Tour of California 2009 - Final Stage Begins in Rancho Bernardo

A large crowd was on hand in Rancho Bernardo on February 22, 2009, the site for the beginning of the 8th and final stage of the Amgen Tour of California.

Lance Armstrong is in the center of this photograph. (Photograph by George Cooke)

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At the beginning of the 8th stage, the cyclists head north on Pomerado Road just past Rancho Bernardo Road.

From here, the cylclists began a 98 mile grueling stage that climbed above 5000 feet on Palomar Mountain.

Other Resources and News Stories:

AMGEN Tour of California: Feb. 14-22, 2009 (Official website)

North County Times - CYCLING: Leipheimer wins Tour of California

Pomerado News - Cycling world rolls into RB this weekend (Feb. 16, 2009)


The following article appeared in The SUN Signature (March 2009 issue)

The SUN Signature (March 2009 issue)
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