SANTA CLARITA A HOST CITY FOR '07 TOUR OF CALIFORNIA RACE CYCLISTS WILL RIDE LOCAL ROUTE DURING CANCER BENEFIT.Byline: SUE DOYLE 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, -- Cyclists This is an incomplete list. Please add to this list if you are aware of an omission. This is a list of cyclists by decade. Cyclists by decade Cyclists before the 1880s
adj. 1. Audacious and gallant; spirited. 2. Marked by showy elegance; splendid: a dashing coat. See Synonyms at fashionable. through the state next year for the prestigious 650-mile Tour of California race will stop for a day in Santa Clarita, one of 12 cities chosen to play host to the event, city officials said Thursday. Starting Feb. 18 in 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 , about 150 riders in the all-male race will follow a path around thick redwoods, hills of the wine country and along the coast during the eight-day 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). . Cyclists will head south, passing through Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, city, Argentina Santa Rosa, city (1991 pop. 80,629), capital of La Pampa prov., central Argentina. It is a modern city and road junction surrounded by a rich agricultural and cattle-raising area. , San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. and Solvang before arriving in Santa Clarita on Feb. 24. The tour
ends the next day in Long Beach.
``Santa Clarita is so ready for this,'' Mayor Laurene Weste said. ``It's like planning your wedding all your life, and it all works.'' City officials were notified a week ago that Santa Clarita was picked as a host city. Under contract terms, chosen cities could not announce the news until Thursday. City officials applied last month to be part of the tour and, in return for the recognition, officials had to agree to close streets and provide police and marketing services for the race. About 50,000 fans, family members and others are expected to descend on the town when the race comes through. Just where the cyclists will ride is unclear because the race route is still undetermined. However, tour organizers were lured to Santa Clarita for its challenging hillsides, said Gail Ortiz, city spokeswoman. Valencia resident Fred Hoblit will be among the fans lining the streets as cyclists make their way around local roadways. The 50-year-old amateur cyclist participates in about 80 races each year and admires the professionals' skills. Calling them ``genetic mutants,'' Hoblit said it takes more than hard work to ride at their intense level. ``The average person just can't do this,'' he said. ``The top 10 percent of people genetically are in this race.'' The race premiered last year and raises money for cancer care and treatment. sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com (661)257-5254 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color -- ran in SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. edition only) Santa Clarita Mayor Laurene Weste, wearing a bike racing helmet, announced during a news conference on Thursday that the city will host a stage of the 2007 Amgen Tour of California. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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