Photos: Amgen Tour of California pro cycling race
May 15, 2013
Tejay Van Garderen gets kissed on the podium after winning the Tour of California cycling race in Santa Rosa, Calif., Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Tejay van Garderen of team BMC, left in yellow jersey, is protected by the peloton as they roll through pastoral hills at the Sonoma, Marin County line on Highway 1 during the final stage of the Tour of California, Sunday May 19, 2013, going from San Francisco to Santa Rosa. Calif. (AP Photo/The Press Democrat,Kent Porter ) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Closed to traffic, the Tour of California peloton rolls over the Golden Gate Bridge Sunday May 19, 2013, on the way from San Francisco to Santa Rosa, Ca., during the eighth and final stage of the race. (AP Photo/The Press Democrat,Kent Porter ) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Peter Sagan, of Slovakia, in green, races ahead of the sprint line to win stage 8 of the Tour of California cycling race in Santa Rosa, Calif., Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( Tour of California Cycling )
The peloton, lower left, makes its way up Highway 101 with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background during the final stage of the Tour of California cycling race on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Sausalito, Calif. The final stage began in San Francisco and ended in Santa Rosa, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Tejay van Garderen celebrates. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
The racers on the golden gate at the start of the stage. Ben Jacques-Maynes iin on the very left at the front of the peloton. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
Peter Sagan, Cannondale, celebrating winning the stage as he crossed the finish line Sunday. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
Competitors make their way along Third Street at the start of the Amgen Tour of California's Stage 7, in Livermore, California, on Saturday, May 17, 2013. (Anda Chu/Oakland Tribune/MCT) ( SPORTS CYC-AMGEN 1 OX )
The racers on the golden gate at the start of the eighth stage. Ben Jacques-Maynes in on the very left at the front of the peloton. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
Peter Sagan with another Cannondale teammate in a group that was 7:50 behind the leaders at this point. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
Tour winner Tejay Van Garderen, third from left, rides with his BMC teammates along Bolinas lagoon during stage 8 of the Tour of California cycling race in Bolinas, Calif., Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( Tour of California Cycling )
USA team BMC in red, including overall winner Tejay van Garderen in yellow, roll across the Golden Gate Bridge during the final stage of the Tour of California, Sunday May 19, 2013 from San Francisco to Santa Rosa. (AP Photo/The Press Democrat,Kent Porter ) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Leopold Konig, of team Netapp-Endura, crosses the finish line to win Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California at the summit of Mt. Diablo at Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, California, on Saturday, May, 19, 2013. (Dan Honda/Contra Costa Times/MCT) ( SPORTS CYC-AMGEN 9 CC )
Fans cheer on Andy Schleck, front left, of Luxembourg, during stage 7 of the Tour of California cycling race in Mount Diablo, Calif., Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Team Netapp-Endura rider Leopold King races up Mount Diablo State Park to win Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California at the summit of Mt. Diablo in Contra Costa County, California, on Saturday, May, 19, 2013. (Aric Crabb/Oakland Tribune/MCT) ( SPORTS CYC-AMGEN 10 OX )
Marco Pinotti, of Italy, races during the stage 6 individual time trial of the Tour of California cycling race in San Jose, Calif., Friday, May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Carter Jones rides during the Stage 6 individual time trial of the Tour of California cycling race, in San Jose, Calif., Friday, May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Lawson Craddock collapses after finishing a mountain climb at the end of stage 7 of the Tour of California cycling race in Danville, Calif., Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Leopold Konig, of the Czech Republic, is kissed on the podium after winning stage 7 of the Tour of California cycling race in Mount Diablo, Calif., Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Califorina State Parks officer Rob Chambers and his dog, Argo, perform a security sweep prior to riders approaching the finish line during Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California at the summit of Mt. Diablo at Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, California, on Saturday, May, 19, 2013. (Dan Honda/Contra Costa Times/MCT) ( SPORTS CYC-AMGEN 7 CC )
George Dluzak, of Lathrop, Calif., 10, at right, cheers on the peloton during stage 7 of the Tour of California cycling race in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Team Vacansoleil-DCM ride in the middle of the peleton during Stage 4 of the Tour of California on May 15, 2013 in Fillmore, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 168821427 )
Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Sharp, celebating his win after crossing the finish line of Stage 4 first. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
The peloton rides by orange groves during the fourth stage of the Tour of California cycling race, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Fillmore, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Race leader Janier Acevedo, in the gold jersey, of Colombia, rides with the peloton during the fourth stage of the Tour of California cycling event, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Fillmore, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Tyler Farrar (C) riding for Garmin-Sharp sprints to victory in Stage Four of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California from Santa Clarita to Santa Barbara on May 15, 2013 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 168819196 )
The peleton speed by Bardsdale United Methodist Church during Stage 4 of the Tour of California on May 15, 2013 in Fillmore, United States. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 168821442 )
Javier Alexis Acevedo Calle [Jamis-Hagens Berman] awarded kisses after holding his overall lead in the Amgen Tour of California. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
Brian Vandborg of Denmark riding for Cannondale and Caleb Fairly of the United States riding for Garmin-Sharp ride during Stage 4 of the Tour of California on May 15, 2013 in Ojai, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 168821594 )
A spectator dressed as a pope runs with the peloton during the fourth stage of the Tour of California cycling race, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Ojai, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Tour of California Cycling )
The peloton rides past spectators during the fourth stage of the Tour of California cycling race, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Santa Barbara, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Cyclists speed out at the start of Stage 4 of the Amgen Tour of California in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
Peter Sagan of Slovakia riding for Cannondale Pro Cycling celebrates his win as he douses his teammate Guillaume Boivin of Canada riding for Cannondale Pro Cycling in Stage Three of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California from Palmdale to Santa Clarita on May 14, 2013 in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 168751489 )
The peloton at the sprint line in Hemet being lead by the Vacansoleil-DCM team with Lieuwa Westra and two riders with the Champion System team during Stage 2. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
Ben Jacques-Maynes, a UC Santa Cruz alum, in the breakaway in Stage 2. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
The peloton passes through Bouquet Canyon during Stage Three of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California from Palmdale to Santa Clarita on May 14, 2013 in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 168750120 )
Lieuwa Westra being awarded for winning a stage. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
Fans hold up pictures of Peter Sagan, of Slovakia, during the third stage of the Tour of California cycling race, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Janier Acevedo of Columbia riding for Jamis-Hagens Berman rides in the peloton as he defended the overall race leader's jersey during Stage Three of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California from Palmdale to Santa Clarita on May 14, 2013 in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 168750721 )
The peloton passes through a wheat field during Stage Two of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California from Murrieta to Palm Springs on May 13, 2013 in Hemet, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 168679180 )
Ben Jacques-Maynes leads in the final turn of Stage 2 onto Tramway Road in Palm Springs. The breakaway was still in the lead but about to be caught on the climb up Tramway Road. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
The peloton goes by fans during the third stage of the Tour of California cycling race, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, near Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Tour of California Cycling )
Riders decsend in front of Castaic Lake during Stage 3 of the Tour of California on May 14, 2013 in Castaic, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 168749518 )
Ben Jacques-Maynes being interviewed before the start of the Stage 3. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
The peloton makes the descent from Mountain Center toward Palm Desert during Stage Two of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California from Murrieta to Palm Springs on May 13, 2013 in Mountain Center, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 168679247 )
Lieuve Westra, Vacansoleil-DCM, winning a stage. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
Peter Sagan being interviewed before the race. (Robert Torre/Special to the Sentinel)
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