Amgen Tour of California 2019 Official Program

AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA | OFFICIAL 2019 PROGRAM | 63 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA | MEN’S STAGE 7 STAGE 7 MEN SATURDAY, MAY 18 | SANTA CLARITA TO PASADENA DISTANCE 87.6 Miles | STAGE ELEVATION 8,506’ TERRAIN Mountain S anta Clarita and Pasadena have sto- ried traditions of hosting the Am- gen Tour of California’s grand con- clusion. While this may look like an easy stage on paper, there will be challenges from start to finish as teams protect their GC riders from attacks and set up sprint- ers to win the stage. The race’s traditional start in Santa Clarita will be at the Town Center Mall. The route turns north out of the city on Soledad Canyon Road, through the Antelope Valley, to the first sprint of the day in Acton. Turing onto Aliso Canyon Road, the riders will work their way onto Angeles Forest Hwy and into the Angeles National Forest. The first climb comes at Mill Creek Summit, then downhill and left onto Upper Big Tujunga to the final climb of the race at the intersection with Ange- les Crest Highway. It will be downhill as the riders pass Red- box and Mt. Wilson on the 20-mile de- scent. A quick dash through La Cañada Flintridge takes the race down Rosemont Avenue to the famed Rose Bowl for the ultimate race finish. Just as they began the week with circuits during Stage 1 in Sacramento, the riders will blaze through three circuits of the Rose Bowl to con- clude the race. Where many champions have been crowned on its field, one more will be named in its shadow – the winner of the 2019 Amgen Tour of California. Presented by: PHOTO: JIM SAFFORD