Bicycling icon Lance Armstrong announced today that he will ride in the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, which will roll through Sacramento in May.
The announcement came via Twitter exchanges between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Armstrong and other notable cyclists, including defending champion Levi Leipheimer as well as notables Dave Zabriskie and George Hincapie.
The 2010 tour will travel to 16 host cities throughout the state over the course of eight days from May 16 to May 23. The first stage begins in Nevada City and concludes in downtown Sacramento on May 16. Sacramento will also hold the event's traditional pre-race official team presentation and gala dinner on May 14, race organizers announced.
In addition to Nevada City and Sacramento, another town in the region will host a stage of the race, Davis on May 17.
Here is the list of stages and cities involved:
• Stage 1: Sunday, May 16 - Nevada City to Sacramento
• Stage 2: Monday, May 17 - Davis to Santa Rosa
• Stage 3: Tuesday, May 18 - San Francisco to Santa Cruz
• Stage 4: Wednesday, May 19 - San Jose to Modesto
• Stage 5: Thursday, May 20 - Visalia to Bakersfield
• Stage 6: Friday, May 21 - Pasadena to Big Bear Lake
• Stage 7: Saturday, May 22 - Los Angeles (individual time trial)
• Stage 8: Sunday, May 23 - Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village/Agoura Hills
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