BMC	s.t.
10	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	s.t.
11	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	s.t.
12	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
13	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
14	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
15	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
16	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
17	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	s.t.
18	Rob Britton	Rally	s.t.
19	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
20	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
21	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	s.t.
22	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	+43''
23	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+49''
24	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	+53''
25	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	+56''
26	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
27	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
28	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	+1' 00''
29	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	+1' 01''
30	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
31	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	s.t.
32	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	s.t.
33	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	s.t.
34	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
35	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	+1' 04''
36	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
37	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+1' 11''
38	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+1' 16''
39	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+1' 17''
40	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+1' 19''
41	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
42	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
43	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	+1' 28''
44	Danilo Wyss	BMC	+1' 30''
45	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	+1' 38''
46	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
47	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	s.t.
48	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
49	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
50	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	s.t.
51	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
52	Gianni Moscon	Sky	+1' 46''
53	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	+1' 59''
54	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	s.t.
55	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
56	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	+2' 08''
57	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	s.t.
58	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	s.t.
59	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	+2' 14''
60	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	s.t.
61	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	+2' 19''
62	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	+2' 26''
63	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	+2' 28''
64	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	+2' 32''
65	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	s.t.
66	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	+2' 41''
67	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 52''
68	Emerson Oronte	Rally	s.t.
69	Michael Schär	BMC	+3' 08''
70	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
71	Evan Huffman	Rally	+3' 09''
72	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	+3' 29''
73	Marco Haller	Katusha	s.t.
74	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	+3' 32''
75	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
76	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	+3' 42''
77	Danny Pate	Rally	+4' 22''
78	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
79	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
80	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
81	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
82	Taylor Phinney	BMC	s.t.
83	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
84	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	+4' 39''
85	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	+4' 46''
86	Benjamin King	Cannondale	+4' 49''
87	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	+5' 14''
88	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	s.t.
89	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	+13' 29''
90	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
91	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	s.t.
92	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
93	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
94	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	s.t.
95	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
96	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
97	Jempy Drücker	BMC	s.t.
98	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	s.t.
99	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	s.t.
100	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	s.t.
101	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
102	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	s.t.
103	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
104	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
105	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
106	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
107	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
108	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
109	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	s.t.
110	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	s.t.
111	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
112	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	s.t.
113	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	s.t.
114	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
115	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
116	Pierrick Naud	Rally	s.t.
117	Andrew Fenn	Sky	s.t.
118	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
119	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	s.t.
120	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
121	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	s.t.
122	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	s.t.
123	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	s.t.
124	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
125	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	s.t.
126	Will Routley	Rally	s.t.
127	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	+15' 20''
128	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	+17' 15''
129	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
130	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	s.t.
131	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
132	Jesse Anthony	Rally	s.t.
133	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
134	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	s.t.
135	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	s.t.
136	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	+17' 40''
137	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+18' 00''
138	John Murphy	United Healthcare	+18' 02''
139	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	+18' 21''
140	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

• GC leader: Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification leader: Evan Huffman (Rally)
• Young rider classification leader: Neilson Powless (Axeon Hagens Berman)
• Team classification leader: BMC

920 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 38.821 km/hr

1	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	24hr 1min 45sec
2	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	@ 22sec
3	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	+37''
4	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	+40''
5	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	+49''
6	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 01''
7	Rohan Dennis	BMC	s.t.
8	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
9	Rob Britton	Rally	+1' 12''
10	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	+1' 15''
11	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	s.t.
12	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	+1' 18''
13	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 34''
14	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	+1' 39''
15	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	+1' 44''
16	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 13''
17	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko-Citadel	+3' 16''
18	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	+3' 34''
19	Robert Squire	Holowesko-Citadel	+3' 45''
20	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	+4' 03''
21	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+4' 16''
22	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	+4' 25''
23	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	+4' 33''
24	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	+4' 40''
25	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	+5' 50''
26	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	+5' 54''
27	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	+5' 59''
28	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+7' 06''
29	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	+7' 24''
30	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	+7' 31''
31	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+7' 55''
32	Danilo Wyss	BMC	+8' 42''
33	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	+9' 17''
34	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	+10' 40''
35	Tiago Machado	Katusha	+10' 58''
36	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	+11' 37''
37	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	+12' 23''
38	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	+13' 48''
39	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	+15' 41''
40	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	+15' 45''
41	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	+16' 01''
42	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+16' 19''
43	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	+16' 54''
44	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	+17' 01''
45	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	+17' 13''
46	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
47	Danny van Poppel	Sky	+17' 29''
48	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	+18' 16''
49	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	+18' 22''
50	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+18' 31''
51	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	+19' 34''
52	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
53	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+19' 54''
54	Michael Schär	BMC	+20' 23''
55	Benjamin King	Cannondale	+21' 09''
56	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	+21' 41''
57	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+21' 55''
58	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	+21' 57''
59	Xabier Zandio	Sky	+22' 30''
60	Emerson Oronte	Rally	+23' 00''
61	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	+23' 01''
62	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	+23' 10''
63	Gianni Moscon	Sky	+23' 11''
64	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	+23' 20''
65	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	+24' 44''
66	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	+24' 48''
67	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	+24' 59''
68	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	+25' 24''
69	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	+25' 29''
70	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+25' 30''
71	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	+26' 12''
72	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	+28' 03''
73	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	+29' 11''
74	Adam De Vos	Rally	+29' 31''
75	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	+30' 57''
76	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	+31' 18''
77	Danny Pate	Rally	+31' 21''
78	Taylor Phinney	BMC	+32' 07''
79	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	+32' 24''
80	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	+34' 06''
81	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	+34' 13''
82	Evan Huffman	Rally	+34' 54''
83	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	+35' 07''
84	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	+36' 31''
85	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	+36' 45''
86	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	+37' 28''
87	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	+38' 09''
88	Marco Haller	Katusha	+39' 05''
89	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	+41' 11''
90	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	+41' 25''
91	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	+42' 28''
92	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	+43' 07''
93	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	+43' 49''
94	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	+43' 57''
95	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	+44' 20''
96	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	+45' 09''
97	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	+45' 30''
98	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	+45' 35''
99	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	+46' 06''
100	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	+46' 45''
101	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	+46' 51''
102	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+47' 02''
103	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+49' 03''
104	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	+49' 08''
105	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+50' 59''
106	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	+52' 30''
107	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	+52' 51''
108	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	s.t.
109	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	+52' 58''
110	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	+53' 11''
111	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	+53' 30''
112	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	+53' 47''
113	Will Routley	Rally	+53' 54''
114	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	+53' 58''
115	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	+55' 15''
116	Jempy Drücker	BMC	+55' 15''
117	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	+56' 39''
118	Pierrick Naud	Rally	+56' 45''
119	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+57' 05''
120	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	+58' 07''
121	Jesse Anthony	Rally	+58' 16''
122	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	+59' 02''
123	Andrew Fenn	Sky	+1h 00' 53''
124	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	+1h 01' 10''
125	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	+1h 01' 51''
126	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	+1h 01' 56''
127	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	+1h 01' 59''
128	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
129	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	s.t.
130	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
131	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	s.t.
132	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	+1h 02' 03''
133	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	+1h 02' 32''
134	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	+1h 02' 52''
135	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	+1h 03' 20''
136	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	+1h 05' 45''
137	John Murphy	United Healthcare	+1h 06' 32''
138	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	+1h 08' 18''
139	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	+1h 09' 40''
140	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	+1h 14' 38''

Stage 5 map:

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Wednesday, May 18: Stage 4, Morro Bay - Monterey (Laguna Seca), 217 km (133.6 miles)

Stage 4 map

Peter Sagan (green jersey) gets another race win

The Race: Here's the report from stage winner Peter Sagan's Tinkoff team.

Having announced that he was targeting stage wins at this year’s race, Peter Sagan added a second win of the week to his tally on the Laguna Seca race circuit with another superb performance on stage 4. The victory marks Peter’s 15th career stage win at the Amgen Tour of California, and more opportunities await. The win also cemented his lead in the green jersey points classification.

Tinkoff’s intentions were clear throughout the stage with a strong presence on the front chasing down the day’s breakaway before Peter emerged at the head of the race on the day’s final difficulty, the Mazda Raceway Summit, climbing 1.1km at an average of 10.3% and gradients of up to 18%. He helped to make sure nothing got clear before taking another convincing sprint win from the small group left at the front of the race.

Sport Director Patxi Vila was proud of the work that the team put in today, and full of praise for all the riders. “It’s a really nice win after the effort the guys put in. The team was fantastic – we didn’t get any help in chasing and it was a long, long stage but they were 300% committed to the task.

“Even though we knew the final would be hard for Peter, when you have a leader like him then everybody pulls together and gives that extra bit to make it work.”

The fourth stage came the day after the toughest of the race, but there was no rest for the riders with the longest stage of the week at 217km. To make things harder the peloton wasn’t in the mood to let the early breakaway attempts go clear and despite a number of strong moves, after 50km the group was still all together.

Ten kilometres later and a break had finally prised itself clear, with seven riders building an advantage of over four minutes by the day’s feedzone at 95.5km, having crossed the day’s first two categorised climbs. The stage rolled its way north along the Pacific coastway with little flat on offer but it wasn’t until the final 15km that the real test lay.

After the break pulled clear, the fluo Tinkoff jerseys were present at the front applying pressure to keep the break in check and helping to reduce the gap to the leaders. Working together they brought the difference down to 2’00” with 20km to go, and this continued to fall as the two final climbs approached.

Vila explained the situation: “The race was full gas from the off and when the break went we knew it would be a tough task to keep the gap down. We ideally wanted a break of five maximum, but when there were seven it became harder so we started to pull early on. At the end they accelerated well and held their gap for a while but the boys did a great job and then at the end Peter was super cool and finished it off.”

On the penultimate ascent, Laureles Grade Summit climbing for 5.5km at 5.7% average, the break split up leaving just one rider out front and this also saw the advantage tumble to just a handful of seconds over the top. After the fast descent came the final uphill, and the steep slopes put an end to the last breakaway rider’s hopes as a select front group passed him and fought their way up the short but very steep ascent.

Peter was always present in the first few places up the climb, showing that the steep gradients were within him, and proving the strength he has not only in the sprints but also on the Flandrian type climbs. Over the top the group was together and a group sprint was set. Coming around the final corner, Peter sat in second wheel and as the final effort opened up the result was only going one way.

“After today’s effort the guys will feel it on tomorrow’s tough stage and it will probably be a day of survival for most,” explained Vila. “There’s a lot of climbing to come up to Lake Tahoe and it will be a hard day.”

Tomorrow’s fifth stage will take the riders up to over 2,600m altitude on a very tough stage that climbs for what will feel like the majority of the day. The 212km parcours takes in two second category climbs before a final third category ascent to the finish line in South Lake Tahoe.

Complete Results:

217 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.131 km/hr

1	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	5hr 16min 33sec
2	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	s.t.
3	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	s.t.
4	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	s.t.
5	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
6	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
7	Rohan Dennis	BMC	s.t.
8	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	s.t.
9	Rob Britton	Rally	s.t.
10	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
11	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
12	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
13	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	+3''
14	Gianni Moscon	Sky	s.t.
15	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
16	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	s.t.
17	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
18	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
19	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
20	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
21	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	s.t.
22	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	+12''
23	Travis McCabe	Holowesko Citadel	+38''
24	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	s.t.
25	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
26	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	s.t.
27	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
28	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	s.t.
29	Robert Squire	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
30	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
31	Jonathan Hornbec	Holowesko Citadel	+1' 04''
32	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	+1' 06''
33	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
34	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	s.t.
35	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
36	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	s.t.
37	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
38	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
39	Xabier Zandio	Sky	s.t.
40	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	+1' 14''
41	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
42	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
43	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	+1' 25''
44	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	s.t.
45	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	s.t.
46	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	+2' 37''
47	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+2' 53''
48	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	s.t.
49	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	+3' 08''
50	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	+3' 09''
51	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	+3' 25''
52	Alex Peters	Sky	s.t.
53	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
54	Danilo Wyss	BMC	+3' 28''
55	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	+3' 49''
56	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	+4' 43''
57	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
58	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	+5' 49''
59	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	s.t.
60	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
61	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
62	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	s.t.
63	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
64	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	+8' 07''
65	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	s.t.
66	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	s.t.
67	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
68	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
69	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	s.t.
70	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
71	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
72	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	s.t.
73	Will Routley	Rally	s.t.
74	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
75	Emerson Oronte	Rally	+8' 19''
76	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	s.t.
77	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
78	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+8' 22''
79	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	+9' 00''
80	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	+9' 02''
81	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	+9' 08''
82	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko Citadel	+9' 43''
83	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	+10' 01''
84	Lachlan Morton	Jelly Belly	+10' 02''
85	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	s.t.
86	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	+10' 17''
87	Taylor Phinney	BMC	s.t.
88	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
89	Adam De Vos	Rally	s.t.
90	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
91	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
92	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
93	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
94	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	s.t.
95	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+10' 39''
96	Evan Huffman	Rally	s.t.
97	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
98	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	+11' 46''
99	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
100	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	s.t.
101	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	s.t.
102	Benjamin King	Cannondale	s.t.
103	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	s.t.
104	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
105	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
106	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
107	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	s.t.
108	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
109	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
110	Stephen Clancy	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
111	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	s.t.
112	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
113	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	s.t.
114	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	s.t.
115	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
116	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
117	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	s.t.
118	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
119	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	s.t.
120	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	s.t.
121	Jempy Drücker	BMC	s.t.
122	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
123	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	s.t.
124	Marco Haller	Katusha	s.t.
125	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	s.t.
126	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
127	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	s.t.
128	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	s.t.
129	Andrew Fenn	Sky	s.t.
130	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
131	Joe Lewis	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
132	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
133	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	s.t.
134	Danny Pate	Rally	s.t.
135	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
136	Pierrick Naud	Rally	s.t.
137	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	s.t.
138	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	s.t.
139	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	+11' 54''
140	Oscar Clark	Holowesko Citadel	+15' 37''
141	Jesse Anthony	Rally	+15' 40''
142	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	+16' 45''
143	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

• GC leader: Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification leader: Evan Huffman (Rally)
• Young rider classification leader: Neilson Powless (Axeon Hagens Berman)
• Team classification leader: BMC

708 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.098 km/hr

1	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	18hr 6min 17sec
2	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	@ 22sec
3	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	+37''
4	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	+40''
5	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	+43''
6	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	+49''
7	Rohan Dennis	BMC	+1' 01''
8	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
9	Rob Britton	Rally	+1' 12''
10	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	+1' 15''
11	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	s.t.
12	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	+1' 18''
13	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 34''
14	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	+1' 39''
15	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	+1' 44''
16	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 13''
17	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	+2' 39''
18	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko Citadel	+2' 40''
19	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	+3' 40''
20	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+3' 43''
21	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	+3' 45''
22	Robert Squire	Holowesko Citadel	+3' 45''
23	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko Citadel	+4' 19''
24	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
25	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	+4' 57''
26	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	+5' 32''
27	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	+5' 41''
28	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	+5' 53''
29	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	+5' 59''
30	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+6' 11''
31	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	+6' 55''
32	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+7' 27''
33	Danilo Wyss	BMC	+7' 55''
34	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	+8' 01''
35	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	+9' 45''
36	Tiago Machado	Katusha	+10' 03''
37	Lachlan Morton	Jelly Belly	+10' 50''
38	Jacques Janse Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	+10' 58''
39	Travis McCabe	Holowesko Citadel	+11' 37''
40	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+12' 44''
41	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	+13' 16''
42	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	+13' 26''
43	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	+13' 35''
44	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	+13' 36''
45	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	+15' 25''
46	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	+15' 28''
47	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	+15' 43''
48	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	+15' 55''
49	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+16' 13''
50	Danny van Poppel	Sky	+16' 34''
51	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	+16' 44''
52	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	+16' 57''
53	Benjamin King	Cannondale	+17' 03''
54	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	+17' 28''
55	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+17' 57''
56	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	+17' 58''
57	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
58	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+18' 59''
59	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	+19' 07''
60	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	+19' 38''
61	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	+19' 52''
62	Emerson Oronte	Rally	+20' 51''
63	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko Citadel	+21' 05''
64	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	+21' 09''
65	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+21' 19''
66	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	+21' 27''
67	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	+21' 37''
68	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	+21' 44''
69	Gianni Moscon	Sky	+22' 08''
70	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	+22' 10''
71	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	+22' 38''
72	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	+22' 43''
73	Xabier Zandio	Sky	+23' 11''
74	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	+24' 00''
75	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	+24' 42''
76	Alex Peters	Sky	+25' 30''
77	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	+26' 25''
78	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	+26' 47''
79	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	+27' 18''
80	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	+27' 42''
81	Danny Pate	Rally	s.t.
82	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	28min 25sec
83	Taylor Phinney	BMC	+28' 28''
84	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	+28' 39''
85	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko Citadel	+29' 29''
86	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	+30' 21''
87	Adam De Vos	Rally	s.t.
88	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	+31' 03''
89	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	+31' 11''
90	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	+31' 17''
91	Evan Huffman	Rally	+32' 28''
92	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	+32' 44''
93	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	+33' 51''
94	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	+33' 59''
95	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	+34' 05''
96	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+34' 16''
97	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	+34' 30''
98	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	+35' 06''
99	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+36' 17''
100	Marco Haller	Katusha	+36' 19''
101	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	+36' 22''
102	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	+37' 15''
103	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+38' 13''
104	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	+39' 29''
105	Oscar Clark	Holowesko Citadel	+39' 48''
106	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	+40' 05''
107	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	s.t.
108	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	+40' 12''
109	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	+40' 25''
110	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	+40' 38''
111	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	+40' 44''
112	Will Routley	Rally	+40' 58''
113	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	+41' 12''
114	Jesse Anthony	Rally	+41' 44''
115	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	+42' 29''
116	Jempy Drücker	BMC	s.t.
117	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	+43' 37''
118	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	+43' 53''
119	Pierrick Naud	Rally	+43' 59''
120	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	s.t.
121	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	+44' 38''
122	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	+44' 59''
123	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	+45' 11''
124	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	+45' 19''
125	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	+45' 21''
126	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	+45' 31''
127	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	+46' 16''
128	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	+46' 48''
129	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	+47' 59''
130	Andrew Fenn	Sky	+48' 07''
131	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	+49' 13''
132	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
133	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
134	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	s.t.
135	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
136	Stephen Clancy	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
137	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	s.t.
138	Joe Lewis	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
139	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	+50' 06''
140	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	+51' 46''
141	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	+52' 02''
142	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	+57' 00''
143	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	+58' 36''

Stage 4 map:

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Tuesday, May 17: Stage 3, Thousand Oaks - Santa Barbara County at Gibraltar Road, 167.5 km (104.1 miles)

Stage 3 map

Julian Alaphilippe gets a well-earned stage win

The Race: Here's how winner Julian Alaphilippe's Etixx-Quick Step team described the day's events.

Runner-up at the previous edition, the Frenchman won again the most difficult stage of the Tour of California and claimed the yellow jersey.

Unlike the previous years, the queen-stage of the US race was scheduled much earlier at this edition, on the third day of competition, but had an identical outcome with the one of 2015: Julian Alaphilippe – the young rider of Etixx – Quick-Step – came out on top after displaying again his superb climbing skills, this time on the steep Gibraltar Road, a 12-km long ascent averaging 8%, which hosted a finish for the first time since the race was created.

The final was an action-packed one, with several riders attacking from the severely reduced peloton once the day's break came to an end. Neilson Powless (Axeon Cycling) was the first to open the hostilities and stayed solo at the front for three kilometers, before being joined by Peter Stetina (Trek-Segafredo) and Lachlan Morton (Jelly Belly). Together, the three established a lead of 20 seconds, until Stetina decided he's better by himself and distanced his companions. Once the flamme rouge loomed on the horizon, Julian Alaphilippe – who looked comfortable and confident as the peloton was charging up the climb – made his move and went in pursuit of the riders at the front.

After catching and dispatching Morton and Powless with remarkable ease into the business end of the stage, the 23-year-old French rider made contact with Stetina in the last 800 meters, rode alongside the US rider for a couple of seconds and then powered away, taming the 10% ramps of Gibraltar Road and scoring a convincing victory which saw him jump to first place in the general classification, with a 19-second advantage over Peter Stetina and more than half a minute on George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo), who sits in third.

The 11th Etixx – Quick-Step rider to take a victory this season, Julian was delighted with the outcome of Tuesday's stage, especially as the Tour of California is his first race since concluding the Ardennes campaign, three weeks ago: "I'm really happy, because it's my maiden victory of the season. It was a nervous stage, as the tension was building up ahead of the last climb and everyone was waiting for the right moment to try something", said Julian, who last year won at the top of Mount Baldy. "The goal at the start of the day was to be in a good position in the final kilometers and I was there thanks to the hard work of my teammates, who protected me throughout the day. I felt good, left it late to attack and from then on put in a strong effort. Now I'm in yellow, which is great, and I'm prepared to take things day by day."

Complete Results:

167.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.284 km/hr

1	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	4hr 36min 59sec
2	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	@ 15sec
3	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	+25''
4	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	+27''
5	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	+30''
6	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	+33''
7	Lachlan Morton	Jelly Belly	+35''
8	Rohan Dennis	BMC	+48''
9	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
10	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	+59''
11	Rob Britton	Rally	s.t.
12	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
13	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	+1' 02''
14	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 18''
15	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	+1' 20''
16	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	+1' 23''
17	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
18	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	+1' 31''
19	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 00''
20	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	+2' 21''
21	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+2' 24''
22	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	+2' 38''
23	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	+2' 52''
24	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	+2' 54''
25	Robert Squire	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
26	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko Citadel	+3' 28''
27	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	+4' 14''
28	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	s.t.
29	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
30	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
31	Danilo Wyss	BMC	s.t.
32	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	+4' 45''
33	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+4' 52''
34	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	+5' 04''
35	Benjamin King	Cannondale	+5' 28''
36	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	s.t.
37	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	s.t.
38	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
39	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+5' 49''
40	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	+6' 23''
41	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+7' 38''
42	Tiago Machado	Katusha	+8' 44''
43	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	+9' 38''
44	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
45	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
46	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
47	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
48	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	s.t.
49	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	s.t.
50	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	+10' 39''
51	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	s.t.
52	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
53	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
54	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
55	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
56	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	s.t.
57	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	s.t.
58	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
59	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
60	Travis McCabe	Holowesko Citadel	+10' 46''
61	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	+10' 48''
62	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+11' 58''
63	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	s.t.
64	Emerson Oronte	Rally	+12' 19''
65	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	+12' 35''
66	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	+13' 08''
67	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	+13' 50''
68	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
69	Adam De Vos	Rally	s.t.
70	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
71	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
72	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
73	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	+15' 08''
74	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
75	Jempy Drücker	BMC	+15' 10''
76	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	+15' 43''
77	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
78	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
79	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
80	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
81	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
82	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	s.t.
83	Jesse Anthony	Rally	s.t.
84	Danny Pate	Rally	+15' 43''
85	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+16' 16''
86	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	+16' 41''
87	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	+17' 45''
88	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	+17' 58''
89	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
90	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	s.t.
91	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
92	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	s.t.
93	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
94	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	s.t.
95	Taylor Phinney	BMC	s.t.
96	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	+18' 05''
97	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
98	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
99	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	s.t.
100	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
101	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
102	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	+18' 31''
103	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	+18' 40''
104	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	+21' 52''
105	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
106	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	s.t.
107	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	s.t.
108	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	s.t.
109	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	s.t.
110	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
111	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	s.t.
112	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
113	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	s.t.
114	Gianni Moscon	Sky	s.t.
115	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	s.t.
116	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
117	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	s.t.
118	Pierrick Naud	Rally	s.t.
119	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	s.t.
120	Evan Huffman	Rally	s.t.
121	Stephen Clancy	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
122	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	s.t.
123	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
124	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	s.t.
125	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	s.t.
126	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	s.t.
127	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	s.t.
128	Xabier Zandio	Sky	s.t.
128	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
130	Alex Peters	Sky	s.t.
131	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	s.t.
132	Joe Lewis	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
133	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	s.t.
134	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	s.t.
135	Andrew Fenn	Sky	s.t.
136	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
137	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
138	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	s.t.
139	Will Routley	Rally	s.t.
140	Marco Haller	Katusha	+22' 00''
141	Oscar Clark	Holowesko Citadel	+22' 17''
142	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	+22' 32''
143	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	+22' 58''

GC after Stage 3:

• GC Leader: Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification leader: Evan Huffman (Rally)
• Young rider classification leader: Neilson Powless (Axeon Hagens Berman)
• Team classification leader: BMC

491.0 kilometers raced so far at an aveage speed of 38.262 km/hr

1	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	12hr 49min 47sec
2	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	@ 19sec
3	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	+31''
4	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	+37''
5	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	+40''
6	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	+43''
7	Lachlan Morton	Jelly Belly	+45''
8	Rohan Dennis	BMC	+58''
9	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
10	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	+1' 09''
11	Rob Britton	Rally	s.t.
12	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	s.t.
13	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	+1' 12''
14	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 28''
15	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	+1' 30''
16	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	+1' 33''
17	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
18	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	+1' 41''
19	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 10''
20	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	+2' 31''
21	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+2' 34''
22	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	+2' 48''
23	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	+3' 02''
24	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	+3' 04''
25	Robert Squire	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
26	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko Citadel	+3' 38''
27	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	+4' 23''
28	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	+4' 24''
29	Danilo Wyss	BMC	s.t.
30	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	s.t.
31	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	+4' 55''
32	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	+4' 58''
33	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+5' 02''
34	Benjamin King	Cannondale	+5' 14''
35	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	+5' 38''
36	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	s.t.
37	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	s.t.
38	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	+5' 53''
39	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+5' 59''
40	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	+6' 33''
41	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+7' 48''
42	Tiago Machado	Katusha	+8' 54''
43	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	+9' 46''
44	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	+9' 48''
45	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
46	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	s.t.
47	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
48	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
49	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	s.t.
50	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	+10' 49''
51	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
52	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
53	Travis McCabe	Holowesko Citadel	+10' 56''
54	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	+11' 05''
55	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	+11' 09''
56	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko Citadel	+11' 19''
57	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	+11' 28''
58	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+12' 05''
59	Emerson Oronte	Rally	+12' 29''
60	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	+12' 45''
61	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	s.t.
62	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	+14' 00''
63	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
64	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
65	Danny van Poppel	Sky	+15' 53''
66	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
67	Danny Pate	Rally	s.t.
68	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	+16' 51''
69	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko Citadel	+17' 40''
70	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	+18' 05''
71	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	+18' 08''
72	Taylor Phinney	BMC	+18' 08''
73	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	+18' 15''
74	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
75	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	s.t.
76	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	+18' 26''
77	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	+18' 50''
78	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	+20' 01''
79	Adam De Vos	Rally	s.t.
80	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+20' 10''
81	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	+20' 29''
82	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	+20' 51''
83	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	+20' 55''
84	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	+20' 57''
85	Evan Huffman	Rally	+21' 46''
86	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	+21' 52''
87	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	+21' 58''
88	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	+22' 02''
89	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	s.t.
90	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
91	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	s.t.
92	Gianni Moscon	Sky	s.t.
93	Alex Peters	Sky	s.t.
94	Xabier Zandio	Sky	s.t.
95	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	+22' 41''
96	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+23' 34''
97	Oscar Clark	Holowesko Citadel	+24' 08''
98	Marco Haller	Katusha	+24' 30''
99	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	+25' 26''
100	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+25' 57''
101	Jesse Anthony	Rally	+26' 01''
102	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+26' 24''
103	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	+28' 00''
104	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	+28' 13''
105	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	+28' 16''
106	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	s.t.
107	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	+28' 23''
108	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	+28' 36''
109	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	+28' 49''
110	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	+28' 55''
111	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	+30' 40''
112	Jempy Drücker	BMC	+30' 42''
113	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	+32' 04''
114	Pierrick Naud	Rally	+32' 10''
115	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	s.t.
116	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	s.t.
117	Will Routley	Rally	+32' 49''
118	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
119	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	+32' 50''
120	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	+33' 10''
121	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	+33' 17''
122	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	+33' 22''
123	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	+33' 30''
124	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	+33' 32''
125	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	+34' 27''
126	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	+36' 10''
127	Andrew Fenn	Sky	+36' 18''
128	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	s.t.
129	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	+37' 24''
130	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	s.t.
131	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
132	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
133	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	s.t.
134	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
135	Stephen Clancy	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
136	Joe Lewis	Holowesko Citadel	s.t.
137	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	s.t.
138	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	+38' 17''
139	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	+38' 38''
140	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	+39' 57''
141	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	+40' 12''
142	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	+40' 13''
143	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	+41' 48''

Stage 3 map

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Monday, May 16: Stage 2, South Pasadena - Santa Clarita, 148.5 km (92.3 miles)

Stage 2 map

Ben King wins Tour of California stage 2

The Race: Here's the tale of the day from winner Ben King's Cannondale team:

“Having raced around the world all season for multiple years, it’s always a pleasure to come back to the state of California and do this race. The spectators, the cycling culture, the roads, the scenery – everything about this race is just about as good as it gets. It’s such a special race to me, and I’m so proud and so happy to wear yellow tomorrow.”  - Ben King 

American Ben King won a two-up sprint in Santa Clarita on Monday to secure his first victory of the season on stage two of the Amgen Tour of California. The 27-year-old was one of two survivors of a four-man breakaway that escaped the peloton’s stronghold with around 120-kilometers remaining in the 148-kilometer day. Finishing eight seconds ahead of the peloton and snagging a ten-second bonus for the stage win, King now leads the Amgen Tour of California general classification.

“This is my fifth time doing this race, and it’s the first time I’ve won a stage here,” said King. “It’s really exciting for me. I had a broken fibula in January, so I had to restart from scratch to build towards this,” added King, who spent much of January and February logging big mileage on his Kinetic home trainer. “California was the first race that I had marked off with the directors to try to be back at 100 percent so that I could try to make our Tour de France squad. I got my face kicked in a lot this spring in Europe.”

A week out from the race start, King had set his sights on getting into the breakaway on stage two.

“It was the team plan,” said King. “I followed a lot of moves and did a lot of attacking today to make it happen.”

Attacks flew as soon as the flag dropped, and when a dangerous 22-rider group took shape, King was there. Direct Energie had missed the breakaway and immediately took to the front of the peloton. With the first KOM line in sight, the bunch regrouped and the overall contenders contested the category one Angeles Crest climb that topped out at 22 kilometers.

Shortly after the KOM, King forced his away clear again. This time he had Evan Huffman (Rally Cycling), Will Barta (Axeon Hagens Berman) and Sindre Skjostad Lunke (Giant-Alpecin) for company.

“I knew with the uphill start, it was going to be difficult to get into the breakaway,” King noted. “I just went crazy attacking and attacking and attacking and finally slipped off the front with four guys. I thought: ‘Well, this isn’t ideal because it’s less guys to share the work with, but in the end, we did build up a significant advantage.”

Eighty kilometers from the finish, the quartet had eight minutes, and Tinkoff-Saxo began to chase in earnest. Trek-Segafredo and Direct Energie contributed riders to the chase, and the gap began to plummet.

“Once you commit, there’s no point in holding back,” said King. “You always do the math in your head. I’ve been the guy chasing the breakaway so many times. I know pretty much exactly what they’re doing in the chase, and I know what I needed to do up front in the hopes of holding off the catch.”

Back-to-back second category climbs on Little Tujunga Canyon Road allowed the peloton to creep closer to the breakaway. Lunke, unable to match the pace set by his breakaway companions, dropped from the group.

“I think a lot of the other sprinter’s teams had their helpers dropped,” noted King. “The other three guys in the breakaway with me were super strong, especially Evan. No one skipped a turn all day. We were super cohesive. Ultimately, that’s what did it.”

“We didn’t have to slow down on the last two climbs but the other teams working for their sprinters had to slow because they didn’t want to drop their sprinters,” King added. “I was just watching my power meter. I’m glad the other guys in the group couldn’t go any harder because that’s as hard as I could go.”

Puncturing on the descent of the final climb, Barta was forced to change bikes. He lost contact with King and Huffman but fought hard to rejoin the move a few kilometers later. Behind, BMC replaced Tinkoff at the head of the peloton.

The trio hit the ten-kilometer mark with a one-minute advantage. Barta dropped off the breakaway as the grueling pace continued toward the line.

“With around five kilometers to go, I was confident we were going to win,” said King. “I knew Evan is a pretty quick sprinter. He smoked me in both the KOM sprints. I was hesitant to let it come down to a sprint, but I couldn’t drop him on the climbs either. In the end, we were both fully committed to making the break stick to the finish.”

King started cramping when he went under the flamme rouge. “I felt amazing all day and then my legs started to cramp,” King said. “I’m really glad that Evan didn’t know that.”

Forced to the front, Huffman pulled for nearly the entire final kilometer before opening the sprint. King came around Huffman just before the line.

Ben King beat Evan Huffman for the stage 2 win

“Evan was super strong all day,” said King. “Hats off to him. He was great company in the breakaway. I’ve been in this situation before and been a little too antsy in the finish and tried to attack in the finish because I didn’t trust my sprint. I wasn’t going to do that again today.”

King will line up in yellow in Thousand Oaks on Tuesday. He starts stage three with an eight-second advantage over Huffman and 14-seconds on stage one winner Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo).

“The timing of how the stage went today put me in yellow, but it doesn’t change the team’s objective of supporting Lawson [Craddock],” said King.

“Having raced around the world all season for multiple years, it’s always a pleasure to come back to the state of California and do this race,” King added. “The spectators, the cycling culture, the roads, the scenery – everything about this race is just about as good as it gets. It’s such a special race to me, and I’m so proud and so happy to wear yellow tomorrow.”  

Complete Results:

148.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.380 km/hr

1	Benjamin King	Cannondale	3hr 52min 9sec
2	Evan Huffman	Rally	s.t.
3	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	@ 8sec
4	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
5	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
6	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
7	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	s.t.
8	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	s.t.
9	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
10	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	s.t.
11	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
12	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
13	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
14	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	s.t.
15	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
16	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	s.t.
17	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
18	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
19	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
20	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	s.t.
21	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
22	Taylor Phinney	BMC	s.t.
23	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
24	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
25	Alex Peters	Sky	s.t.
26	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
27	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
28	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	s.t.
29	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
30	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	s.t.
31	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
32	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
33	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
34	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
35	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
36	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	s.t.
37	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
38	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
39	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	s.t.
40	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
41	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
42	Rohan Dennis	BMC	s.t.
43	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
44	Rob Britton	Rally	s.t.
45	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
46	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
47	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	s.t.
48	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	s.t.
49	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	s.t.
50	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	s.t.
51	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	s.t.
52	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
53	Peter Kennaugh	Sky	s.t.
54	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	s.t.
55	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
56	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
57	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
58	Emerson Oronte	Rally	s.t.
59	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
60	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	s.t.
61	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	s.t.
62	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
63	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
64	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
65	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
66	Danny Pate	Rally	s.t.
67	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	s.t.
68	Gianni Moscon	Sky	s.t.
69	Lachlan Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
70	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	s.t.
71	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
72	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	s.t.
73	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
74	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
75	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
76	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	s.t.
77	Xabier Zandio	Sky	s.t.
78	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
79	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	s.t.
80	Danilo Wyss	BMC	s.t.
81	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	s.t.
82	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
83	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
84	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	s.t.
85	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	s.t.
86	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	s.t.
87	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	+19''
88	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	+37''
89	Marco Haller	Katusha	+47''
90	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+54''
91	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	+1' 55''
92	Robert Squire	Holowesko-Citadel	+8''
93	Adam De Vos	Rally	+6' 09''
94	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
95	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+7' 19''
96	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
97	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	+10' 16''
98	Pierrick Naud	Rally	s.t.
99	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
100	Will Routley	Rally	s.t.
101	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	s.t.
102	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
103	Jesse Anthony	Rally	s.t.
104	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	s.t.
105	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	s.t.
106	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	s.t.
107	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
108	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	s.t.
109	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
110	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
111	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
112	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
113	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	s.t.
114	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
115	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
116	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	s.t.
117	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
118	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	s.t.
119	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
120	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	s.t.
121	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	+14' 24''
122	Andrew Fenn	Sky	s.t.
123	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	+15' 30''
124	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
125	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
126	Stephen Clancy	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
127	Jempy Drücker	BMC	s.t.
128	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
129	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	s.t.
130	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	s.t.
131	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
132	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	s.t.
133	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	s.t.
134	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	s.t.
135	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	s.t.
136	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	s.t.
137	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
138	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
139	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	+18' 03''
140	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	s.t.
141	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	s.t.
142	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	s.t.
143	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	s.t.
144	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

• GC leader: Benjamin King (Cannondale)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification: Evan Huffman (Rally)
• Young rider classification leader: Daniel Eaton (United Healthcare)
• Team classification leader: Cannondale

323.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.385 km/hr

1	Benjamin King	Cannondale	8hr 12min 34sec
2	Evan Huffman	Rally	@ 8sec
3	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	+14''
4	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	+20''
5	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+21''
6	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
7	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	+23''
8	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	+24''
9	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
10	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
11	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
12	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
13	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	s.t.
14	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
15	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	s.t.
16	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	s.t.
17	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
18	Taylor Phinney	BMC	s.t.
19	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
20	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
21	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	s.t.
22	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
23	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	s.t.
24	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
25	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
26	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
27	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	s.t.
28	Rohan Dennis	BMC	s.t.
29	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
30	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
31	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
32	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
33	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
34	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
35	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
36	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	s.t.
37	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
38	Rob Britton	Rally	s.t.
39	Alex Peters	Sky	s.t.
40	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
41	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
42	Emerson Oronte	Rally	s.t.
43	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	s.t.
44	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
45	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
46	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
47	Gianni Moscon	Sky	s.t.
48	Peter Kennaugh	Sky	s.t.
49	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
50	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	s.t.
51	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
52	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	s.t.
53	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
54	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	s.t.
55	Danilo Wyss	BMC	s.t.
56	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
57	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
58	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
59	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	s.t.
60	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	s.t.
61	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
62	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	s.t.
63	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	s.t.
64	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
65	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	s.t.
66	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
67	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	s.t.
68	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	s.t.
69	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	s.t.
70	Lachlan Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
71	Danny Pate	Rally	s.t.
72	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
73	Robert Squire	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
74	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	s.t.
75	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
76	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	s.t.
77	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	s.t.
78	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
79	Xabier Zandio	Sky	s.t.
80	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	+35''
81	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	+40''
82	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	+54''
83	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	+58''
84	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	+1' 03''
85	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
86	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	s.t.
87	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+2' 06''
88	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	+2' 11''
89	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+2' 19''
90	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	+2' 20''
91	Marco Haller	Katusha	+2' 44''
92	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	+4' 50''
93	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	+6' 25''
94	Adam De Vos	Rally	s.t.
95	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+7' 35''
96	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
97	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	+10' 26''
98	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	s.t.
99	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+10' 28''
100	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	+10' 30''
101	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	+10' 32''
102	Jesse Anthony	Rally	s.t.
103	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	s.t.
104	Pierrick Naud	Rally	s.t.
105	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	s.t.
106	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
107	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
108	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	s.t.
109	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	s.t.
110	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	s.t.
111	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
112	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
113	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	+10' 52''
114	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+10' 55''
115	Will Routley	Rally	+11' 11''
116	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
117	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
118	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	+11' 44''
119	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	+11' 54''
120	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	+12' 44''
121	Andrew Fenn	Sky	+14' 40''
122	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	s.t.
123	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	+15' 46''
124	Jempy Drücker	BMC	s.t.
125	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
126	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
127	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
128	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	s.t.
129	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	s.t.
130	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	s.t.
131	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
132	Stephen Clancy	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
133	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
134	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
135	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	s.t.
136	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	+16' 16''
137	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	+16' 39''
138	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	+17' 00''
139	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	+18' 19''
140	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	s.t.
141	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	+18' 34''
142	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	+18' 35''
143	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	+18' 58''
144	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	+20' 10''

Stage 2 map:

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Sunday, May 15: Stage 1, San Diego - San Diego, 175 km (106 miles)

Stage 1 map

Peter Sagan (right) nails the first stage

The Race: Here's the stage story from stage winner Peter Sagan's Tinkoff team:

The UCI World Road Race Champion, Peter Sagan, got his Amgen Tour of California campaign off to a perfect start sprinting to a resounding stage victory in San Diego. Peter’s first race back after a break following his successful classics campaign proved he is still riding strongly as he found a perfect opening in the hectic sprint finish to take the win and the first leader’s jersey with it.

Having marked out the first stage as one that suited Peter, the team was ready to fight to the finish to get him into position to unleash his sprint effort. Having stayed out of trouble in the wheels during the majority of the stage, Tinkoff hit the front with 5km to race and stayed present around the head of the peloton until the finish straight, keeping Peter near the front and able to find his opening in sight of the line.

Tinkoff's Sport Director in California, Patxi Vila said from the finish: “We knew it was a good chance today and it was one of the objectives to go for the win. Katusha did a strong ride to chase today but we knew we wanted to follow and wait as long as possible, keeping the team together and this paid off.”

The race got off to a predictable start with an early breakaway of seven riders moving clear in the opening kilometres and quickly building an advantage that would see them spend the day at the front of the race. The stage featured one main difficulty along its 175km parcours, the first category climb of Honey Springs Road, a 9.5km ascent at an average of 5.5% gradient. With the breakaway holding several minutes advantage on the climb, the peloton took it fairly steady and no real splits occurred behind the leaders.

As the race headed back downhill all thoughts turned to the stage finish, and the sprint opportunity that awaited – and the gap started to fall as teams applied more pressure to the front of the race. Having sat at over six minutes, the lead was down to 2’30” with 45km to race. After the final intermediate sprint, the front group split and that signalled the end for them with the catch finally coming with just over 3km from the line.

The various sprint trains formed on the large roads running into San Diego with the fluo Tinkoff jerseys visible at the front, as well as Peter's rainbow bands. With a headwind finish it was important to go late, and having jumped on the perfect wheel as the sprint opened up, Peter pulled clear to take a convincing win and to start the week perfectly for the team.

“It was a great sprint but it’s also a win for the whole team as the boys did a fantastic job today. We have a lot of young guys in the team here but they listened and committed to the plan perfectly. We didn’t want to show too early as it would be hard to hold position so they were patient and listed to each other and to the radio and it worked out. The spirit here is great – it’s a group that are already really close from the classics and we’re looking forward to the rest of the week.”

The stage win is Peter’s 14th at the Tour of California, proving that it really is a race close to his heart. After winning the overall classification at last year’s race, Peter is also not new to the leader’s jersey and will wear it going into tomorrow’s second stage, 148.5km from South Pasadena to Santa Clarita, another potential opportunity for the Slovakian sprinter.

Complete Results:

175 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.279 km/hr

1	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	4hr 20min 41sec
2	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	s.t.
3	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
4	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
5	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
6	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
7	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
8	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
9	Jempy Drücker	BMC	s.t.
10	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
11	Andrew Fenn	Sky	s.t.
12	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
13	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
14	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	s.t.
15	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	s.t.
16	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	s.t.
17	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	s.t.
18	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	s.t.
19	Jesse Anthony	Rally	s.t.
20	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
21	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
22	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
23	Taylor Phinney	BMC	s.t.
24	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	s.t.
25	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
26	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
27	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	s.t.
28	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	s.t.
29	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	s.t.
30	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
31	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	s.t.
32	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
33	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
34	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
35	Rohan Dennis	BMC	s.t.
36	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	s.t.
37	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
38	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	s.t.
39	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
40	Gianni Moscon	Sky	s.t.
41	Pierrick Naud	Rally	s.t.
42	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
43	Danilo Wyss	BMC	s.t.
44	Emerson Oronte	Rally	s.t.
45	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
46	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	s.t.
47	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
48	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
49	Rob Britton	Rally	s.t.
50	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
51	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	s.t.
52	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
53	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	s.t.
54	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	s.t.
55	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
56	Benjamin King	Cannondale	s.t.
57	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
58	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	s.t.
59	Peter Kennaugh	Sky	s.t.
60	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	s.t.
61	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	s.t.
62	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
63	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
64	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	s.t.
65	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
66	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
67	Evan Huffman	Rally	s.t.
68	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	s.t.
69	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
70	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
71	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	s.t.
72	Alex Peters	Sky	s.t.
73	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
74	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	s.t.
75	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	s.t.
76	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
77	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	s.t.
78	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
79	Adam De Vos	Rally	s.t.
80	Robert Squire	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
81	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
82	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
83	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
84	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
85	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	s.t.
86	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
87	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	s.t.
88	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	s.t.
89	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
90	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
91	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
92	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
93	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	s.t.
94	Lachlan Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
95	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
96	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
97	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	s.t.
98	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	s.t.
99	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
100	Stephen Clancy	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
101	Danny Pate	Rally	s.t.
102	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
103	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	s.t.
104	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
105	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
106	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	s.t.
107	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	s.t.
108	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
109	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
110	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	s.t.
111	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	s.t.
112	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	s.t.
113	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
114	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
115	Xabier Zandio	Sky	s.t.
116	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	s.t.
117	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
118	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	s.t.
119	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	+15''
120	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	+16''
121	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	s.t.
122	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	+20''
123	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+23''
124	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	+30''
125	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
126	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	+34''
127	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	+39''
128	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
129	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	s.t.
130	Will Routley	Rally	s.t.
131	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	s.t.
132	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
133	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
134	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	+53''
135	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+56''
136	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	+1' 12''
137	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	+1' 14''
138	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	+1' 22''
139	Marco Haller	Katusha	+1' 41''
140	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	+1' 51''
141	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+1' 56''
142	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	s.t.
143	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	+2' 12''
144	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	+3' 57''

GC after Stage 1:

1	Peter Sagan	Tinkoff	4hr 20min 31sec
2	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	@4sec
3	Michael Sheehan	Jelly Belly	s.t.
4	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+6''
5	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+7''
6	Joonas Henttala	Novo Nordisk	+8''
7	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	+10''
8	Martijn Verschoor	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
9	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
10	Ruben Guerreiro	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
11	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
12	Jempy Drücker	BMC	s.t.
13	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
14	Andrew Fenn	Sky	s.t.
15	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
16	Neilson Powless	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
17	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	s.t.
18	Owain Doull	Team Wiggins	s.t.
19	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	s.t.
20	Marco Canola	United Healthcare	s.t.
21	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	s.t.
22	Jesse Anthony	Rally	s.t.
23	Andrea Peron	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
24	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
25	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
26	Taylor Phinney	BMC	s.t.
27	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	s.t.
28	Logan Owen	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
29	Javier Megías	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
30	Janez Brajkovic	United Healthcare	s.t.
31	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	s.t.
32	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
33	Patrick Bevin	Cannondale	s.t.
34	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
35	Kiel Reijnen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
36	Krists Neilands	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
37	Rohan Dennis	BMC	s.t.
38	Jake Kelly	Team Wiggins	s.t.
39	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
40	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	s.t.
41	George Bennett	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
42	Gianni Moscon	Sky	s.t.
43	Pierrick Naud	Rally	s.t.
44	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
45	Danilo Wyss	BMC	s.t.
46	Emerson Oronte	Rally	s.t.
47	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
48	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky	s.t.
49	Laurens ten Dam	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
50	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
51	Rob Britton	Rally	s.t.
52	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
53	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	s.t.
54	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
55	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	s.t.
56	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale	s.t.
57	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
58	Benjamin King	Cannondale	s.t.
59	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
60	Andrew Talansky	Cannondale	s.t.
61	Peter Kennaugh	Sky	s.t.
62	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	s.t.
63	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	s.t.
64	Gregory Daniel	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
65	Petr Vakoc	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
66	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	s.t.
67	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
68	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
69	Evan Huffman	Rally	s.t.
70	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Dimension Data	s.t.
71	Mike Teunissen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
72	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
73	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	s.t.
74	Alex Peters	Sky	s.t.
75	Martin Velits	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
76	Jacques Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	s.t.
77	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	s.t.
78	Sindre Lunke	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
79	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	s.t.
80	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
81	Adam De Vos	Rally	s.t.
82	Robert Squire	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
83	John Degenkolb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
84	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
85	William Barta	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
86	Charles Planet	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
87	Daniel Jaramillo	United Healthcare	s.t.
88	Nikolas Maes	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
89	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	s.t.
90	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	s.t.
91	Caleb Fairly	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
92	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
93	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
94	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
95	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	s.t.
96	Lachlan Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
97	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
98	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
99	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	s.t.
100	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	s.t.
101	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
102	Stephen Clancy	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
103	Danny Pate	Rally	s.t.
104	David Lozano	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
105	Michael Thompson	Team Wiggins	s.t.
106	Christopher Williams	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
107	Christopher Putt	Jelly Belly	s.t.
108	Jordan Cheyne	Jelly Belly	s.t.
109	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
110	Jonathan Hornbeck	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
111	Bradley Team Wiggins	Team Wiggins	s.t.
112	Christopher Latham	Team Wiggins	s.t.
113	Adrien Petit	Direct Énergie	s.t.
114	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
115	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
116	Xabier Zandio	Sky	s.t.
117	Geoffrey Curran	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
118	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	s.t.
119	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	+25''
120	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	+26''
121	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	s.t.
122	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	+30''
123	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+33''
124	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	+40''
125	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	+40''
126	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	+44''
127	Roy Curvers	Giant-Alpecin	+49''
128	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
129	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	s.t.
130	Will Routley	Rally	s.t.
131	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	s.t.
132	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
133	Zdenek Štybar	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
134	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	+1' 03''
135	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+1' 06''
136	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	+1' 22''
137	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	+1' 24''
138	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	+1' 32''
139	Marco Haller	Katusha	+1' 51''
140	Oscar Gatto	Tinkoff	+2' 01''
141	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+2' 05''
142	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	+2' 06''
143	Dennis van Winden	LottoNL-Jumbo	+2' 22''
144	Søren Kragh	Giant-Alpecin	+4' 07''

Stage 1 map:

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Start list with back numbers, May 14, 2016

	TINKOFF
	Directeurs sportifs: SCHEIDECKER Ricardo / VILA ERRANDONEA Patxi
1	Peter SAGAN
2	Erik BASKA
3	Adam BLYTHE
4	Oscar GATTO
5	Michael GOGL
6	Michael KOLAR
7	Juraj SAGAN
8	Nikolay TRUSOV

	ETIXX-QUICK STEP
	Directeurs sportifs: HOLM Brian / SCHAFFRATH Jan
11	Julian ALAPHILIPPE
12	Tom BOONEN
13	Maxime BOUET
14	Nikolas MAES
15	Ariel Maximiliano RICHEZE
16	Zdenek STYBAR
17	Petr VAKOC
18	Martin VELITS

	TEAM SKY
	Directeurs sportifs: LANCASTER Brett / RASCH Gabriel
21	Peter KENNAUGH
22	Andrew FENN
23	Vasil KIRYIENKA
24	Gianni MOSCON
25	Lars-Petter NORDHAUG
26	Alex PETERS
27	Danny VAN POPPEL
28	Xabier ZANDIO

	TEAM DIMENSION DATA
	Directeurs sportifs: ALDAG Rolf / HAMMOND Roger
31	Mark CAVENDISH
32	Matthew BRAMMEIER
33	Bernhard EISEL
34	Tyler FARRAR
35	Nathan HAAS
36	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG
37	Mark RENSHAW
38	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT

	TEAM KATUSHA
	Directeurs sportifs: FLORENCIO CABRE Xavier / SCHMIDT Torsten
41	Alexander KRISTOFF
42	Jacopo GUARNIERI
43	Marco HALLER
44	Vladimir ISAYCHEV
45	Tiago MACHADO
46	Michael MORKOV
47	Jhonatan RESTREPO VALENCIA
48	Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK

	BMC RACING TEAM
	Directeurs sportifs: PIVA Valerio / STEWART Jackson
51	Brent BOOKWALTER
52	Rohan DENNIS
53	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER
54	Taylor PHINNEY
55	Samuel SANCHEZ
56	Michael SCHÄR
57	Greg VAN AVERMAET
58	Danilo WYSS

	TEAM WIGGINS
	Directeurs sportifs: COPE Simon / McQUAID Andrew
61	Bradley WIGGINS
62	Mark CHRISTIAN
63	Owain DOULL
64	Jake KELLY
65	Christopher LATHAM
66	Daniel PATTEN
67	Andrew TENNANT
68	Michael THOMPSON

	CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM
	Directeurs sportifs: GARATE Juan Manuel / WEGELIUS Charles
71	Andrew TALANSKY
72	Patrick BEVIN
73	Lawson CRADDOCK
74	Phillip GAIMON
75	Benjamin KING
76	Alan MARANGONI
77	Toms SKUJINS
78	Wouter WIPPERT

	TREK - SEGAFREDO
	Directeurs sportifs: ANDERSEN Kim / MEERSMAN Luc
81	Peter STETINA
82	Julian ARREDONDO
83	Julien BERNARD
84	Niccolo BONIFAZIO
85	Markel IRIZAR
86	Kiel REIJNEN
87	Jasper STUYVEN
88	Haimar ZUBELDIA

	DIRECT ENERGIE
	Directeurs sportifs: ENGOULVENT Jimmy / GENAUZEAU Benoît
91	Bryan COQUARD
92	Ryan ANDERSON
93	Antoine DUCHESNE
94	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ
95	Brian NAULEAU
96	Adrien PETIT
97	Romain SICARD
98	Angelo TULIK

	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
	Directeurs sportifs: HEIDSTRA Gerben / VISBEEK Aike
101	John DEGENKOLB
102	Soren Kragh ANDERSEN
103	Roy CURVERS
104	Koen DE KORT
105	Caleb FAIRLY
106	Ramon SINKELDAM
107	Sindre SKJOESTAD LUNKE
108	Laurens TEN DAM

	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO
	Directeurs sportifs: MAASSEN Frans / PLUGGE Richard
111	Dylan GROENEWEGEN
112	George BENNETT
113	Timo ROOSEN
114	Mike TEUNISSEN
115	Dennis VAN WINDEN
116	Alexey VERMEULEN
117	Robert WAGNER
118	Maarten WYNANTS

	UNITEDHEALTHCARE
	Directeurs sportifs: REDANT Hendrik / TAMAYO Michael
121	Janez BRAJKOVIC
122	Marco CANOLA
123	Jonathan CLARKE
124	Daniel EATON
125	Daniel Alexander JARAMILLO
126	Christopher JONES
127	John MURPHY
128	Tanner PUTT

	AXEON HAGENS BERMAN
	Directeurs sportifs: LOUDER Jeffry / MERCKX Axel
131	Tao GEOGHEGAN-HART
132	William BARTA
133	Geoffrey CURRAN
134	Gregory DANIEL
135	Ruben GUERREIRO
136	Krists NEILANDS
137	Logan OWEN
138	Neilson POWLESS

	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS
	Directeurs sportifs: RICE Matthew / VAN HAUTE Danny
141	Lachlan David MORTON
142	Jordan CHEYNE
143	Angus MORTON
144	Chris PUTT
145	Jacob RATHE
146	Michael SHEEHAN
147	Taylor SHELDON
148	Ben WOLFE

	HOLOWESKO CITADEL P/B HINCAPIE
	Directeurs sportifs: CRAVEN Thomas / JULICH Bobby
151	Robin CARPENTER
152	Oscar CLARK
153	Andzs FLAKSIS
154	John HORNBECK
155	Andrei KRASILNIKAU
156	Joseph LEWIS
157	Travis MACCABE
158	Rob SQUIRE

	TEAM NOVO NORDISK
	Directeurs sportifs: CHERKASOV Pavel / DAVIDENKO Vassili
161	Stephen CLANCY
162	Joonas HENTTALA
163	David LOZANO
164	Javier MEGIAS LEAL
165	Andréa PERON
166	Charles PLANET
167	Martijn VERSCHOOR
168	Christopher WILLIAMS

	RALLY CYCLING
	Directeurs sportifs: MCCARTY Patrick / WOHLBERG Eric
171	Jesse ANTHONY
172	Rob BRITTON
173	Adam DE VOS
174	Evan HUFFMAN
175	Pierrick NAUD
176	Emerson ORONTE
177	Danny PATE
178	William ROUTLEY

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Organiser's stage-by-stage route summary:

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2015) - The 2016 Amgen Tour of California, presented by AEG, will kick off this spring in the heart of San Diego for the first time in its 11-year history and conclude in Sacramento, the first time the state capital will host the overall race finish. Competing across nearly 800 miles of quintessential California terrain from May 15-22, the course will lead World Champions, Olympic Medalists, top Tour de France competitors and other elite professional cyclists south to north for only the second time since the race began in 2006, with 12 cities to host starts and finishes along the way.

In addition to the men's event, top professional women cyclists from around the world will converge during the latter half of the race to compete in the Amgen Tour of California Women's Race empowered with SRAM, the most expansive women's event in race history. The race will be the first U.S. event on the first-ever UCI Women's WorldTour (WWT).

"Each edition of the Amgen Tour of California is more challenging and more beautiful than the last, and I'm excited to say that this year will be no exception," said Kristin Klein, president of the Amgen Tour of California and executive vice president of AEG Sports. "With one of the longer courses in race history packed with iconic and fan-favorite locations, the highest caliber of racing on U.S. soil and four days of women's racing, the worldwide audience the Amgen Tour of California continues to attract has something special to look forward to with the 2016 edition."

The Amgen Tour of California is regarded as the most internationally respected and esteemed stage race in the U.S. and one of the largest sporting events in the country.

"The Amgen Tour of California brings the perfect combination of stellar competition, amazing scenery and superior organization," said Bradley Wiggins, the 2014 Amgen Tour of California Champion. "I look forward to returning to the Amgen Tour of California with Team Wiggins to once again take on the top competitors in the sport."

"The Amgen Tour of California is an important race on the world cycling calendar because it attracts the best in the sport," said long-time professional cyclist Jens Voigt, who will be returning as an Amgen Tour of California Ambassador for the second year. "It's always a thrill to race (and cheer on the race) in such a beautiful place as California, and I'm proud to continue my role with the race. The outpouring of fans really makes it one of the best sporting experiences in the world."

Stage 1 - San Diego, May 15, 2016 
The Amgen Tour of California has entered North San Diego County twice before, but for the first time, the race will reach the heart of the city with Stage 1's start and finish on the water near Mission Bay and downtown San Diego.

Stage 2 - South Pasadena to Santa Clarita, May 16, 2016 
Stage 2 will begin in first-time Host City South Pasadena, with much of the race contested in the Angeles National Forest, ending with the stage conclusion in veteran Host City Santa Clarita. Of the 2016 lineup, Santa Clarita has the distinction of having hosted the most stages (11).

Stage 3 - Thousand Oaks to Santa Barbara County, May 17, 2016 
As well as serving as a popular training ground for professional and weekend cyclists alike, Thousand Oaks is home to biotechnology company Amgen, the race's title sponsor since its inception. The day will conclude with a thrilling, first-time mountaintop finish at Gibraltar Road that has been 11 years in the making (road conditions precluded the oft-requested finish until this year).

Stage 4 - Morro Bay to Monterey County, May 18, 2016 
Racing on Highway 1 south to north, this stage will highlight two first-time hosts this year, Morro Bay and Monterey County. The riveting and technical race day conclusion will be at a venue known for speed - the Laguna Seca Recreation Area, host to auto and motorcycle racing at the highest level.

Stage 5 - Lodi to South Lake Tahoe, May 19, 2016 
From here out, the four-day women's race will run in conjunction with the men's, including the same start and finish cities except for this day, when the women begin and end in South Lake Tahoe. Lodi welcomed the 2015 Amgen Tour of California and is back for a second round with a men's stage start this year. South Lake Tahoe hosted a successful two days of the Amgen Tour of California Women's Race last year, and this will be the first of the four-day women's race. Featuring a long day of climbing, the stage will reach the highest elevation ever mounted by the race: 8,600 feet.

Stage 6 - Folsom Individual Time Trial & Women's Team Time Trial, May 20, 2016 
The men's individual time trial returns to Folsom where Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins dominated en route to his 2014 overall Amgen Tour of California victory. The women will compete in a team time trial on the same course.

Stage 7 - Santa Rosa, May 21, 2016 
In 2006, the world took notice as record crowds flooded downtown to watch the race roar into Santa Rosa for a spectacular finish. This year's stage will incorporate a portion of the uber popular Levi's GranFondo, with the men and women competing on different courses.

Stage 8 - Sacramento, May 22, 2016 
As an 8-time host, Sacramento has seen some of the most exciting stages and race moments, and will up the ante for 2016 with the grand finale of both the men's and women's races for the first time.