Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California proved to be a grueling day for the cyclists today.  Clear skies and narrow, twisting roads brought the cyclists from Claremont up the mountainous terrain of Mt. Baldy where riders where faced with several steep switchbacks on their climb to the finish.

Jersey Winners

• Amgen Leader Jersey – Chris Horner (USA), Team RadioShack (USA)
• California Travel & Tourism King of the Mountains Jersey – Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA), Team Spidertech Powered by C10 (CAN)
• Herbalife Sprint Jersey – Peter Sagan (SVK), Liquigas-Cannondale (ITA)
• Rabobank Best Young Rider Jersey – Teejay Van Garderen (USA), HTC-Highroad (USA)
• Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer® Most Courageous Rider Jersey – Alexander Efimkin (RUS), Team Type 1-sanofi (USA)
  

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Stage 7 Top-3

• First – Levi Leipheimer (USA), Team RadioShack (USA)
• Second – Chris Horner (USA), Team RadioShack (USA)
• Third – Laurens Ten Dam (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team (NED)

The cyclists will head out tomorrow morning from Valencia’s Town Center Drive and head out Highway 126 toward the finish line at AMGEN headquarters in Thousand Oaks. Starting at 10 a.m., there will be several family-centered activities along Town Center Drive preceding the noon Start of Stage 8 of the Tour. For details, click here.