AMGEN BIKE TOUR HEADED TO SANTA CLARITA.Byline: Daily News 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 announced the route Monday for the Valencia leg of the Amgen Tour of California The Amgen Tour of California is a professional cycling stage race on the UCI America Tour and USA Cycling Professional Tour that made its debut on February 19, 2006. Sponsored by the biotechnology company Amgen, the eight-day race covers between 650-700 miles (1,045 - 1,126 km). bicycle race. Some 150 bicyclists will pedal from San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden to Long Beach in the 650-mile tour, hitting 10 other cities on the way south. The all-male race will start Feb. 18. Participants will come to Santa Clarita from the west, following state Route 126 to the Valencia Industrial Center. The course will follow the highway to Avenue Stanford, then take a southwest course to Avenue Scott, McBean Parkway, Valencia Boulevard, Tourney tourney: see tournament. Road and Magic Mountain Parkway, stopping at the Valencia Town Center. To be included, the city had to agree to close roads as necessary and provide police and marketing services for the race. The race, in its second year, raises money for cancer treatment. |
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