Tour of California organizers release stage details

Course details for the 2010 Tour of California are expected to start trickling out today. Organizer AEG has announced that they will post videos showing route details and the host cites (a.k.a the start and finish towns) at the rate of two stages per day, for four days starting Tuesday, Feb 9 at the race website.  Team Type 1 rider Chris Jones makes an apperance in the video for Stage 1 from Nevada City to Sacramento:

He is from the area and the course will follow roads that he regularly trains on.

Stage 2′s route winds from Davis to Santa Rosa and will provide plenty of scenic settings for both the cyclists and spectators. Beginning in the city of Davis, which recently was named the best cycling town in the United States by Bicycling Magazine, the route includes evenly spaced climbs throughout the stage and spectacular views. After 20 miles of flat roads, the riders will meet their first climb up a short, but steep section leading up to the Monticello Dam. This short climb is followed quickly by the difficult “Cardiac Hill”.

Check back on this post over the next several days. We’ll add the details as they become available.

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