Volunteers needed for Amgen Tour's South Lake Tahoe competition

When the women competing on the Amgen Tour of California make their two-day stop in South Lake Tahoe, hundreds of local volunteers will be there to make sure the even is successful.

The two Lake Tahoe stages cover a total of 124 miles with the first on Friday, May 8, circumnavigating the Lake; the second is two-laps through South Lake Tahoe and Meyers, Calif., the town seven miles west of South Shore on Saturday, May 9.

The South Lake Tahoe Local Organizing Committee are seeking 300 volunteers for the first stage and 200 – 250 for the second. Four to six hours are anticipated each day.

You don't have to be a cycling aficionado to help since volunteer jobs will include media support, security, check-in, monitoring pedestrian traffic, surveying barricades, road closures, and communications -- keeping spectators informed as the race progresses while collaborating with the cyclists and their teams. Also needed is a course marshal which is a critical role where the individual assists race staff and local law enforcement authorities along the route.

Those interested in assisting the Tahoe South portion of the tour can register on line. Registrants must be at least 18 years old, or accompanied by an adult. Interested applicants can contact Mike Frye with the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority at mike@ltva.org or 775-588-5900 x 309.

The start and finish line for both Tahoe stages are located at Heavenly Mountain Resort’s California Main Lodge, and the headquarter hotel is Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel, which is located near the Heavenly Village/Stateline casinos.

Thousands of volunteers across the state will join forces with race staff May 8-17 to support the international sporting event where the world’s top cyclists compete in front of millions of fans, as well as a global television audience. In all, the men’s and women’s races will travel through 14 host cities for official stage starts and finishes.