Discovery Channel, Team CSC and Predictor-Lotto will compete in the 2007 Amgen Tour of California February 18-25, 2007, the race’s promoter and operator has announced.

Sixteen teams are expected for the second edition of the race. The route will be announced in December.

Floyd Landis, riding for Phonak, won the inaugural edition.

"The level of competition returning for the second annual Amgen Tour of California rivals any race in the world and proves that cyclists and fans alike are hungry for this caliber of racing in America," said Shawn Hunter, president of AEG Sports. "We are excited to welcome many of the best teams in cycling back to California to compete on another world-class course."

Discovery director Johan Bruyneel, who said he was "very impressed with the organization and the crowds" in the tour’s first year, added that he and the team "are excited to come back again in 2007."

Bjarne Riis, director of Team CSC, also is looking forward to returning to Calfornia.

"The Amgen Tour of California is an event that complements our style of racing – we like to ride aggressively and the course allows for that," he said. "Last year we proved our strength in this race as the first-place team overall, and we are looking forward to another challenging race in 2007."

Predictor-Lotto, formerly Davitamon-Lotto, finished third overall in the 2006 Amgen tour, bolstered by Cadel Evans's seventh place overall. "We are excited to be returning to the Amgen Tour of California in 2007," said Marc Sergeant, team manager of Predictor-Lotto. "We look forward to another exhilarating week of cycling in California in February."

For more information about the race, see www.amgentourofcalifornia.com.