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Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) and race leader Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) chat on Stage 5.
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Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) wins Stage 5.
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The Stage 5 podium: Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott), Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) and World Champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe).
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2018 Tour of California Stage 6 Profile

Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) descends the start ramp at the Stage 4 Individual Time Trial, which he won.
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Patrick Bevin (BMC, second on Stage 4), new race leader Tejay van Garderen (BMC, first) and Tao Geoghegan Hart (Sky, third) on the podium
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2018 Tour of California Stage 5 Profile

The peloton on Stage 3
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Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) wins Stage 3.
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2018 Tour of California Stage 4 Profile

The peloton on a scenic Stage 2 from Ventura to Gibraltar Road
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Egan Bernal (Team Sky) wins Stage 2.
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2018 Tour of California Stage 3 Profile

2018 Tour of California: Scenic view of the peloton on Stage 1 at Long Beach
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Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) wins Stage 1 ahead of Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan.
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Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) on the podium in yellow following his victory on Stage 1
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2018 Tour of California Stage Profiles

2018 Tour of California Stage 1 Profile

The peloton rides through the scenic Stage 5 to South Lake Tahoe.
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Toms Skujins (Cannondale) wins Stage 5.
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Toms Skujins (Cannondale) enjoys his Stage 5 victory on the podium.
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Another yellow jersey for race leader Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quickstep)
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Stage 4:  The Tour of California scenery just gets better and better every day.
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The peloton rides along the coast on Stage 4.
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Stage 4 comes down to a sprint finish.
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Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) takes the Stage 4 victory.
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Spectators wave as the peloton rides along the coast during Stage 3.
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Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quickstep) wins Stage 3.
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Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quickstep) is new leader following Stage 3.
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The peloton rides during an especially scenic Stage 2.
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Ben King (Cannondale) wins Stage 2.  See full Stage 2 Results.
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New race leader Ben King (Cannondale) and podium girls following Stage 2
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The peloton during Stage 1
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World Champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) wins Stage 1.
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Stage 1 winner Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) is first overall leader.
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2015: The peloton rides through some fantastic California scenery on Stage 7.
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2015: Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quickstep) wins Stage 7 atop Mt. Baldy.
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2015: Julian Alaphilippe took over the race lead with his Stage 7 victory.
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Tour of California Stage 8 Profile

2015: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo), on his way to winning the Stage 6 Time Trial
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2015: Peter Sagan is new race leader following his victory in the Stage 6 TT.
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2015: The peloton rolls out on Stage 5.
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2015: Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep), right, wins Stage 5.
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2015: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) wins Stage 4.
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2015: Overall leader Tom Skujins (Hincapie Racing Team) on the podium following Stage 4
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2015: Toms Skujins (Hincapie Racing Team), on his way to winning Stage 3.
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2015: Like everyone else, Tom Skujins appears shocked at what he just pulled off, taking the lead in the general classification.
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2015: The race crosses a bridge on Stage 2.
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2015: Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep), in the yellow jersey as race leader, wins Stage 2.
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2015: The peloton crosses a bridge on Stage 1.
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2015: Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) wins Stage 1.
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2015: Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) on the podium following his victory on Stage 1.
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2014: Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) won the Stage 2 Individual Time Trial.
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2014: Bradley Wiggins is race leader following his Stage 2 victory
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The peloton rides along the scenic California coast on Stage 4.
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Race leader Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) during Stage 4
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Will Routley (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) wins Stage 4.
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Surf's up!  Jens Voigt at Pismo Beach before the Stage 5 start.
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The peloton departs Pismo Beach on Stage 5.
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Taylor Phinney (BMC) wins Stage 5 in Santa Barbara.
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The peloton on Stage 6
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Team Sky controls things at the front of the peloton for race leader Bradley Wiggins.
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Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEDGE) wins Stage 6.
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Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEDGE) and podium girls following his Stage 6 victory
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2013: The BMC Racing Team of race leader Tejay van Garderen controls things at the front of the peloton on Stage 7.
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Race leader Tejay van Garderen and his BMC teammates
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Leopold Konig (Team NetApp-Endura) takes the stage win on Mount Diablo.
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Tour of California Stage Profiles

Stage 2 Profile

Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing)

Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing)

Peter Sagan (Cannondale)

Jens Voigt (RadioShack)

Tyler Farrar (Garmin Sharp)

Andy Schleck (RadioShack) shakes hands with former baseball slugger Barry Bonds before the start of Stage 4 (2013).
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2013 Tour of California: Tyler Farrar (Garmin Sharp) before the start of Stage 1
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Tim Duggan (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff) on Mother's Day
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Peter Sagan (Cannondale) shakes hands with World Champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing).
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Tyler Farrar
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Fans with Peter Sagan cutout heads.
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The real Peter Sagan
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The peloton is on the start line, ready for Stage 1, Escondido to Escondido.
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The peloton
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Andy Schleck (RadioShack) in the peloton
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BMC on the front of the peloton
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Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) wins Stage 1.
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Westra
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Westra celebrates as Francisco Mancebo approaches the line in second place.
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Westra and podium girls
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Mancebo, Westra and Sagan (third) on the podium
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Westra will wear yellow in Stage 2 
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Timmy Duggan, actor Patrick Dempsey and Ted King before the start of Stage 2
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The peloton on the scenic Stage 2 route from Murrieta to Palm Springs
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Colombian Javier Alexis Acevedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman) wins Stage 2.
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Tejay van Garderen (BMC) crosses the line in second place.
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Janier Alexis Acevedo and podium girls
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The peloton on the road from Palmdale to Santa Clarita on Stage 3
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Peter Sagan (Cannondale) wins Stage 3 ahead of Michael Matthews and Tyler Farrar.
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The peloton on the road from Santa Clarita to Santa Barbara on Stage 4
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Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) wins Stage 4 in Santa Barbara.
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Race leader Tejay van Garderen (BMC) on his way to victory in the Stage 6 Individual Time Trial
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Tejay van Garderen holds his baby daughter on the podium following Stage 6.
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