Tour of California Results

Australian Michael Rogers of California-based HTC-Columbia takes the Overall Win in the 2010 Amgen Tour of California

Garmin-Transitions' Ryder Hesjedal Takes Stage 8 in Front of Roaring Crowds in Thousand Oaks

THOUSAND OAKS (May 23, 2010) – After eight challenging and epic days of cycling that covered more than 800 miles of scenic California roads, and a thrilling fight to the finish at the conclusion of today's final stage, Michael Rogers (USA) of HTC-Columbia was crowned champion of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. With a week-long total time of 33 hours, 8 minutes and 30 seconds, Rogers took the highly coveted title of race champion in front of enormous cheering crowds in Thousand Oaks, home to title sponsor Amgen, besting his third place finish in the 2009 race. In an eight-day battle against the best field ever assembled to compete in the United States, which included Tour de France winners, Olympic medalists and World Champions, Ryder Hesjedal of Garmin-Transitions claimed the Stage 8 win.

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