Volunteers sought for Amgen Women's Race in Lake Tahoe

The committee organizing Amgen Breakaway from Heart DiseaseTM Women's Race empowered with SRAM at Lake Tahoe, May 11-12 is looking for volunteers to help out in several areas.

Positions include course marshals, security and check-in. Marshals assist race staff and local law enforcement authorities along the route monitoring pedestrian traffic, road closures, and updating spectators as the race progresses. No experience is necessary.

Thousands of volunteers will be helping across the state to support race staff in the international televised sporting event where the world’s top cyclists compete before millions of fans. In all, the men’s seven stages and women’s four-day race will travel through 14 host cities for official stage starts and finishes.

The women’s Stage 1 race features one of the most beautiful race routes in the USA, circumnavigating the 72-mile shoreline of Lake Tahoe with the final climb to the finish at Heavenly Mountain Resort, May 11. The Overall Start will begin at 10:40 a.m. and finish approximately at 2:00 p.m.

The next day, athletes will tackle the new 67.1-mile Stage 2 course, which includes the highest summit in race history at Luther Pass and the debut of Daggett Pass along Kingsbury Grade, state Route 207. Also at Heavenly, Stage 2 will commence at 10:25 a.m. and conclude at 2:00 p.m.

Those interested in assisting the Tahoe South portion of the tour can register at www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/Tour/volunteer. Registrants must be at least 18 years old, or accompanied by an adult. Interested applicants can contact Mark Luke at watoc.vols@gmail.com.