2008 Amgen Tour of California

At BikeTiresDirect, we're kicking 2008 off in the best way possible, with sunshine and bike racing. The 2008 Amgen Tour of California is slated as America's premier cycling event, and we'll be there spreading around some great deals on the equipment you need to make your season a success. Look for the BikeTiresDirect tent at the HealthNet Lifestyle festival near the finish of each stage.

Started in 2006, the Amgen Tour of California has quickly become the nation's premier cycling event. The fabulous weather of California and early season scheduling makes for an attractive race for domestic and European pro teams alike. Previous winners Floyd Landis and Levi Leipheimer have used the Tour as a springboard to Tour de France success, while smaller American-based teams see the race as their most important of the season.

The UCI, cycling's governing body, has given the Amgen Tour of California a 2.HC rating, the highest ranking available. This guarantees a star studded line-up of American and European based professionals racing flat-out. This is no early season training ride. 2007 saw reigning World Champion Paolo Bettini take his first ever stage win on American soil. Overall winner Levi Leipheimer went on to finish 3rd in the 2007 Tour de France.

The parcours of the 2008 Amgen Tour of California is set to showcase the spectacular scenery of California coastline and wine country. The BikeTiresDirect crew will be stationed at the finish of each stage offering our everyday great prices on cycling equipment along with some Tour-of-California-only surprises.

• Prologue: Palo Alto-Stanford University (Sunday, February 17, 2008)
• Stage 1: Sausalito to Santa Rosa (Monday, February 18, 2008)
• Stage 2: Santa Rosa to Sacramento (Tuesday, February 19, 2008)
• Stage 3: Modesto to San Jose (Wednesday, February 20, 2008)
• Stage 4: Seaside to San Luis Obispo (Thursday, February 21, 2008)
• Stage 5: Solvang Individual Time Trial (Friday, February 22, 2008)
• Stage 6: Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita (Saturday, February 23, 2008)
• Stage 7: Santa Clarita to Pasadena (Sunday, February 24, 2008)

A highlight for race spectators will be the HealthNet Lifestyle Festival located near the finish of each day's stage. The festival will feature a health & fitness expo, cancer awareness education, cycling gear, family activities, bike safety, food and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy as we await the finish. The BikeTiresDirect booth will be located in the Lifestyle Festival offering a great assortment of tires and accessories at our everyday low prices, as well as some special Tour of California only specials. By all means, come on down, find a great deal on a new set of tires, meet the fabulous BikeTiresDirect crew and take advantage of some special offers available only to the folks we meet at the race.

BikeTiresDirect will also be your one-stop-shop for a ground level view of the Tour of California. Our crew could use a break from the warehouse and will be let loose to dig up the secrets of a pro level race. Our Tour of California news feed will be updated with equipment and mechanical tips straight from the pro's bikes, race commentary and any behind the scenes drama we can find. If you can't make it to the race, the BikeTiresDirect news feed will be your source for all the stories you didn't see on TV.

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