Stage 6-Amgen Tour of California

Andy Schleck with another Team Saxo Bank rider cresting Lakeview Point

May 21, 2010. It was a great day to be on a bike for Stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California. The day started at 6:00 am meeting up with Rick and his son Richard, and friend Rich. We drove and parked at Lakeview Point (el. 7,112') on SR 18 at 7:15 am, set up "Windbreaker Base" and headed out for a ride along the "arctic circle" portion of SR 18, then along North Shore Dr., up SR 38 to Onyx Summit (el. 8,443'), then back down to Big Bear to check out the finish line set-up at Snow Summit ski area, then finishing up the ride back out to Lakeview Pt. to watch the race.

Lakeview Pt was the last big climb on a very tough day for the tour riders. This stage alone was 135 miles and 12,000' of climbing, billed as the Queen Stage for this year's tour. The riders were broken into several groups by this point in the day's ride. It was great to be a part of it. Ride On!