donrhummy

Could you imagine, a 3-week pro tour event in the USA? That's be incredible!

https://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_5231853

The head of the UCI says that they're already considering it and think it has the potential to join the pro tour.

Duke of Kent

Uhhhh Amgen is already IN most of the ProTour...


...ZING...!!!

donrhummy

uhhh...no it's not. Zing right back at ya:

UCI ProTour Races for 2007:
https://www.uciprotour.com/templates/...?MenuId=MjE4NA

Duke of Kent

Sorry, but your basic lack of knowledge regarding what Amgen makes, and what drug professional cyclists abuse makes this kind of funny:

Let me spell it out for you, buddy. Amgen MAKES EPO. Professional cyclists TAKE EPO.

And besides, Amgen is not the name of the race. It's the Tour of California. It will continue to be the Tour of California if/when Amgen ceases to be the title sponsor.

donrhummy

It's not a lack of knowledge (see my earlier posts in the Road Cycling Forum), I just didn't get your wording.

And actually, the official name IS the "Amgen Tour of California." That is the legal name, although if it eventually gets a diff. sponsor that will change.

Dubbayoo

I don't see it happening. It's too early in the season for a grand tour. They would likely have to move it to to spring at which point it would conflict with the classics. I can see them stretching it to 10 days at its current slot but thats it.

Duke of Kent

The official name of the Tour de Georgia is "The FORD Tour de Georgia" but no one calls it that, do they? No.

Same with the FedEx Orange Bowl...it's the Orange Bowl. Or the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl...it's the Fiesta Bowl.

Sponsor names do not reflect the "actual" name of the event, and the event does not change or lose anything with the addition or loss of a sponsor's name.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007.../california07/

Also, the Tour of California, unless it changes dates, as Dial Tone said, will probably never achieve Grand Tour status. 1 week, Paris-Nice/Tour de Romandie/Tour de Swiss status, perhaps.

grebletie

Humor really is dead.

frischtr

I thought it was funny...

CCFISH81

I thought it was funny too. Zing...

The_Convert

where does it say it will be a 3 week grand tour? It will just get pro-tour status in it's current format.

DiabloScott

Last year it was a 2.1, this year it's a 2.HC, next year could be a 2.PT

donrhummy

"Shawn Hunter, president of tour owner AEG, said he eventually wants to turn the race into a three-week stage event."

It's at the end of the article.

grebletie

As did I. Donrhummy seemed to miss it though.

botto 

as i'm sure most of the humorless souls on BF did.