Amgen Tour of California

Second place in 2017, Katie Hall looks like an outright favorite at the Women's Tour of California, on a win streak so far in 2018.

Brandon McNulty climbs with confidence on Tour of California's toughest day, showing he has a future in the WorldTour.

Sky's 21-year-old Colombian climber Egan Bernal vaults into overall lead at Amgen Tour of California.

Sky's Egan Arley Bernal has come a long way from borrowing a way-too-big helmet to ride his first bike race at age eight

Team Sky's blistering pace up Gibraltar rode set up Egan Bernal for a perfect stage 2 victory as well as the overall lead.

After wildfires and mudslides ravage Montecito, taking lives and damaging property, the Tour of California is a step toward normalcy.

So how does Quick-Step find ways to win the big sprints every year? The explanation is simple; the execution is nearly impeccable.

Scenes from the opening stage of the Amgen Tour of California, which took place in Long Beach.

Fernando Gaviria struck first in the sprinters' showdown at the 2018 Amgen Tour of California.

After leaving a workhorse role with Team Sky, Ian Boswell made a change over the offseason and is now looking to assert himself as a climbing force.

Fernando Gaviria emerged victorious in a chaotic sprint on the opening stage of the 2018 Amgen Tour of California.

Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel, Fernando Gaviria, Caleb Ewan, Peter Sagan, and Alexander Kristoff are all set to contend for sprint wins in California

Tejay Van Garderen looking to get back on track at the Tour of California after injury-marred spring.

The Amgen Tour of California should favor balanced GC riders with TT chops, and the field of sprinter is out of sight.

Retired sprinter Erik Zabel analyzes the top sprinters on the start list for the Amgen Tour of California.

The pain starts early at 2018 Amgen Tour of California. On the race’s second stage, the peloton climbs Gibraltar.

The Giro d'Italia is underway! We hear from our reporters in Italy, preview the Tour of California, and talk about bike patents.

The USA Cycling Team will field a lineup of five riders from diverse cycling backgrounds, with Megan Guarnier targeting the GC.

Organizers confirm that 13 WorldTour teams will take the start at the Amgen Tour of California in May.

The Amgen Women's Tour of California will again feature a mountainous queen stage around South Lake Tahoe.

The 2018 Amgen Tour of California route features a return to Gibraltar Road, a new time trial near San Jose, and ample sprint stages.

Evan Huffman is the standout rider within his standout Rally Pro Cycling team with top Tour of California results.

The men's and women's races will travel from south to north, ending in the state capital of Sacramento on May 19.

The Amgen Tour of California showed us a new LottoNL-Jumbo team and a steadily improving Andrew Talansky.

George Bennett might have been one of the Tour of California's most unlikely winners. But he was universally hailed by fellow racers.

The Amgen Tour of California came to a close with the seventh and final stage on Saturday, and Casey B. Gibson caught it all on camera.

American Evan Huffman closed the Amgen Tour of California with his second stage win, while Kiwi George Bennett takes home the overall crown.

The gang at VeloNews shares their experience in the team car at the Amgen Tour of California time trial in this podcast special episode.

GC-changing time trial as George Bennett's fourth-place is good enough to take overall lead from Rafał Majka at Amgen Tour of California.

Jonathan Dibben claims his first pro win in the Big Bear time trial in stage 6. George Bennett takes overall lead in Tour of California.

Scenes from the fifth stage at the Tour of California, won by Cannondale-Drapac's Andrew Talansky.

The Cannondale-Drapac rider abandoned the Tour of California after a nasty crash on stage 2 of the race.

Andrew Talansky's win in the Amgen Tour of California queen stage breaks his Slipstream outfit's two-year WorldTour win drought.

In only his second year in the pro peloton, Sep Kuss puts his preternatural climbing talents on display at Amgen Tour of California.

Andrew Talansky out-sprints Rafal Majka at the top of Mount Baldy in stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California.

American Ian Boswell leads Team Sky into the Amgen Tour of California's queen stage. He knows Mount Baldy will be decisive.

Serghei Tvetcov is back riding for Jelly Belly after a circuitous path from Moldova to the U.S. to Italy and back.

Thursday's route to the top of the finishing climb will prove decisive in the GC standings, but it won't decide the race's outcome.

Scenes from the fourth stage at the Tour of California, which saw an escape group successfully finish ahead of the peloton.

Evan Huffman sprints to a stage 4 win from the breakaway at the Amgen Tour of California in Santa Clarita.

Photos from the third stage of racing at the Amgen Tour of California, won by two-time reigning world champion Peter Sagan.

Riders are often free to continue participating in the race even if they are suffering from a concussion. This needs to change.

Peter Sagan extends his record number of Tour of California wins with a victory in Morro Bay on stage 3.

What happened when Toms Skujins crashed in Amgen Tour of California stage 2? We interview Cannondale's Jonathan Vaughters.

Evan Huffman is adapting to his role as a team GC leader with Rally after a rocky start to his pro career with Astana.

We debate whether Movistar should have waited after Giro crash, report from Tour of California, and talk to Jonathan Vaughters.

Photos from the second stage of racing at the Amgen Tour of California, won by Bora-Hansgrohe rider Rafal Majka.

Rafal Majka sprints out of a breakaway group to win stage 2 of Amgen Tour of California. The Pole also takes the overall lead.

Two riders from Canyon-SRAM race on disc brake equipped bikes in the Amgen Tour of California.

Photos from the opening stage of the men's race at the Amgen Tour of California.

American rider Coryn Rivera's Sunweb squad is solely focused on winning sprints rather than overall stage race victories.

The race for the general classification at the women's Tour of California got a bit heated amid allegations of overly aggressive riding.

German sprinter Marcel Kittel picked up his eighth win of the season and first at the Amgen Tour of California in the race opener Sunday.

Former world champ Giorgia Bronzini takes final stage, but reigning Olympic champion claims overall win at Amgen Women's Tour of California.

Fierce competition and crosswinds dictated the stage 3 outcome won by American Coryn Rivera at the Women's Amgen Tour of California.

Sports dads often struggle to manage a healthy father/son dynamic, and Erik Zabel says he is no different with son Rick's cycling career.

Latest news from stage 3 of the Amgen Women's Tour of California, plus a chat with Megan Guarnier and check-in with Katerina Nash.

American Coryn Rivera (Sunweb) tops third stage at Amgen Women’s Tour of California after bunch sprint finish in Sacramento on Saturday.

Photographer Casey B. Gibson takes cycling fans into the snow-capped passes of stage 2 at the Amgen Women's Tour of California on Friday.

American Katie Hall beats Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen in stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California to take the GC lead.

After two years with Orica, Lizzie Williams had to stop and recover from depression. She found a new home at a small American team.

The Women's WorldTour peloton circles Lake Tahoe in stage 1. American Megan Guarnier won the day and took the overall lead.

The men's Amgen Tour of California starts Sunday in Sacramento and features both climbs and sprints along the way to the Pasadena finale.

American Megan Guarnier rides into the overall lead in stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California with victory in stage 1.

The Amgen Women's Tour of California presents a unique challenge to some of the world's top cyclists: high altitude.

After three tough runs at the Amgen Tour of California, Andrew Talansky found his groove in 2016. He's aiming for the overall this year.

The Amgen Women's Tour of California will offer five days of racing. American Megan Guarnier aims to defend her 2016 title.

Nacer Bouhanni will not race the Amgen Tour of California. He is still recovering from a concussion he suffered at the Tour de Yorkshire.

Amgen Tour of California invites teams to the 2017 race. Eleven men's WorldTour teams will race in the May event, along with 16 women's teams.

With the Tour of California's inclusion to the WorldTour, most Continental teams are being shut out from a spot in the field.

The men's and women's races are UCI WorldTour events this year, and both feature some familiar roads and host cities.

Former Airgas-Safeway squad has revealed it will expand in 2017 with the addition of a women's UCI team.

Amgen Tour of California announces its 2017 route, which features Mount Baldy stage and a time trial in Big Bear.

Will the Amgen Tour of California's new WorldTour status bar Continental teams from competing? Outlook is grim for grassroots outfits.

UCI expands its men's WorldTour calendar to include 10 new races, such as Tour of California, Strade Bianche, and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Following the Tour of California, Caleb Fairly hangs up his wheels. What's next? And what will he miss most about riding his bike for a living?

In 12 months, Chloe Dygert won world championships on road and track — and she just finished top-10 at the Amgen Tour of California.

Phil Gaimon reflects on the highlights from his Amgen Tour of California, from In N Out Burger to "Cookie Corner."

The Women's WorldTour serves up exciting racing in the Amgen Tour of California as Guarnier rides to an overall victory.