The Amgen Tour of California returns to Santa Barbara on Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16.
The largest cycling event in America, the 2013 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race, created and presented by AEG, that challenges the world?s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course from May 12-19, 2013.
The Race will land in Santa Barbara midway on Wednesday, May 15 for a Stage 4 finish on Cabrillo Boulevard, and on Thursday, May 16 riders will commence Stage 5 in the same scenic location. Santa Barbara will also be host to the Breakaway Mile on May 15, a celebratory one-mile walk across the finish line of the Tour that?s part of Amgen?s Breakaway from Cancer National initiative.
Find out more about all the activities surrounding the race, including becoming a volunteer, road closures, and viewing opportunities on the Santa Barbara Amgen Tour of California website.
Presidio Sports has published two feature stories on the SB locals important to making the race a success. Find them HERE.
STAGE 4 & 5 RACE SCHEDULE & COURSE MAPS
~All times approximate and subject to change without notice
STAGE 4 – WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 ROUTE:?
TIME????????????????CITY/AREA???????????????????????????????DIRECTION/ROAD
12:35 PM??????????Santa Clarita??????????????????????????? Starting Line at Theater Drive and Town Center
~3:00 PM??????????Enter Santa Barbara Co.???????????Via Hwy 150 from Ojai
~3:02 PM????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Turn right onto Hwy 192/Casitas Pass Road
~3:10 PM??????????Carpinteria?????????????????????????????? Proceed on Hwy 192/Toro Canyon Road/East Valley Road
~3:30 PM??????????Montecito???????????????????????????????? Left onto Hot Springs Rd/ Round-about/ Cabrillo Blvd.
~3:36 PM????????? Santa Barbara??????????????????????????***VIEW SPOT***Cabrillo Blvd. at East Beach
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? (Near The Fess Parker ? A Doubletree by Hilton Resort)
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Finish Line and Lifestyle Festival
STAGE 5 – THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 ROUTE:?
TIME????????????????CITY/AREA???????????????????????????????DIRECTION/ROAD
10:00 AM????????? Santa Barbara????????????????????????? ***VIEW SPOT*** on Cabrillo Blvd. at East Beach
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? (Near The Fess Parker ?A Doubletree by Hilton Resort)
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Autograph Alley, Opening Ceremonies at Starting Line
11:00 AM????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Race Start;?Proceed along Cabrillo Blvd / Shoreline Drive
~11:07 AM????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Left on Cliff Drive
~11:09 AM????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Right onto Las Positas Road
~11:12 AM????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Left onto Modoc Road
~11:17 AM????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Right onto Hollister Avenue
~11:18 AM????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Left onto Hwy 154/San Marcos Pass (Cat. 2 Climb)
~11:35 AM??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Top of San Marcos Pass/King of Mountain Award Zone
~12:22 PM??????? Los Olivos?????????????????????????????? ***VIEW SPOT***Right on Foxen Canyon Road
~1:08 PM????????? Santa Maria??????????????????????????????Left on Palmer Road
~1:13 PM??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Right on Dominion Road
~1:21 PM????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Left on Clark Avenue
~1:33 PM??????????Orcutt???????????????????????????????????????Sprint Line***VIEW SPOT***
~1:34 PM????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Right on Hwy 1
~1:57 PM????????? Guadalupe???????????????????????????????Sprint Line***VIEW SPOT***
~1:58 PM????????? Enter San Luis Obispo County????????????
~3:09 PM????????? Avila Beach??????????????????????????????Finish Line on Front Street
