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{{Short description|American multi-day road cycling race}}
{{About||the women' event|Tour of California (women's race)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name          = Tour of California
| current_event = <!-- 2020 Tour of California -->
| image         = Tour of California-logo 2023.png
| image_caption = 
| date          = May (Formerly in February)
| region        = [[California]], United States
| english       = 
| localnames    = 
| nickname      = 
| discipline    = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
| competition   = [[UCI World Tour]]
| type          = [[Stage race (cycling)|Stage race]]
| organiser     = [[Anschutz Entertainment Group|AEG]]
| director      = [[David Salzman]]
| first         = [[2006 Tour of California|{{start date|2006}}]]
| number        = 14 (as of 2019)
| last          = 
| firstwinner   = {{flagathlete|[[Floyd Landis]]|USA}}
| mostwins     =  {{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}} (3 times)
| mostrecent    = {{flagathlete|[[Tadej Pogačar]]|SLO}}
}}
The '''Tour of California''' (officially sponsored as the '''Amgen Tour of California''') was an annual professional [[road bicycle racing|road cycling]] [[stage race]] on the [[UCI World Tour]] and [[USA Cycling Professional Tour]] that ran from 2006 to 2019. It was the only event on the top-level World Tour in the [[United States]]. The eight-day race covered 650–700&nbsp;miles (1,045–1,126&nbsp;km) through the U.S. state of [[California]].

A typical edition might begin in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] in [[northern California]], travel through the [[Sequoia sempervirens|Redwood]] forests, [[Wine Country (California)|California's Wine Country]] and the [[Pacific Coast]], and finish in [[southern California]]. The 2009 race crossed the [[Central Valley of California|Central Valley]] from [[Merced, California|Merced]] to [[Fresno, California|Fresno]], with an excursion through the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] foothills, before crossing over to the coast.

With eight or nine of the 20 [[UCI ProTour]] teams (known as ProTeams) usually racing, the Tour of California was one of the most important cycling races in the [[United States]]. On November 28, 2006, the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] upgraded it from [[UCI race classifications|2.1]] (category 1) to [[UCI .HC road races|2.HC]] ({{langx|fr|Hors categorie}}; English: ''beyond category''), the highest rating for races on the [[UCI Continental Circuits]]; the [[Tour of Utah]] is the only other 2.HC race as of 2019. On August 2, 2016, the UCI upgraded the race to World Tour status and added it to the 2017 UCI World Tour schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-expands-worldtour-to-37-events/|title=UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events - CyclingNews.com|date=August 2, 2016|publisher=cyclingnews.com|access-date=August 2, 2016}}</ref>

The race was originally staged in February, but the [[2010 Tour of California]] was moved to May, the same time that the [[Giro d'Italia]] is held.<ref name="cyclingnews">{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/may09/may06news2|title=www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling|publisher=autobus.cyclingnews.com|access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> At the time of the move it was considered likely that the number of Americans in the Giro and Italians in the Tour of California would decrease.<ref name="velonews">{{cite web|url=http://www.velonews.com/article/91658/california-tour-moves-to-may-next-year/|title=California tour moves to May next year - VeloNews.com|date=May 6, 2009|publisher=velonews.com|access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> Tour of California organizers sought to make the race a preparatory event for the [[Tour de France]], believing few riders who seek a serious position in the Tour would ride the Giro. Since the change in schedule, the race continued to be held in May.

The tour was sponsored by [[Amgen]], a California-based biotechnology company most famous for developing the anti anemia drug [[Erythropoietin]] (EPO), which has been used by professional cyclists in several [[blood doping]] scandals. No plans have been announced regarding if or when the tour will return.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bicycling.com/news/a29640173/amgen-tour-of-california-discontinued-2020/|title=Amgen Tour of California on 'Hiatus' for 2020 Season|date=October 30, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Tour of CA Nevada City.jpg|thumb|260px|The start of the first leg of the [[2010 Tour of California|2010 race]] in [[Nevada City, California|Nevada City]]]]
== General Classification Results ==
The leader and overall winner by time after each stage and at the conclusion of the race wore a ''Yellow Jersey''. Originally the leader's jersey was gold, a reference to the [[California Gold Rush]], but in 2009 the jersey color was changed to yellow.

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|-
!Year
!1st place!!Team
!2nd place!!Team
!3rd place!!Team
|-
|[[2006 Tour of California|2006]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Floyd Landis]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}} ||<s>{{flagathlete|[[David Zabriskie]]|USA}}</s><ref name=ban2012>{{cite web|title=Acceptance of Sanction Zabriskie Executed|url=http://d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net/Acceptance+of+Sanction.+Zabriskie.executed.pdf|access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref>|| <s>{{UCI team code|CSC|2006}}</s> ||{{flagathlete|[[Bobby Julich]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2006}}
|-
|[[2007 Tour of California|2007]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|DSC|2007}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2007}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jason McCartney (cyclist)|Jason McCartney]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|DSC|2007}}
|-
|[[2008 Tour of California|2008]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|AST|2008}} || {{flagathlete|[[David Millar]]|GBR}} || {{UCI team code|EF1|2008a}} || {{flagathlete|[[Christian Vande Velde]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|EF1|2008a}}
|-
|[[2009 Tour of California|2009]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|AST|2009}} || {{flagathlete|[[David Zabriskie]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|GRM|2009}} || {{flagathlete|[[Michael Rogers (cyclist)|Michael Rogers]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|THR|2009a}}
|-
|[[2010 Tour of California|2010]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Rogers (cyclist)|Michael Rogers]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|THR|2010}} || {{flagathlete|[[David Zabriskie]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|GRM|2010}} || {{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|RSH|2010}}
|-
|[[2011 Tour of California|2011]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Chris Horner]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|RSH|2011}} || {{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|RSH|2011}} || {{flagathlete|[[Tom Danielson]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|GRM|2011}}
|-
|[[2012 Tour of California|2012]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Robert Gesink]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}} || {{flagathlete|[[David Zabriskie]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|GRS|2012a}} || {{flagathlete|[[Tom Danielson]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|GRS|2012a}}
|-
|[[2013 Tour of California|2013]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Tejay van Garderen]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|BMC|2013}} || {{flagathlete|[[Michael Rogers (cyclist)|Michael Rogers]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|SAX|2013}}  || {{flagathlete|[[Janier Acevedo]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|JSH|2013}}
|-
|[[2014 Tour of California|2014]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Bradley Wiggins]]|GBR}} || {{UCI team code|SKY|2014}} || {{flagathlete|[[Rohan Dennis]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|GRS|2014}} || {{flagathlete|[[Lawson Craddock]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|GIA|2014}}
|-
|[[2015 Tour of California|2015]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}} || {{UCI team code|TTS|2015}} || {{flagathlete|[[Julian Alaphilippe]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|EQS|2015}} || {{flagathlete|[[Sergio Henao]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|SKY|2015}}
|-
|[[2016 Tour of California|2016]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Julian Alaphilippe]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|EQS|2016}} || {{flagathlete|[[Rohan Dennis]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|BMC|2016}} || {{flagathlete|[[Brent Bookwalter]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|BMC|2016}}
|-
|[[2017 Tour of California|2017]]
| {{flagathlete|[[George Bennett (cyclist)|George Bennett]]|NZL}} || {{UCI team code|TLJ|2017}} || {{flagathlete|[[Rafał Majka]]|POL}} || {{UCI team code|BOH|2017}} || {{flagathlete|[[Andrew Talansky]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|EFD|2017}}
|-
|[[2018 Tour of California|2018]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Egan Bernal]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|SKY|2018}} || {{flagathlete|[[Tejay van Garderen]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|BMC|2018}} || {{flagathlete|[[Daniel Martínez (cyclist)|Daniel Martínez]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|EFD|2018}}
|-
|[[2019 Tour of California|2019]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Tadej Pogačar]]|SLO}} || {{UCI team code|UAE|2019}} || {{flagathlete|[[Sergio Higuita|Sergio Andrés Higuita García]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|EFD|2019}} || {{flagathlete|[[Kasper Asgreen]]|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|QST|2019}}
|}

== Records and Jerseys ==
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=== Most Stage Victories ===
*{{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, 17 (2019: 1; 2017: 1; 2016: 2; 2015: 2; 2014: 1; 2013: 2; 2012: 5; 2011: 1; 2010: 2)
*{{flagathlete|[[Mark Cavendish]]|GBR}}, 10 (2016: 1; 2015: 4; 2014: 2; 2010; 2009: 2)
*{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}}, 6 (2011; 2009; 2008; 2007: 2; 2006: 1)
*{{flagathlete|[[Juan José Haedo]]|ARG}}, 5 (2008; 2007: 2; 2006: 2)
*{{flagathlete|[[Fernando Gaviria]] |COL}}, 3 (2018)
*{{flagathlete|[[George Hincapie]]|USA}}, 3 (2008; 2006: 2)
*{{flagathlete|[[Toms Skujiņš]]|LAT}}, 3 (2018; 2016; 2015)
*{{flagathlete|[[Dave Zabriskie]]|USA}}, 3 (2012; 2011; 2010)
*{{flagathlete| [[Egan Bernal]]| COL}}, 2 (2018)
*{{flagathlete|[[Olaf Pollack]]|GER}}, 2 (2006: 2)
*{{flagathlete|[[Fabian Cancellara]]|SUI}}, 2 (2009; 2008)
*{{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}, 2 (2013; 2007)
*{{flagathlete|[[Robert Gesink]]|NED}}, 2 (2012; 2008)
*{{flagathlete|[[Rohan Dennis]]|AUS}}, 2 (2016; 2014)
*{{flagathlete|[[Julian Alaphilippe]]|FRA}}, 2 (2016; 2015)
*{{flagathlete|[[Evan Huffman]]|USA}}, 2 (2017)
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=== Most Days in Leader's Jersey ===
*{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}}, 22&nbsp;days (2009: 7; 2008: 5; 2007: 8; 2006: 2)
*{{flagathlete|[[Tejay van Garderen]]|USA}}, 10&nbsp;days (2019: 4; 2018: 2; 2013: 4)
*{{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, 8&nbsp;days (2019: 1; 2016: 1; 2015: 2; 2012: 4)
*{{flagathlete|[[Bradley Wiggins]]|GBR}}, 7&nbsp;days (2014: 7)
*{{flagathlete|[[Julian Alaphilippe]]|FRA}}, 6&nbsp;days (2016: 5; 2015: 1)
*{{flagathlete|[[Floyd Landis]]|USA}}, 5&nbsp;days (2006: 5)
*{{flagathlete|[[Chris Horner]]|USA}}, 5&nbsp;days (2011: 5)
*{{flagathlete| [[Egan Bernal]]| COL}}, 4 days (2018)
*{{flagathlete|[[Mark Cavendish]]|GBR}}, 4 days (2015: 2; 2014: 1; 2010; 1)
*{{flagathlete|[[Michael Rogers (cyclist)|Michael Rogers]]|AUS}}, 4&nbsp;days (2010: 4)
*{{flagathlete|[[David Zabriskie]]|USA}}, 4&nbsp;days (2010: 2; 2012: 2)
*{{flagathlete|[[Rafał Majka]]|POL}}, 4&nbsp;days (2017: 4)
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=== Sprints Classification ===
The leader and overall winner by points from intermediate and final sprints wears the ''Green Jersey''.

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==== Sprint Winners ====
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*[[2006 Tour of California|2006]] : {{flagathlete|[[Olaf Pollack]]|GER}}, {{UCI team code|TMO|2006}}
*[[2007 Tour of California|2007]] : {{flagathlete|[[Juan José Haedo]]|ARG}}, {{UCI team code|CSC|2007}}
*[[2008 Tour of California|2008]] : {{flagathlete|[[Dominique Rollin]]|CAN}}, {{UCI team code|TUP|2008}}
*[[2009 Tour of California|2009]] : {{flagathlete|[[Mark Cavendish]]|GBR}}, {{UCI team code|THR|2009a}}
*[[2010 Tour of California|2010]] : {{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, {{UCI team code|LIQ|2010}}
*[[2011 Tour of California|2011]] : {{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, {{UCI team code|LIQ|2011}}
*[[2012 Tour of California|2012]] : {{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}
*[[2013 Tour of California|2013]] : {{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, {{UCI team code|LIQ|2013}}
*[[2014 Tour of California|2014]] : {{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, {{UCI team code|LIQ|2014}}
*[[2015 Tour of California|2015]] : {{flagathlete|[[Mark Cavendish]]|GBR}}, {{UCI team code|EQS|2015}}
*[[2016 Tour of California|2016]] : {{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, {{UCI team code|TNK|2016}}
*[[2017 Tour of California|2017]] : {{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, {{UCI team code|BOH|2017}}
*[[2018 Tour of California|2018]] : {{flagathlete|[[Fernando Gaviria]]|COL}}, {{UCI team code|QST|2018}}
*[[2019 Tour of California|2019]] : {{flagathlete|[[Kasper Asgreen]]|DEN}}, {{UCI team code|QST|2019}}
|}
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==== Most Days in Green Jersey ====
*{{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, 42&nbsp;days (2019: 2; 2017: 5; 2016: 8; 2014: 4; 2013: 5; 2012: 8; 2011: 6; 2010: 4)
*{{flagathlete|[[Mark Cavendish]]|GBR}}, 18&nbsp;days (2015: 8; 2014: 3; 2010: 3; 2009: 4)
*{{flagathlete|[[Juan José Haedo]]|ARG}}, 6&nbsp;days (2007: 4; 2006: 2)
*{{flagathlete|[[Kasper Asgreen]]|DEN}}, 5&nbsp;days (2019) 
*{{flagathlete| [[Egan Bernal]]| COL}}, 4 days (2018)
*{{flagathlete|[[George Hincapie]]|USA}}, 4&nbsp;days (2006)
*{{flagathlete|[[Dominique Rollin]]|CAN}}, 4&nbsp;days (2008)
*{{flagathlete|[[Francisco Mancebo]]|ESP}}, 4&nbsp;days (2009)
*{{flagathlete|[[Allan Davis (cyclist)|Allan Davis]]|AUS}}, 3&nbsp;days (2007)
*{{flagathlete|[[Lieuwe Westra]]|NED}}, 3&nbsp;days (2013)
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=== Mountains Classification ===
The leader and overall winner by points in mountain climbs is awarded the ''Red Jersey'' (Orange in the past, before 2009) and is known as the race's [[King of the Mountains]] or "KOM."

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==== KOM Winners ====
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*[[2006 Tour of California|2006]] : {{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|GST|2006}}
*[[2007 Tour of California|2007]] : {{flagathlete|[[Christophe Laurent]]|FRA}}, {{UCI team code|C.A|2007}}
*[[2008 Tour of California|2008]] : {{flagathlete|[[Scott Nydam]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|BMC|2008}}
*[[2009 Tour of California|2009]] : {{flagathlete|[[Jason McCartney (cyclist)|Jason McCartney]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|SAX|2009}}
*[[2010 Tour of California|2010]] : {{flagathlete|[[Thomas Rabou]]|NED}}, {{UCI team code|TT1|2010}}
*[[2011 Tour of California|2011]] : {{flagathlete|[[Pat McCarty]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|SPI|2011}}
*[[2012 Tour of California|2012]] : {{flagathlete|[[Sebastian Salas]]|CAN}}, {{UCI team code|KBS|2012}}
*[[2013 Tour of California|2013]] : {{flagathlete|[[Carter Jones]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|BPC|2013}}
*[[2014 Tour of California|2014]] : {{flagathlete|[[Will Routley]]|CAN}}, {{UCI team code|OPT|2014}}
*[[2015 Tour of California|2015]] : {{flagathlete|[[Daniel Oss]]|ITA}}, {{UCI team code|BMC|2015}}
*[[2016 Tour of California|2016]] : {{flagathlete|[[Evan Huffman]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|RLY|2016}}
*[[2017 Tour of California|2017]] : {{flagathlete|[[Daniel Jaramillo]]|COL}}, {{UCI team code|UHC|2017}}
*[[2018 Tour of California|2018]] : {{flagathlete|[[Toms Skujiņš]]|LAT}}, {{UCI team code|TFS|2018}}
*[[2019 Tour of California|2019]] : {{flagathlete|[[Davide Ballerini]]|ITA}}, {{UCI team code|AST|2019}}
|}
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==== Most Days in Mountains Jersey ====
*{{flagathlete|[[Carter Jones]]|USA}}, 8&nbsp;days (2013)
*{{flagathlete|[[Will Routley]]|CAN}}, 8&nbsp;days (2014)
*{{flagathlete|[[Evan Huffman]]|USA}}, 7 days (2016)
*{{flagathlete|[[Francisco Mancebo]]|ESP}}, 6&nbsp;days (2009)
*{{flagathlete|[[Sebastian Salas]]|CAN}}, 6&nbsp;days (2012)
*{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Jaramillo]]|COL}}, 6&nbsp;days (2017)
*{{flagathlete|[[Toms Skujiņš]]|LAT}}, 6 days (2018; 2, 2015; 4)
*{{flagathlete|[[Bernhard Kohl]]|AUT}}, 5&nbsp;days (2006)
*{{flagathlete|[[Scott Nydam]]|USA}}, 5&nbsp;days (2008)
*{{flagathlete|[[Thomas Rabou]]|NED}}, 5&nbsp;days (2010)
*{{flagathlete|[[Pat McCarty]]|USA}}, 5&nbsp;days (2011)
*{{flagathlete| [[Egan Bernal]]| COL}}, 4 days (2018)
*{{flagathlete|[[Christophe Laurent]]|FRA}}, 4&nbsp;days (2007)
*{{flagathlete|[[Davide Ballerini]]|ITA}}, 4&nbsp;days (2019)
*{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}}, 3&nbsp;days (2006)
*{{flagathlete|[[Tom Peterson (cyclist)|Tom Peterson]]|USA}}, 3&nbsp;days (2007)
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=== Best Young Rider Classification ===
The leader and overall winner by time for riders under 23 is awarded the ''White Jersey''. Before 2009, this jersey was silver and blue.

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==== Best Young Rider Winners ====
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*[[2006 Tour of California|2006]] : {{flagathlete|[[Tom Peterson (cyclist)|Tom Peterson]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|TIA|2006}}
*[[2007 Tour of California|2007]] : {{flagathlete|[[Robert Gesink]]|NED}}, {{UCI team code|RAB|2007}}
*[[2008 Tour of California|2008]] : {{flagathlete|[[Robert Gesink]]|NED}}, {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
*[[2009 Tour of California|2009]] : {{flagathlete|[[Robert Gesink]]|NED}}, {{UCI team code|RAB|2009}}
*[[2010 Tour of California|2010]] : {{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, {{UCI team code|LIQ|2010}}
*[[2011 Tour of California|2011]] : {{flagathlete|[[Tejay van Garderen]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|THR|2011}}
*[[2012 Tour of California|2012]] : {{flagathlete|[[Wilco Kelderman]]|NED}}, {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}}
*[[2013 Tour of California|2013]] : {{flagathlete|[[Lawson Craddock]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|BLS|2013}}
*[[2014 Tour of California|2014]] : {{flagathlete|[[Lawson Craddock]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|GIA|2014}}
*[[2015 Tour of California|2015]] : {{flagathlete|[[Julian Alaphilippe]]|FRA}}, {{UCI team code|EQS|2015}}
*[[2016 Tour of California|2016]] : {{flagathlete|[[Neilson Powless]]|USA}}, {{UCI team code|AHB|2016}}
*[[2017 Tour of California|2017]] : {{flagathlete|[[Lachlan Morton]]|AUS}}, {{UCI team code|DDD|2017}}
*[[2018 Tour of California|2018]] : {{flagathlete|[[Egan Bernal]]|COL}}, {{UCI team code|SKY|2018}}
*[[2019 Tour of California|2019]] : {{flagathlete|[[Tadej Pogačar]]|SLO}}, {{UCI team code|UAE|2019}}
|}

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==== Most Days in Youth Jersey ====
*{{flagathlete|[[Robert Gesink]]|NED}}, 16&nbsp;days (2009: 8; 2008: 5; 2007: 3)
*{{flagathlete|[[Lawson Craddock]]|USA}}, 14&nbsp;days (2014: 7; 2013: 7)
*{{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}}, 13&nbsp;days (2012: 4; 2011: 2; 2010: 7)
*{{flagathlete| [[Egan Bernal]]| COL}}, 7 days (2018)
*{{flagathlete|[[Tom Peterson (cyclist)|Tom Peterson]]|USA}}, 6&nbsp;days (2006)
*{{flagathlete|[[Julian Alaphilippe]]| FRA}}, 6&nbsp;days (2015)
*{{flagathlete|[[Neilson Powless]]|USA}}, 6 days (2016)
*{{flagathlete|[[Tadej Pogačar]]|SLO}}, 6 days (2019)
*{{flagathlete|[[Lachlan Morton]]|AUS}}, 5 days (2017)
*{{flagathlete|[[Tejay van Garderen]]|USA}}, 4&nbsp;days (2011)
*{{flagathlete|[[Taylor Tolleson]]|USA}}, 3&nbsp;days (2007)
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=== Teams Classification ===
Teams are classified based on the total time of the team's top three finishers in each stage.

==== Best Team Winners ====
{| width=100%
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*[[2006 Tour of California|2006]] : {{flagicon|DEN}} {{UCI team code|CSC|2006}}
*[[2007 Tour of California|2007]] : {{flagicon|DEN}} {{UCI team code|CSC|2007}}
*[[2008 Tour of California|2008]] : {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|EF1|2008a}}
*[[2009 Tour of California|2009]] : {{flagicon|KAZ}} {{UCI team code|AST|2009}}
*[[2010 Tour of California|2010]] : {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|GRM|2010}}
*[[2011 Tour of California|2011]] : {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|GRM|2011}}
*[[2012 Tour of California|2012]] : {{flagicon|LUX}} {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}}
*[[2013 Tour of California|2013]] : {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|BMC|2013}}
*[[2014 Tour of California|2014]] : {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|GRM|2014}}
*[[2015 Tour of California|2015]] : {{flagicon|GBR}} {{UCI team code|SKY|2015}}
*[[2016 Tour of California|2016]] : {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|BMC|2016}}
*[[2017 Tour of California|2017]] : {{flagicon|GBR}} {{UCI team code|SKY|2017}}
*[[2018 Tour of California|2018]] : {{flagicon|GBR}} {{UCI team code|SKY|2018}}
*[[2019 Tour of California|2019]] : {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|EFD|2019}}
|}

=== Most Courageous Rider Classification ===
The ''Blue Jersey'' is given to the most courageous rider at the end of each stage. In 2008, the jersey was red. [[George Hincapie]] has won this jersey three times, after stages in 2008, 2009 and 2010. [[Jan Bárta]] won the award twice during the 2011 edition. [[Ben Wolfe (cyclist)|Ben Wolfe]] and [[Evan Huffman]] both won the jersey twice during the 2017 race. No one else has won this jersey more than once.

== Doping controversy ==

The main sponsor of the event, Amgen, is the producer of the medical drug [[Erythropoietin]], also called EPO. EPO has been used as a performance-enhancing drug by professional cyclists.<ref name="blogspot">{{cite web|url=http://fraudbytes.blogspot.de/2011/05/epo-and-amgen-tour-of-california.html|title=FraudBytes: EPO and the Amgen Tour of California (A Flashback)|date=May 16, 2011|publisher=fraudbytes.blogspot.de|access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> Former professional cyclists who admitted their doping, such as [[Tyler Hamilton]], claim that for some time most of the world's top cyclists used EPO.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxfordstudent.com/2016/11/11/tyler-hamilton-speaks-doping-oxford-union/|title=Tyler Hamilton speaks out about doping at Oxford Union |work=The Oxford Student|date=November 11, 2016}}</ref>

A plan to perform comprehensive anti-doping tests for the [[2011 Tour of California|2011 event]] was terminated by the UCI.<ref name="cyclingnews2">{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/usada-out-of-tour-of-california-testing|title=USADA Out Of Tour Of California Testing &#124; Cyclingnews.com|date=May 14, 2011|publisher=cyclingnews.com|access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> The plan was to do blood tests performed by the [[United States Anti-Doping Agency]] (USADA), which would have been able to detect EPO, but the UCI and the USADA couldn't agree on the details of the doping tests. For the [[2013 Tour of California|2013 edition]], the UCI elected to reintroduce testing based on the [[biological passport]], as USADA would also take care of pre-race testing, but with no cooperation between the two agencies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/exclusive-uci-reintroduce-biological-passport-testing-at-tour-of-california|title=Exclusive: UCI reintroduce biological passport testing at Tour of California|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=May 3, 2013|access-date=May 3, 2013|author=Daniel Benson}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*{{Official website|http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/}}
*[http://www.cyclingfans.com/tour-of-california/live/ Tour of California, live coverage, videos and photos]: ''Cyclingfans.com''

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