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Down to the Tire…

The photo finish

Two seconds behind at the start of the final stage turns into one second after the intermediate sprint time bonuses.  As such, it must be solved in the last full-tilt sprint to the finish. And so it is, by the very narrowest of margins, all coming down to less than the width of a road tire.  In the closest victory in the history of this tour, thanks to a four-second time bonus for finishing the day in third (narrowly enough), the great Peter Sagan wins the 2015 Amgen Tour of California!

 
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Posted by on May 17, 2015 in Cycling, Famous People, News

 

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Just Passing Through…

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Stage 5 of the 2015 Amgen Tour of California rolled out of Santa Barbara on Thursday, just after I was able to snag my own photo of my two favorite rival sprinters, Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan.  As some very atypical wet weather soaked the 95-mile course and made for a soggy finish, like most other fans I was left to wonder which of the two powerhouses would win the day.  The answer, of course, for his third stage victory of this tour:  The Missile!

 
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Posted by on May 14, 2015 in Current Events, Cycling, News

 

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And They’re Off…

The 2015 Amgen Tour of California is off and rolling as of today. The week-long professional cycling race departs from Santa Barbara on Thursday! (Getty Images Sport)

 
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Posted by on May 10, 2015 in Cycling, News

 

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