LOS ANGELES (April 23, 2013) – The Amgen Tour of California or Tour de France-style cycling road race, is created and presented by AEG, that challenges the world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course and will be taken place on May 12th through the 19th and will be visited with riders in the Santa Clarita Valley may 14th-15th.
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“We wanted to create something for the Amgen Tour of California that brought our philosophy of customer unique branding to these leader jerseys, Said President of Champion System Scott Kaylin. “Each leader of each category will be wearing their personal branded jersey with their name on it, sporting a unique piece of this year’s race history.”
A long-standing tradition in professional cycling, special race jerseys will be awarded daily to overall race leaders in several categories. New to the race this year, each award jersey from Champion System, the official jersey partner of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California, will carry the last name of the cyclist wearing it during competition – believed to be a first for any professional cycling race.
“Leader jerseys are one of the great traditions of cycling,” said Kristin Bachochin, executive director of the race and senior vice president of AEG Sports. “In the past seven editions of the Amgen Tour of California, we’ve seen some epic performances from the cyclists who have been awarded these top honors. I look forward to seeing how this year’s competition unfolds.”
The 2013 Amgen Tour of California, which will cover nearly 750 miles of scenic California roadways, highways and coastlines, will feature the world’s elite cyclists vying for these six leader jerseys:
Amgen Race Leader Jersey: The coveted yellow jersey is awarded daily to the rider with the lowest cumulative time over the entire race. The rider wearing this jersey often changes from stage to stage as each day’s results are added into the equation. It is possible for a rider to win the Amgen Race Leader Jersey without winning a daily stage since the jersey takes into account overall times.
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