Amgen Tour of California

TrainingPeaks co-founder Dirk Friel reviews the power data from UHC rider Philip Deignan for the fourth stage of the Amgen Tour

Video: Nick Legan gets up close with Rory Sutherland's TT bike before Amgen Tour's stage 5 Thursday

Take a ride in the Liquigas-Cannondale team car as they follow Timmy Duggan at Thursday's TT at the Amgen Tour of California

Stage 5 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson

Garmin's new Amgen Tour leader says he'll put up a fight to move from three-time runner-up to overall winner

The cast of characters vying for the Amgen Tour of California overall changed Thursday, and a new story waits to be written

BMC Racing leader says he caught Chris Horner a little too early for his own good in the stage 5 time trial and with more than a minute, he'll let Horner go at the base of Mount Baldy

Nick Legan provides a glimpse at some of the Amgen Tour of California stage 5 time trial tech

Tejay van Garderen scores a blow in the GC race, moving to second overall

On the eve of his final racing days, Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen held a press conference where he fielded questions about a remarkable career that began in 1996

Olympic champ Kristin Armstrong tops all comers in the Bakersfield women’s TT at the Amgen Tour

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 5 meal plan, from breakfast to dinner

Exergy director Tad Hamilton finds his way through the purgatory between the front of the race and the back

Stage 4 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson

Tom Danielson tells VeloNews that he rode through stage 4 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California trying to stay hidden and under 300 watts

Timmy Duggan tells VeloNews that his move into the breakaway during stage 4 set up the perfect scenario for Liquigas-Cannondale at the 2012 Amgen Tour of California

The start list for the stage 5 time trial at the 2012 Amgen Tour of California

Overall leader's fourth stage win in as many tries was his favorite, because he expected it least

Chris Horner gives the quick and dirty on stage 4 of the Amgen Tour of California to VeloNews

In an exclusive interview before the race departs Santa Rosa, Tejay van Garderen says his GC battle with Chris Horner at the Amgen Tour of California will come down to who exploits to their own strengths better in Bakersfield and Mount Baldy

Overall leader makes a clean sweep ahead of Thursday's time trial

In his daily video diary from the Amgen Tour, Tom Boonen eases onto Twitter, talks about his last chance for a California stage win and remembers Robbie McEwen

In his daily video diary, Andrew Talansky tells VeloNews that racing in the U.S. is lower stress for Garmin-Barracuda, but more unpredictable with a wide range of abilities and objectives in the peloton

TrainingPeaks co-founder Dirk Friel reviews the power data from UHC rider Marc de Maar for the second and third stages of the Amgen Tour

Images from the start of stage 4 at the 2012 Amgen Tour of California

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 4 meal planning, from breakfast to dinner

Andrew Talansky says that so far everything is going according to plan for Garmin

Tom Boonen ranks Peter Sagan among the best sprinters in the world, but says 'everybody is beatable.'

American squad is pressing the race in the opening stages of the Amgen Tour of Calfornia

Chris Horner and company are laying their cards on the table and waiting for someone to call

Tom Danielson tells VeloNews that Garmin wants to make every day hard at the 2012 Amgen Tour of California

Lest the team be forgotten, Ben Jacques-Maynes and Jeremy Vennell lead a Bissell squad that is always on the attack in California

Chris Horner tells VeloNews that the 2012 Amgen Tour of California has gone to plan thus far, and is impressed with the way Garmin has taken the race on in the opening stages

After three straight second-place finishes, Heinrich Haussler hopes his day will come soon to get on top of the podium

Overall leader wins third stage at the Amgen Tour

Ben Jacques-Maynes talks about the emotions of taking the most aggressive rider jersey and racing on his home turf

For American Timmy Duggan, his pulls on the front of the Amgen Tour of California in Liquigas lime green couldn’t be sweeter

Gallery: Some interesting bikes and sites greeted fans at today's stage 3 expo at the Amgen Tour of California, through the lens of Nick Legan

Jens Voigt discusses his reception by the American fans and possible retirement

Levi Leipheimer tells VeloNews that he is setting small goals at the Amgen Tour of California and says Garmin is riding to land the jersey in Bakersfield

Tom Boonen tells VeloNews that his receptions in the U.S. following the classics has been overwhelming and that he'll skip the Tour de France to focus on the Olympics

Classics king to concentrate on the London Games, world championships

Boonen, Haussler and company shove off in San Jose

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 3 meal planning, from breakfast to dinner

Former world track champion Leigh Howard is finding his legs with Orica-GreenEdge and hoping to find the top of the podium at the Amgen Tour

Bissell rider followed a twisty, terrible road from his crash in last year's Amgen Tour to his homecoming on Monday

BMC Racing GC man says the Garmin effort on the descent to Bear Creek stressed some of the GC favorites, but the top riders looked solid during stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California

1. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale in 5:02:00 2. Heinrich HAUSSLER, Garmin-Barracuda at s.t. 3. Leigh HOWARD, Orica-GreenEdge at s.t. 4. Koen DE KORT, Argos-Shimano at s.t. 5. Fred RODRIGUEZ, Exergy at s.t.

Peter Sagan tells VeloNews about keeping his cool with late mechanicals and winding it up for the final corner in Santa Cruz to win stage 2 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of Calfornia

In the second installment of his Amgen Tour video diary, Tom Boonen tells VeloNews that the other teams must take responsibility in California

Garmin-Barracuda rider Andrew Talansky is a favorite for the overall win at the Amgen Tour of California. He'll join VeloNews daily for video diaries from the race

Scenes from the start of stage 2 at the Amgen Tour of California

TrainingPeaks co-founder reviews UHC riders' stage 1 power. Where did de Maar put down a peak six-minute power output of 458 watts?

Nicolas Roche tells VeloNews that he is angry after the stage 1 crash that took him down at the Amgen Tour. The Ag2r captains says the team is searching for a morale boost

Amgen Tour of California GC contender Tejay van Garderen is selling part of the first polka dot kit ever worn by an American at the Tour de France to help a friend involved in a car/bike collision

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 2 meal planning, from breakfast to dinner

With Leipheimer claiming he's not a factor and Horner suspicious, the opening stage of the Amgen Tour was a tactical grudge match

Stage 1 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson

Americans punched the clock almost immediately in the opening stage of the Amgen Tour stage and nearly stayed away

Sagan was surgical, strong and explosive in Santa Rosa on Sunday; Horner says Liquigas rider could win five stages

Levi Leipheimer tells VeloNews that, knowing he would not content for the overall, he told the GC favorites that Omega Pharma would not pull on stage 1 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California

1. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale in 4:42:35 2. Heinrich HAUSSLER, Garmin-Barracuda at s.t. 3. Fred RODRIGUEZ, Exergy at s.t. 4. Leigh HOWARD, Orica-GreenEdge at s.t. 5. Greg VAN AVERMAET, BMC Racing at s.t.

Matthews misses chance with late crash

In the first installment of his daily video diaries from the Amgen Tour of California, Tom Boonen tells VeloNews that his Roubaix win was the most special victory of his entire career, but it took two weeks to relax afterward

Images from the start of stage 1 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California

Garmin-Barracuda rider Andrew Talansky is a favorite for the overall win at the Amgen Tour of California. He'll join VeloNews daily for video diaries from the race

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 1 meal planning, from breakfast to dinner

German sprinter looks to introduce himself to U.S. racing with a California win

After a post-classics break, Liquigas tandem takes aim at nearly every stage of the Amgen Tour

At 39, Amgen Tour champ Chris Horner keeps getting better and better. (Don’t believe us? Just ask him.)

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and Skratch Labs will bring you Omega Pharma-Quick Step's daily meal plans, with recipes from the Feed Zone Cookbook, throughout the 2012 Amgen Tour of California