Amgen Women's Tour De California Stage 1 and 2

What Is The Amgen Tour De California?

Tour De California Is a cycling event for professional riders in the cycling world. Riders are assembled in teams by sponsorship but compete individually through multiple stages across the California landscape. There is a Men’s and Women's competition although the Men didn’t visit Tahoe this year, the Women started with Stage 1 and 2 in the South Lake Tahoe Region. Amgen is the primary sponsor for the race. (They are a medical research company and pharmaceutical producer mostly focusing on treating serious illnesses.)

Two stages in The Tahoe Area. (below are the stage maps).

Standings after Stage 1 and Stage 2 

(screen shots taken from www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/competition/2017-women-standings)

Below are Pictures of the riders descending Kingsbury Grade in the last leg of Stage 2.