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Local AMGEN Race Prep Well Underway

Posted: Jan. 9, 2015 6:10 PM PST

Story By Ashlyn Rhodes

Though the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race is still months away, race organizers are already hard at work. Local tour organizer and Nevada City City Councilman Duane Strawser says that preparations for the event are picking up…

Click here to listen to Duane Strawser

Inspections are being held to check the course, local hotels, and caterers. Organizers across the state are attending classes and workshops hosted by race officials to make sure their leg of the tour goes off without a hitch. Even local volunteers are traveling far and wide to help Nevada County shine under the spotlight…

Click here to listen to Duane Strawser

This year, the seven-day race begins on May 10th. Nevada City hosts the start of the second stage on the eleventh.

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