Where: USA
Rank: WorldTour (men) | WorldTour (women)
The Tour of California 2019 was made up of a seven-stage men's race and three-stage women's edition.
Since it started in 2006, the Tour of California has become a premier race not just in the US, but for many top riders from around the world. For 2019, the men's race ran from May 12-18, and the women's from May 16-18.
The Tour of California is a great race to watch on television, with the stunning backdrop of the Californian scenery shown off by aerial footage of the peloton snaking its way through the countryside.
The race is in both the UCI Men's WorldTour series and the UCI Women's WorldTour series and the sunny shores of the famous American state are attracting some of the biggest names as an alternative to the Giro d'Italia in Europe.
However, the weather can be as challenging as the race route, with both heavy snowfall and extremely high temperatures affecting various editions in recent years.
In October 2019, it was announced the race would be put on hiatus, with hopes that it will be re-launched for 2021. It was claimed the 'business fundamentals' of the race had changed.
Tour of California 2019 Stages: men's race
| Stage 1 - Sun May 12 | Sacramento to Sacramento | 143km | Flat |
| Stage 2 - Mon May 13 | Rancho Cordova to South Lake Tahoe | 194.5km | Mountain |
| Stage 3 - Tues May 14 | Stockton to Morgan Hill | 207km | Mountain |
| Stage 4 - Weds May 15 | Laguna Seca to Morro Bay | 212.5km | Hilly |
| Stage 5 - Thurs May 16 | Pismo Beach to Ventura | 218.5km | Hilly |
| Stage 6 - Fri May 17 | Ontario to Mount Baldy | 127.5km | Mountain |
| Stage 7 - Sat May 18 | Santa Clarita to Pasadena | 141km | Mountain |
Tour of California 2019 Stages: women's race
| Stage 1 - Thurs May 16 | Ventura to Ventura | 96.5km |
| Stage 2 - Fri May 17 | Ontario to Mt Baldy | 74km |
| Stage 3 - Sat May 18 | Santa Clarita to Pasadena | 126km |
Tour of California: Recent winners (men)
2019 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
2018 Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky
2017 George Bennett (NZ) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
2016 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx-QuickStep
2015 Peter Sagan (Slv) Tinkoff
2014 Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Sky
2013 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC
2012 Robert Gesink (Hol) Rabobank
2011 Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack
2010 Michael Rogers (Aus) HTC-Columbia
2009 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
2008 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
Tour of California: Recent winners (women)
2019 Anna van der Breggen (Hol) Boels-Dolmans
2018 Katie Hall (USA) United Health Care
2017 Anna Van Der Breggen (Hol) Boels-Dolmans
2016 Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels-Dolmans
2015 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Velocio-SRAM
Info: Men's start list | TV guide
External links: Official website | Twitter - @AmgenTourofCali
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Tour of California 2019 start list
List of teams and selected riders taking part in the 2019 Amgen Tour of California (May 12-18)
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Record-breaker Tadej Pogačar wins Tour of California after Cees Bol takes stage seven
Slovenian Tadej Pogačar successfully defends his yellow jersey as Cees Bol wins the seventh and final 2019 Tour of California stage
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Toms Skujins recovering from concussion after scary Tour of California crash
Cannondale-Drapac have provided an update on the condition of Toms Skujins as he recovers from concussion after a heavy crash at the Tour of California.
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Bradley Wiggins in California: 'Last time I was here I was fat'
Bradley Wiggins recounts the last time that he took part in the Tour of California, in 2008
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Toms Skujiņš attacks to win stage three of the Tour of California as Bernal retains lead
Toms Skujiņš took an attacking victory on an exciting third stage of the Tour of California as Team Sky' Egan Bernal maintained his overall lead.
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Rohan Dennis wins Tour of California stage three as Bradley Wiggins keeps lead
Bradley Wiggins sets the pace on Mount Diablo stage finale to keep hold of the leader's jersey
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Mark Cavendish wins Tour of California opening stage
Mark Cavendish comes out on top in photo-finish with John Degenkolb in Sacramento
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Julian Alaphilippe takes Tour of California lead as Peter Kennaugh crashes out
Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe wins stage three of the 2016 Tour of California to claim the overall race lead
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Rémi Cavagna's long-range attack wins Tour of California 2019 stage three
Deceuninck-Quick-Step rider Rémi Cavagna attacked 67km from the finish to win stage three of the Tour of California
