AMGEN BICYCLE TOUR RIDES INTO OFFICIALS' HEARTS CITY WANTS TO HOST AGAIN.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- City officials were so pleased with how this weekend's Amgen pro bicycle bicycle, light, two-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals. The name velocipede is often given to early forms of the bicycle and to its predecessor, the dandy horse, a two-wheeled vehicle moved by the thrust of the rider's feet upon the ground. tour played out that they want to host it again. In the coming weeks, the city will analyze sales-tax figures and talk to Santa Clarita restaurant, hotel and shop owners to find out how much of a financial boost the televised Tour of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). provided. But officials said Monday Monday: see week. that they already know it got the city noticed, drawing a crowd of between 150,000 and 200,000 spectators. The event also jammed traffic, and officials say if the event comes back they will work on their traffic plan. "Economic development is huge when you have those (numbers of) people coming to the community, and I would hope that everyone would be pleased to have this come back to our city," Councilman Bob Kellar said Monday. "And a little minor inconvenience on the road once a year is not that big a deal." As crews took down Amgen tour banners from bridges in the city Monday, the talk in shops along the race route was about how Saturday's event affected business. Traffic was jammed at the Valencia Crossroads shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into , at Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway. Adam Dreyfus, salesman at Wilshire Home Entertainment, saw a line of cars 100 yards long, and the jam lasted for hours and kept customers away, he said. "For us it was not good, but I think overall it probably brought a lot of people who hadn't been out to this valley, so I think it was pretty cool," Dreyfus said. Santa Clarita will put in its application with tour organizers to host the event again next year, said Gail Ortiz, spokeswoman for the city. The Amgen tour is the most attended cycling race in the United States Racial demographics
The United States is a diverse country racially. It has a majority of persons of White/European ancestry spread throughout the country. . "I was just absolutely thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to death with that entire program," Kellar said. alex.dobuzinskis@dailynews.com (661) 257-5253 |
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