As the Amgen Tour of California reaches its halfway point, first come the hills, then the mountains and the toughest stage in race history.
Tour officials are unveiling details of the 2010 stages this week, two stages each day. On Thursday they released maps and profiles of stages 5 and 6.
Stage 5 finishes with a hilly circuit, perfect for a sprinter like Cervelo’s Thor Hushovd, defending ATOC champ Levi Leipheimer told VeloNews this week. “There is some elevation in the finish, a rise up to the line, so it could be a good sprint for someone like Thor,” Leipheimer said.
