Stage 1 - 13 May 2012
Santa Rosa
Vineyards and coastal views
After a one-year hiatus, the race returns to three-time champion Levi Leipheimer’s adopted home town of Santa Rosa. His popularity here is huge and his King’s ridge Gran Fondo draws over 6,000 cyclists each year and shares major sections with this stage route.
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TOPICS
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Célia Gery to end cyclo-cross season after European championships due to ‘leg pain’
French road and cyclo-cross champion to have surgery in the winter -
Tour Down Under race director ‘doing everything we can’ to bring Tadej Pogačar to Australia
Stuart O’Grady is hoping the Slovenian will return to race where he made WorldTour debut in 2019 -
Superprestige Oversijse: Michael Vanthourenhout powers to solo victory at Druivencross
Witse Meeussen is second and Niels Vandeputte takes third in opening round of Belgian series -
Superprestige Overijse: Lucinda Brand takes commanding victory with powerful solo performance
Aniek van Alphen limits the damage in second place, with Inge van der Heijden third
