Huzzah!
I have previously groaned about the Tour of California ignoring everything south of Los Angeles. But today it was announced that next years tour will visit San Diego County! The final stage is Rancho Bernardo to Escondido. They must plan a circuitous route as those communities aren’t very far apart.
I’m excited.
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:05 am
yay! for you. I’d heard about a week ago that it was going to go through Davis — they are very excited up there too. Wee! Hope it is a better race that the TdF is turning out this year. You’d think the riders and teams would learn to stop EPO doping. I guess they have gotten away with it for so long they don’t think they will get caught. There are precious few of the riders left. What a joke. Too bad too.
cheers,
k
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
yeah, don’t they usually finish with a crit-ish stage? i remember watching them (online feed) circle around the block in long beach a few years ago for the finish. i’m pretty sure they do it that way for watch-ability.
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:32 pm
They’re missing stages in the Eastern Sierra, Mojave Desert, North Coast, and Modoc County. Maybe next year!
July 24th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
It was just announced that the final stage will actually be a mountain top finish on Palomar! That’s crazy exciting!