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The ascend up Gibraltar Road alfresco of Santa Barbara is aback as the Bout of California allotment to a south-north agreement for 2018, with a alpha in Long Beach on May 13 and a accomplishment in Sacramento seven canicule later. The race's Queen date will affection the Gibraltar Road ascend on the additional day, organisers appear today as allotment of the race's host-city announcement.
["218.25"]The three-day Amgen Bout of California Women's Chase will alpha May 17 and run accordingly with the men's, absolute as it has the antecedent two years with a date in Sacramento but shrinking by one day from 2017.
New to the bout are host cities Ventura and King City, while Long Beach and Stockton acknowledgment to the chase afterwards 11 years. South Lake Tahoe will already afresh host both men's and women's stages, with both contest absolute in Sacramento on the aforementioned day.
"The 2018 Amgen Bout of California will allure admirers everywhere with all-star pelotons and new routes that advertise the absurd adorableness of the Golden State," said Kristin Klein, admiral of the Amgen Bout of California and controlling carnality admiral of AEG Sports, which owns the race. “With a mix of Host Cities that highlight the assortment of California – from burghal to remote, ocean to desert, forests to mountains – the chase continues its attitude as a activating and advancing accident on the all-embracing calendar."
["218.25"]The 13th copy of the chase will be in its additional year on the WorldTour agenda afterwards LottoNL-Jumbo's George Bennett won the countdown WorldTour copy aftermost year. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) won the chase in 2016 back he took the all-embracing advance on the ascend to Gibraltar, a adamant ascendance that finishes at added than 1,980 meters aloft sea level.
As it was in 2017, the women’s accepted allocation will be contested on the high-altitude Queen Date in South Lake Tahoe, which appearance one of the better climbs in the UCI Women’s WorldTour. In 2017, Boels Dolmans' Anna van der Breggen took the all-embracing win on the final day from Katie Hall (UnitedHetlhacre) by acceptable a time benefit during the final ambit chase in Sacramento.
The men's chase will additionally acknowledgment to Monterey County for a date 3 accomplishment at Laguna Seca Raceway, area Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) exhausted Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) in a dart accomplishment in 2016. The abutting day the men will biking to San Jose for an alone time trial. Route capacity are not yet accessible for the stage, but the 31.9km San Jose time balloon in 2013 featured an acclivous accomplishment that acquired 300 metres in the final 2.6km. BMC's Tejay van Garderen won the date that year and claimed the all-embracing win two canicule later.
["395.76"]Stage 5 of the men's chase on May 17 will booty riders from Stockton to Elk Grove, area the women's chase begins the aforementioned day. A date from Folsom to South Lake Tahoe follows the abutting day for the men, while the women's additional date starts and finishes in the abundance resort town.
2018 Amgen Bout of California host cities - May 13-19
Stage 1 - Long BeachStage 2 - Ventura to Santa Barbara County (Gibraltar Road)Stage 3 - King City to Monterey County (Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca)Stage 4 - San Jose (Time Trial)Stage 5 - Stockton to Elk GroveStage 6 - Folsom to South Lake TahoeStage 7 - Sacramento
["395.76"]2018 Amgen Bout of California Women's Chase empowered with SRAM host cities - May 17-19
Stage 1 - Elk GroveStage 2 - South Lake TahoeStage 3 - Sacramento
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