The first stage of the 2008 Volta a Valencia kicks off with one category 1 climb, Alt del Garbi (640m). The 157K stage also includes a catetory 3 climb, Port del Oronet (500m) and two intermediate sprints.
Slipstream/Chipotle competitors:
Julian Dean
Timmy Duggan
Lucas Euser
Ryder Hesjedal
Trent Lowe
Dan Martin
Pat McCarty
Chris Sutton

Tour du Haut Var, France

Start: Santa Clarita, 12:00 PM
Finish: Pasadena, 3:27-4:01 PM
Distance: 150 K/93.4 M
After departing Santa Clarita, the first 25 miles is a gradual climb to the intersection of Angeles Forest Road before the road tilts skyward to the highest elevation ever reached by the Amgen Tour of California on the massive Millcreek Summit (4,906 feet). […]

Trofeo Laigueglia, Italy

Start: Santa Barbara, 11:00 AM
Finish: Santa Clarita, 2:53-3:33 PM
Distance: 169.6 K/105.4 M
Along the peloton’s 105-mile journey to Santa Clarita, the racers will be hit with four leg-breaking King of the Mountains climbs and three sprint lines, which means crucial points will be up for grabs for riders gunning for the climber’s title […]

Start: Solvang, first rider starts 12:00 PM
Finish: Solvang, last rider finishes 2:50 PM
Distance: 24 K/15 M
This short, primarily flat time trial course includes one short, steep climb. The start and finish lines are only one block apart, making this the perfect stage for catching all the action, one racer at a time.

Start: Seaside, 10:00 AM
Finish: San Luis Obispo, 3:26-4:25 PM
Distance: 218 K/135.3 M
At 135 miles, the longest stage of the Amgen Tour of California, sponsored by Olevia, repeatedly taunts and teases the riders with hilly, technical terrain including three King of the Mountains summits.
After a short parade lap in Seaside, the peloton will […]

Start: Modesto, 10:00 AM
Finish: San José, 1:49-2:52 PM
Distance: 165 K/102.7 M
The riders are certain to remember the difficulty of the significantly revamped stage 3, which departs revitalized downtown Modesto migrating south through scenic California farmlands. After pedaling through Patterson, the peloton will be put under serious duress during a 26-mile section of […]