City of Clovis - Stage 4 Finish
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The Amgen Tour of California will bring the drama and excitement of a professional, international bicycle stage race to the Central Valley. The world's top professional cycling teams will compete over a nine-day, 800-mile race on a route that includes the Merced, Madera, Fresno and Tulare Counties - specifically Clovis as Stage 4 Finish on February 18, 2009.
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, after a three-year hiatus from professional cycling, will ride in this international precursor to the most revered race in cycling, the Tour de France. The Amgen Tour of California considered cycling’s most important and successful road race in the United States, enters its fourth year. The event will showcase some of the world’s top professional cycling teams. Traveling almost the entire length of California on a demanding course, the race will begin in Sacramento, head through the mountains and three cities in the Central Valley, and end in San Diego County.
The Clovis Amgen Tour of California local organizing committee is encouraging people to "Take the Day Off," and watch the race when it rolls into Old Town Clovis on that Wednesday afternoon. And, please join us for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California festival along Woodward and Pollasky Avenues on February 18th. Plenty of food, drinks, souvenirs and camaraderie will be available. Also, keep checking this website for all of the local events leading up to the big day!
The 2008 Amgen Tour of California drew 1.6 million spectators, surpassing the first two years’ turnouts and continuing to set records in attendance for any single sporting event in California, as well as for any cycling event ever held in the United States. Additionally, fans and enthusiasts from across the United States and around the world tuned in to the action via nightly television broadcast updates and online at Amgen Tour of California. If you would like to volunteer, please go to the sign up page and be a part of Clovis history! And, if you would like to support this event with a charitable contribution, please do so by visiting the Clovis Community Foundation.
Clovis Mayor Bob Whalen said,"On behalf of the City of Clovis, I am proud to welcome the 2009 Amgen Tour of California. We are very pleased to host this event, and look forward to working with officials to make the Clovis finish a memorable and exciting one. The City of Clovis is honored to be part of this world-class sporting event."
Leading global biotechnology company Amgen is again the race's primary sponsor this year and will continue to leverage its race sponsorship to raise awareness of its mission to serve patients and the promise of medical breakthroughs made possible through biotechnology. In line with its mission, Amgen is striving to make a real impact nationwide by further supporting cancer patients and their families through the Breakaway from Cancer™ initiative.
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