Meet and ride part of Amgen route in Lake Tahoe with pro cyclist Peter Stetina
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/17/2018 - 1:08pm
Event Date:
April 18, 2018 - 9:00am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Professional road racing cyclist Peter Stetina is in South Lake Tahoe to train for May's Amgen Tour of California and the public is invited to meet him as well as gone on a ride out to Kirkwood on Wednesday, April 18.
From 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Stetina will be at Sprout's Café. At 9:45 a.m., 10:00 a.m at the latest, Stetina will take cyclists on the training route to Luther Pass and Pickett’s Junction, proceeding toward Kirkwood Mountain Resort if time allows (casual pace for first hour; hours 2-3 will be at a fast pace).
The route is 53 miles long and has 3800 feet of climb involved. Amgen's routes for both men and women come through South Lake Tahoe on May 18. (see info and maps here)
Stetina, 30, rides for the UCI WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo team. He was born in Boulder, Colorado but currently lives in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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