“Over the course of the past four years, the Amgen Tour of California has come to represent the best that California has to offer, from the beauty of our landscape, to the strength of our communities and the spirit of our citizens. Since the Tour’s inaugural running in 2006, Santa Rosa has woven the race into the fabric of our culture. Each year as the cyclists roll through our historic downtown, our citizens, business owners and visitors line the streets to cheer the favorites and underdogs alike and we are reminded of the common bonds of strength, courage and passion that unite us all.

As the 2010 Amgen Tour of California nears, Santa Rosa is once again proud to have the opportunity for the fifth consecutive year to share the richness of our community and hospitality of our citizens with tour fans across the state, the nation and the globe.”

—Mayor Susan Gorin, City of Santa Rosa

“We are excited to welcome the Amgen Tour of California back in 2010 for the fifth consecutive year. The excitement and energy that Santa Rosa brings to the event, and the event brings to Santa Rosa year after year is a primary reason for the Tour’s success here. We want to keep the community connected to that, so we’ve revamped our official Santa Rosa Amgen Tour of California web site (www.srcity.org/toc),  and launched a Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/SRTOC) and Twitter profile (@SRTOC). “

—David Guhin, Local Organizing Committee Chair