2010 Tour of California

2010 Tour of California Tour of CA Nevada City.jpg The start of the race in Nevada City 300 UCI America Tour May 16–23, 2010 8 810 mi 33h 08' 30" Michael Rogers AUS THR 2010 yellow David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 Thomas Rabou NED TT1 2010 red Peter Sagan SVK LIQ 2010 white Peter Sagan SVK LIQ 2010 green GRM 2010 2009 2011 The 2010 Tour of California was the fifth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 16–23, and was the first edition of the race held in the month of May, after the first four occurred in February. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. It began in Nevada City and concluded in the Agoura Hills. The event's move to later in the year has made it so the route was different from previous editions of the race, and also provided for a different makeup of ridership, as it conflicted with the 2010 Giro d'Italia. The race was won by THR 2010 rider Michael Rogers, who held off GRM 2010' David Zabriskie and Levi Leipheimer of RSH 2010. In other classifications, LIQ 2010's Peter Sagan won both the points and young rider classifications, Thomas Rabou of TT1 2010 won the mountains classification and Garmin-Transitions won the teams classification. Participating teams Sixteen teams participated in the Tour of California. These included seven UCI ProTour teams, two UCI Professional Continental teams, and seven UCI Continental teams. They were:Kirsten Frattini http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/powerhouse-peloton-for-fifth-amgen-tour-of-california Powerhouse peloton for fifth Amgen Tour of California 2010-04-06 Bicycling.com 2010-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100409123159/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/powerhouse-peloton-for-fifth-amgen-tour-of-california 9 April 2010 live UCI ProTour Teams GRM – GRM 2010 LIQ – LIQ 2010 QST – QST 2010 RAB – RAB 2010 THR – THR 2010 RSH – RSH 2010 SAX – SAX 2010 UCI Professional Continental Teams BMC – BMC 2010 CTT – CTT 2010 UCI Continental Teams BPC – BPC 2010 FAS – Fly V Australia JBC – JBC 2010 KBS – KBS 2010 CSM – SpiderTech-Planet Energy TT1 – TT1 2010 UHC – UHC 2010 RadioShack's Levi Leipheimer returned, to try for a fourth consecutive overall victory. Leipheimer's teammate Lance Armstrong has also committed to the race, as has George Hincapie, riding in 2010 for BMC 2010.Joe Lindsey http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2009/10/22/armstrong-hincapie-to-race-2010-tour-of-california/ Armstrong, Leipheimer, Hincapie to Race 2010 Tour of California 2009-10-22 Bicycling.com 2009-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20091028115908/http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2009/10/22/armstrong-hincapie-to-race-2010-tour-of-california/ 28 October 2009 dead dmy-all GRM 2010 yes rider David Zabriskie, second-place finisher in 2006 and 2009, has also been announced for the race.http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/2010-city-announcement.html 2010 Amgen Tour of California Host Cities and Top Competitors Announced via Twitter 2009-10-22 Anschutz Entertainment Group 2009-11-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20091024214918/http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/2010-city-announcement.html 24 October 2009 dead dmy-all Changes from 2009 The 2010 Tour was the first to take place in May rather than February.Kirsten Robbins http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/may09/may06news2 Tour of California moves to May in 2010 2009-05-06 Cycling News 2009-11-11 This has allowed race organizers to move the race inland from the coastal route it used in its four editions. This eliminated Solvang, which had hosted an individual time trial in each of the last three editions of the race, from the route, along with other past cities.Kirsten Robbins http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-california-moves-inland-for-fifth-edition Tour of California moves inland for fifth edition 2009-10-23 Cycling News 2009-11-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20091026144922/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-california-moves-inland-for-fifth-edition 26 October 2009 live Moving to May allowed the race to visit some taller, more difficult climbs further inland, which were too cold to visit in February. Andrew Messick, president of Anschutz Entertainment Group (the organizers of the race), has said that the route for the 2010 Tour will be more difficult than it was in 2009, and that the May time position also moves them from cycling's "pre-season" and gives a better chance to showcase the race, as it now takes place at a time when more riders should be at or near peak form.Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-california-2010-route-announced Tour of California 2010 Route Announced 2009-10-22 Cycling News 2009-11-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20091125031432/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-california-2010-route-announced 25 November 2009 live Race officials also hoped to make the event a preparatory one for the Tour de France.Teresa Rochester http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/oct/24/armstrong-gives-big-boost-to-amgen-tour/ Armstrong gives big boost to Amgen Tour 2009-10-24 Ventura County Star 2009-11-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20091025224720/http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/oct/24/armstrong-gives-big-boost-to-amgen-tour/ 25 October 2009 live The race was held at the same time of year as the Giro d'Italia. Messick has admitted that this will probably result in fewer Italians starting this race, and fewer Americans in the Giro.Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/messicks-masterplan-for-the-tour-of-california Messicks's Masterplan for the Tour of California 2009-10-01 Cycling News 2009-11-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20091112075507/http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/messicks-masterplan-for-the-tour-of-california 12 November 2009 live However, the consensus among race organizers was that few riders who seek a high position in the Tour de France also ride the Giro d'Italia, so the possible loss of riders such as Carlos Sastre and Mark Cavendish (who rode the Tour of California, the Giro d'Italia, and the Tour de France in 2009) was not seen as a major risk. Tour stages The 2010 Tour was held over eight days, down from nine in 2009. This change is due to the current economic state after the recession of the last several years. The prologue has been eliminated. Stage 1 May 16, 2010 — Nevada City to Sacramento, 104.3 mi While past editions of the Tour of California began with a prologue time trial, the first stage in 2010 was a road race from Nevada City to the state capital Sacramento. The course consisted of a lot of descending, starting at 2500 ft and ending near sea level with three laps of a circuit in Sacramento, and a mass sprint finish the expectation.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-1 Downhill all the way? 2010-02-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100323183335/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-1 23 March 2010 dead dmy-all A four-rider breakaway took the intermediate sprints and the one small climb on the course. The riders in the break were Maarten Tjallingii, Marc de Maar, Paul Mach, and Chad Beyer. A chase group, with a rider each from JBC 2010, TT1 2010, and Fly V Australia was between the leaders and the peloton for several miles of racing, but were unable to make the bridge. They attained a maximum advantage of close to six minutes, but THR 2010 at the head of the peloton did not let them stay away. The catch occurred shortly before the circuits in Sacramento began. Team HTC-Columbia continued to control the race during the circuits in preparation for Mark Cavendish's sprint, except for a brief moment when SAX 2010 appeared at the head of the peloton to try to set up Juan José Haedo. Crashes depleted the leading group and reduced the number of sprinters present to try for the stage win, though all riders were given the same time as stage winner Cavendish since the crashes took place very close to the finish line on a flat stage. Time bonuses won during the stage meant the first general classification was not the same as the results of stage one.Laura Weislo http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-1/results Cavendish wins California opener 2010-05-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100519104149/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-1/results 19 May 2010 dead dmy-all Stage 1 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Mark Cavendish GBR THR 2010 4h 04' 46" 2 Juan José Haedo ARG SAX 2010 s.t. 3 Alexander Kristoff NOR BMC 2010 s.t. 4 Robert Hunter RSA GRM 2010 s.t. 5 Jonathan Cantwell AUS Fly V Australia s.t. 6 Marcus Burghardt GER BMC 2010 s.t. 7 Guillaume Boivin CAN SpiderTech-Planet Energy s.t. 8 Andreas Stauff GER QST 2010 s.t. 9 Nikolas Maes BEL QST 2010 s.t. 10 Tom Leezer NED RAB 2010 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 Mark Cavendish GBR 20px|Yellow jersey20px|Green jersey THR 2010 4h 04' 36" 2 Juan José Haedo ARG SAX 2010 + 4" 3 Alexander Kristoff NOR 20px|White jersey BMC 2010 + 6" 4 Maarten Tjallingii NED 20px|Blue jersey RAB 2010 + 6" 5 Marc de Maar NED UHC 2010 + 7" 6 Chad Beyer USA BMC 2010 + 8" 7 Paul Mach USA 20px|Red jersey BPC 2010 + 10" 8 Robert Hunter RSA GRM 2010 + 10" 9 Jonathan Cantwell AUS Fly V Australia + 10" 10 Marcus Burghardt GER BMC 2010 + 10" Stage 2 May 17, 2010 — Davis to Santa Rosa, 109.5 mi This stage was mostly flat, using most of the same course from stage 1 of the 2009 race. A notable diversion from that course, however, occurred around 20 mi from the finish line in Santa Rosa, with the climb of Trinity Road.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-2 A little speed bump before the finish... 2010-02-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100214062107/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-2 14 February 2010 dead dmy-all The stage was slowed by rainy conditions. An early breakaway including Karl Menzies (UHC 2010) and Thomas Rabou (TT1 2010) was caught. A group of twenty riders made a dash for the finish, with the win and the leader's jersey going to Brett Lancaster. For his efforts in the breakaway, Rabou gained the climber's jersey and the most-aggressive rider title.Brett Lancaster wins stage 2, earns overall lead at tour of california Joe Lindsey Bicycling.com http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s1-3-10-22841-1,00.html 2010-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100521094852/http://www.bicycling.com/article/0%2C6610%2Cs1-3-10-22841-1%2C00.html 21 May 2010 dead Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Brett Lancaster AUS CTT 2010 4h 38' 48" 2 Peter Sagan SVK LIQ 2010 s.t. 3 Lars Boom NED RAB 2010 s.t. 4 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 s.t. 5 André Steensen DEN SAX 2010 s.t. 6 François Parisien CAN SpiderTech-Planet Energy s.t. 7 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 s.t. 8 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 s.t. 9 Lars Bak DEN THR 2010 s.t. 10 Michael Rogers AUS THR 2010 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Brett Lancaster AUS 20px|Yellow jersey20px|Green jersey CTT 2010 8h 43' 24" 2 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 + 4" 3 Karl Menzies AUS UHC 2010 + 4" 4 Lars Boom NED RAB 2010 + 6" 5 Thomas Rabou NED20px|Red jersey20px|Blue jersey TT1 2010 + 6" 6 Marc de Maar NED UHC 2010 + 7" 7 Paul Mach USA BPC 2010 + 8" 8 Michael Rogers AUS THR 2010 + 10" 9 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 10" 10 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 10" Stage 3 May 18, 2010 — San Francisco to Santa Cruz, 113.6 mi This course included the Tour's first major climb, of Bonny Doon road, 12 mi from the finish. It was on this climb in the 2009 race that Leipheimer first took the lead that was eventually his overall margin of victory. At Bonny Doon, Levi Leipheimer, David Zabriskie, and Michael Rogers charged ahead. The peloton gave chase, but failed to make the catch, ending up 17 seconds behind. At the line it was Zabriskie who edged out the other two, to gain the time bonus and overall lead.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-3 Bonny Doon is back 2010-02-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100323212006/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-3 23 March 2010 dead dmy-all Sutherland finishes 5th in stage 3 as race blows apart on bonny doon Versus.com 2010-05-19 http://www.versus.com/blogs/2010-cycling-events/sutherland-finishes-5th-in-stage-3-as-race-blows-apart-on-bonny-doon Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 4h 26' 09" 2 Michael Rogers AUS THR 2010 s.t. 3 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 s.t. 4 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 + 17" 5 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 + 17" 6 Heinrich Haussler GER CTT 2010 + 17" 7 Jens Voigt GER SAX 2010 + 17" 8 Chris Horner USA RSH 2010 + 17" 9 François Parisien CAN SpiderTech-Planet Energy + 17" 10 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 17"General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 David Zabriskie USA 20px|Yellow jersey GRM 2010 13h 09' 33" 2 Michael Rogers AUS THR 2010 + 4" 3 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 6" 4 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 + 21" 5 Marc de Maar NED UHC 2010 + 24" 6 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 27" 7 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 27" 8 Peter Stetina USA GRM 2010 + 27" 9 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 + 27" 10 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2010 + 27" Stage 4 May 19, 2010 — San José to Modesto, 121.5 mi This was a flat stage, and used the same course as Stage 3 from 2009. At the 6 mi mark, the peloton faced a difficult, technical climb up Sierra Road, but after descending it there were no further difficulties in the route. A mass sprint finish was expected, with the potential for high winds, common in the San Joaquin Valley, to make it so general classification contenders have to work hard to stay with the leading group.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-4 Better get in a good warm-up... 2010-02-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100216231353/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-4 16 February 2010 dead dmy-all Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Francesco Chicchi ITA LIQ 2010 4h 55' 02" 2 Juan José Haedo ARG SAX 2010 s.t. 3 Mark Cavendish GBR 20px|Green jersey THR 2010 s.t. 4 Theo Bos NED CTT 2010 s.t. 5 Jonathan Cantwell AUS Fly V Australia s.t. 6 Alexander Kristoff NOR BMC 2010 s.t. 7 Ken Hanson USA TT1 2010 s.t. 8 Andreas Stauff GER QST 2010 s.t. 9 Alex Candelario USA KBS 2010 s.t. 10 Guillaume Boivin CAN SpiderTech-Planet Energy s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 David Zabriskie USA 20px|Yellow jersey GRM 2010 18h 04' 35" 2 Michael Rogers AUS THR 2010 + 4" 3 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 6" 4 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 + 21" 5 Marc de Maar NED UHC 2010 + 24" 6 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 27" 7 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 27" 8 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 + 27" 9 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2010 + 27" 10 Peter Stetina USA GRM 2010 + 27" Stage 5 May 20, 2010 — Visalia to Bakersfield, 121.5 mi After a lengthy transfer, two new towns were visited in Stage 5. This was categorized as a flat stage, though a climb with a 14% gradient occurs early in the stage and the finish in Bakersfield included three visits to a climb that tops out over 10% in grade.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-5 Crafty circuit could foil the sprinters' plans 2010-02-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100216231706/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-5 16 February 2010 dead dmy-all However, Lance Armstrong crashed just outside Visalia in Stage 5 and had to withdraw from the Tour of California.Visalia Times-Delta http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20100520/NEWS01/100520013/Lance-Armstrong-heading-to-local-hospital-after-crash-outside-of-Visalia Lance Armstrong heading to local hospital after crash outside of Visalia 2010-05-20 2010-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100523062339/http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20100520/NEWS01/100520013/Lance-Armstrong-heading-to-local-hospital-after-crash-outside-of-Visalia 23 May 2010 live Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 4h 52' 28" 2 Michael Rogers AUS THR 2010 s.t. 3 David Zabriskie USA 20px|Yellow jersey GRM 2010 s.t. 4 Chris Horner USA RSH 2010 s.t. 5 Paul Martens GER RAB 2010 s.t. 6 Tony Martin GER THR 2010 s.t. 7 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 s.t. 8 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 s.t. 9 Jens Voigt GER SAX 2010 s.t. 10 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 Michael Rogers AUS 20px|Yellow jersey THR 2010 22h 56' 59" 2 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 + 0" 3 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 10" 4 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 + 15" 5 Marc de Maar NED UHC 2010 + 28" 6 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 31" 7 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 31" 8 Peter Stetina USA GRM 2010 + 31" 9 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2010 + 31" 10 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 + 31" Stage 6 May 21, 2010 — Palmdale to Big Bear Lake, 135 mi This has already been declared the queen stage of the 2010 Tour, and may be the most difficult stage in the Tour's five-year history. It was the first Tour of California stage ever to conclude with a mountain climb. The climb to Big Bear Lake reached 6752 ft on in elevation. This stage was originally scheduled to begin at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-6 Big Bear finish anything but cuddly 2010-02-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100217042923/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-6 17 February 2010 dead dmy-all but the roads on which the course would have traveled were damaged by heavy snowfall at high elevations in 2010, making them unsafe to use. The stage began just north of the Angeles National Forest at Palmdale City Hall and visited the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains, incorporating 2000 ft on more climbing than the original course from Pasadena. From there, the race headed south along the Angeles Forest Highway before cutting across the Upper Big Tujunga Canyon to travel on the undamaged part of the course as previously designed.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/palmdale-to-host-amgen-tour-of-california-stage-start Palmdale to host Amgen Tour of California stage start 2010-04-14 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-04-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100417071216/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/palmdale-to-host-amgen-tour-of-california-stage-start 17 April 2010 live Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 6h 07' 08" 2 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 s.t. 3 Michael Rogers AUS 20px|Yellow jersey THR 2010 s.t. 4 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 s.t. 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 s.t. 6 Phil Zajicek USA Fly V Australia s.t. 7 Paul Martens GER RAB 2010 s.t. 8 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 s.t. 9 Jens Voigt GER SAX 2010 s.t. 10 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2010 s.t.General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 Michael Rogers AUS 20px|Yellow jersey THR 2010 29h 04' 03" 2 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 + 4" 3 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 + 9" 4 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 14" 5 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 + 29" 6 Marc de Maar NED UHC 2010 + 32" 7 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 35" 8 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 35" 9 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2010 + 35" 10 Peter Stetina USA GRM 2010 + 35" Stage 7 May 22, 2010 — Los Angeles 20 mi on (individual time trial) The one race against the clock for the 2010 Tour took place in Los Angeles, on a longer course than was used in Solvang in the previous three editions of the race. It ran twenty miles over two laps in downtown Los Angeles. The course passed such landmarks as the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and Los Angeles City Hall, finishing at Chick Hearn Court at L.A. Live. It was expected that the riders complete the course in anywhere from 41 to 48 minutes. The first 90 riders to take the course were staggered one minute at a time, and the final 30 spaced out with two minutes separating their departures.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-7 Individual time trial could determine the overall race winner 2010-02-12 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100218070450/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-7 18 February 2010 dead dmy-all Stage 7 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Tony Martin GER THR 2010 41' 41" 2 Michael Rogers AUS 20px|Yellow jersey THR 2010 + 22" 3 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 + 27" 4 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 33" 5 Jens Voigt GER SAX 2010 + 59" 6 Bert Grabsch GER THR 2010 + 1' 06" 7 Maarten Tjallingii NED RAB 2010 + 1' 12" 8 Chris Horner USA RSH 2010 + 1' 19" 9 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 + 1' 19" 10 Robert Hunter RSA GRM 2010 + 1' 21"General Classification after Stage 7 RiderTeamTime 1 Michael Rogers AUS 20px|Yellow jersey THR 2010 29h 46' 06" 2 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 + 9" 3 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 25" 4 Jens Voigt GER SAX 2010 + 1' 12" 5 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 + 1' 26" 6 Chris Horner USA RSH 2010 + 1' 32" 7 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 + 1' 34" 8 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 1' 46" 9 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 2' 10" 10 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2010 + 2' 21" Stage 8 May 23, 2010 — Thousand Oaks circuit race, 83.5 mi The Tour concluded with a hilly circuit race in Thousand Oaks, with a steep climb up Mulholland Highway before finishing in Westlake. The circuit course was 21 mi long, and it was covered four times. It reaches a height of 2000 ft.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-8 Final day's circuit race to test tired legs 2010-02-12 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100218071523/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/5th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-8 18 February 2010 dead dmy-all Stage 8 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 3h 21' 56" 2 George Hincapie USA BMC 2010 s.t. 3 Carlos Barredo ESP QST 2010 s.t. 4 Chris Horner USA RSH 2010 s.t. 5 Óscar Pujol ESP CTT 2010 + 5" 6 Sebastian Langeveld NED RAB 2010 + 28" 7 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 28" 8 Michael Rogers AUS 20px|Yellow jersey THR 2010 + 28" 9 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 + 28" 10 Yaroslav Popovych UKR RSH 2010 + 34"Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Michael Rogers AUS 20px|Yellow jersey THR 2010 33h 08' 30" 2 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 + 9" 3 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 25" 4 Chris Horner USA RSH 2010 + 1' 04" 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 1' 08" 6 Jens Voigt GER SAX 2010 + 1' 44" 7 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 + 1' 58" 8 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 + 2' 06" 9 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 2' 42" 10 Phil Zajicek USA Fly V Australia + 3' 21" Final standings General Classification #RiderTeamTime 1 Michael Rogers AUS 20px|Rogers was awarded the final yellow jersey as general classification winner THR 2010 33h 08' 30" 2 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 + 9" 3 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 25" 4 Chris Horner USA RSH 2010 + 1' 04" 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 1' 08" 6 Jens Voigt GER SAX 2010 + 1' 44" 7 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 + 1' 58" 8 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Sagan was awarded the final green jersey as sprints classification winner20px|Sagan was awarded the final white jersey as youth classification winner LIQ 2010 + 2' 06" 9 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 2' 42" 10 Phil Zajicek USA Fly V Australia + 3' 21" Teams Classification #TeamTime1GRM 201099h 29' 17"2 RSH 2010 + 2"3 THR 2010 + 6' 58"4 UHC 2010 + 38' 38"5 TT1 2010 + 51' 37"6 BMC 2010 + 1h 00' 54"7 SAX 2010 + 1h 04' 11"8 RAB 2010 + 1h 23' 35"9 Fly V Australia + 1h 33' 35"10 BPC 2010 + 1h 57' 41" King of the Mountains Classification #RiderTeamPoints1Thomas Rabou NED 20px|Rabou was awarded the final red jersey as mountains classification winnerTT1 2010772 George Hincapie USA BMC 2010 273 Davide Frattini ITA TT1 2010 204 Andy Schleck LUX SAX 2010 155 Jason McCartney USA RSH 2010 156 Paul Mach USA BPC 2010 147 Matthew Wilson AUS GRM 2010 148 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 119 Rob Britton CAN BPC 2010 1110 Jakob Fuglsang DEN SAX 2010 10 Sprint Classification #RiderTeamPoints 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Sagan was awarded the final green jersey as sprints classification winner20px|Sagan was awarded the final white jersey as youth classification winner LIQ 2010 49 2 Michael Rogers AUS 20px|Rogers was awarded the final yellow jersey as general classification winner THR 2010 41 3 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2010 30 4 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 29 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 28 6 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2010 26 7 George Hincapie USA BMC 2010 19 8 Chris Horner USA RSH 2010 17 9 Carlos Barredo ESP QST 2010 15 10 Paul Martens GER RAB 2010 12 Young Rider Classification #RiderTeamTime1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Sagan was awarded the final green jersey as sprints classification winner20px|Sagan was awarded the final white jersey as youth classification winner LIQ 2010 33h 10' 36"2Peter Stetina USAGRM 2010 + 1' 51"3Tom Peterson USAGRM 2010 + 34' 20"4Tejay van Garderen USATHR 2010 + 39' 36"5David Boily CANSpiderTech-Planet Energy + 54' 29"6Chris Butler USABMC 2010 + 1h 04' 29"7Max Jenkins USAUHC 2010 + 1h 19' 16"8Chad Beyer USABMC 2010 + 1h 29' 52"9Kiel Reijnen USAJBC 2010 + 1h 30' 55"10Nikolas Maes BELQST 2010 + 1h 38' 17" Classification leadership In the 2010 Tour of California, five different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Tour of California, and the winner of the general classification was considered the winner of the Tour of California. Additionally, there was also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awarded a green jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. The winner got 15 points, second place 12, third 10, fourth 7, and one point less per place down the line, to a single point for tenth. In addition, some points could be won in intermediate sprints. There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized, either first, second, third, or fourth category, with more points available for the harder climbs. There was also a youth classification. This classification was calculated the same way as the general classification, but only young cyclists (under 23) were in. The leader of the young rider classification received a white jersey. The fifth jersey was not awarded on the basis of a time or points-based classification. It was for each stage's "Most Courageous" rider, akin to the combativity award in the Tour de France. The rider who received this award as given a blue jersey on the podium, and wore a red bib number in the next stage. Unlike the Tour de France's combativity award, there was no overall award given. There was also a classification for teams. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per stage were added, and the team with the lowest time was leader. Stage Winner General Classification25px|link=|alt= Youth Classification25px|link=|alt= Mountains Classification25px|link=|alt= Sprint Classification25px|link=|alt= Most Courageous25px|link=|alt= Team Classification 1 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Alexander Kristoff Paul Mach Mark Cavendish Maarten Tjallingii THR 2010 2 Brett Lancaster Brett Lancaster Peter Sagan Thomas Rabou Brett Lancaster Thomas Rabou UHC 20103 David Zabriskie David Zabriskie Mark Cavendish Will Routley RSH 20104 Francesco Chicchi Ryan Anderson Lars Boom5 Peter Sagan Michael Rogers Peter Sagan Ben Day6 Peter Sagan Thomas Rabou George Hincapie7 Tony Martin Tony Martin GRM 20108 Ryder Hesjedal Yaroslav Popovych Final Michael Rogers Peter Sagan Thomas Rabou Peter Sagann/a GRM 2010 References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20110613074034/http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com:80/Archives/2010-archive.html - 2010 Tour Archive Category:Tour of California Tour of California Tour of California Tour of California