Big Bear Lodging Blog » Amgen Tour of California http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:31:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog/big-bear-lake/52.html http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog/big-bear-lake/52.html#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:47:35 +0000 Admin http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog/?p=52 Amgen Tour of California rolled through Big Bear Lake two weeks ago. We went to the events and then watched the finish of the race. I had no idea being a procycling fan could be so exciting.

The event was a large untertaking for our community and required a year of planning and preparation.

“The Big Bear Climb” consisted of 133 miles of riding. The start was originally planned from Pasadena into the San Gabriel Mountains, then across HWY 15 into the San Bernardino Mountains. A harsh winter blew out HWY 2 so the race start was moved to Palmdale. The San Gabriels were approached from the north side instead. Stage 6, the Queen Stage included 12,000 climbing feet.

The weather on race day was a mild 63 degrees. Our skies were as blue as they could be! Peter Sagan took the race stage and Michael Rogers was the overall winner of the Amgen Tour of California.

George Hinacpie describing “The Big Bear Climb”

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]]> http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog/big-bear-lake/52.html/feed 0 Amgen Tour of California Comes to Big Bear Lake http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog/big-bear-lake/40.html http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog/big-bear-lake/40.html#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:55:30 +0000 Admin http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog/?p=40  Pasadena City Hall will serve as the backdrop for the most difficult stage the cyclists have ever seen in the five year history of the Amgen Tour of California. After crossing the Colorado Street Bridge and passing by the Rose Bowl, the route will wind through the City of La Canada Flintridge. From there, the riders are on a 135 mile odyssey with more than 12,000 feet of climbing. The race will climb to a high point of nearly 8,000 feet as it rolls along the Angeles Crest Highway. Then, there is a brief respite as they descend to Wrightwood and then over to Highway 138. The route again goes vertical as it passes through Crestline and Lake Arrowhead, as they enter onto “Rim of the World” highway. Entering the Big Bear area, the riders will take the northern route around Big Bear Lake and then tackle the last ascent to the finish at a more than 7,000 foot elevation at the Snow Summit ski area for the first-ever mountaintop finish in the Amgen Tour of California.

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