The City of Santa Clarita invites Residents to experience 2016 Amgen Tour of California

The City of Santa Clarita will host the Stage 2 Finish for the 2016 Amgen Tour of California, presented by AEG, on Monday, May 16, 2016. Members of the community are encouraged to join in on the excitement of this world class event by attending the Lifestyle Festival, happening from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 16. The Lifestyle Festival will take place in Old Town Newhall, across from the Old Town Newhall Library.

“The City of Santa Clarita is overjoyed to welcome back the Amgen Tour of California,” said Mayor Bob Kellar. “I hope residents will come together in Old Town Newhall to celebrate this tremendous event.”

The Lifestyle Festival will be held adjacent to the finish line on the day of the race. Designed to provide and promote healthy lifestyle and cycling-related experiences, the Lifestyle Festival provides a day of entertainment and fun for the whole family. The Lifestyle Festival serves as the central hub for fans to watch the race live on outdoor video screens and to interact with more than 40 exhibitors and other enthusiasts as they wait for cyclists to cross the finish line. The daylong event will feature cycling-themed products and demos, cancer and cardiovascular awareness education, family activities, food, entertainment and more.

Special VIP Experiences, created exclusively for the Amgen Tour of California, are also available. These custom-designed experiences bring fans closer to the action.

• VIP Car Ride ($200-$500): Experience the crowd, the course, the race conditions, the energy and the excitement in an official race vehicle. Ride alongside the peloton for an entire stage of the race and get an up-close view of the riders in action in a way few have done before. Arrive at the finish ahead of the cyclists and watch them cross the finish line. Participants will receive an official Amgen Tour of California jersey.  Limited availability remains for select stages!
• Time Trial Ride in Folsom on May 20, 2016 ($500): Ride the official Time Trial Circuit on your bike just hours before the pros take the course.
• Personalized Jens Voigt Meet and Greet ($65 add-on): Here’s your chance to meet cycling icon Jens Voigt during Race Week! The 2016 Amgen Tour of California Ambassador will host exclusive meet-and-greets for a limited number of fans at select stages. Offer only available with purchase of VIP Hospitality in Santa Clarita and/or Monterey County (Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway).
• Behind-The-Scenes Tour ($500): Get a true behind-the-scenes look at all the action. Includes broadcast compound tour, photograph taken on awards stage, and an exclusive viewing area to experience the race finish.

For more information on VIP Experiences, contact Jonathan Breilh at (213) 742-7491 or by email at jbreilh@aegworldwide.com.

Parking and shuttles will be available at the shuttle site on 13^th Street and Railroad Avenue.

If you are interested in learning more about the Amgen Tour of California in Santa Clarita, visit santaclaritatourofCA.com. This website will be updated with information about volunteer opportunities, ancillary events surrounding the Amgen Tour of California in Santa Clarita, and community sponsorship opportunities. For more information about the Amgen Tour of California, including sponsorship and VIP experience opportunities, please visit amgentourofcalifornia.com.

About the Amgen Tour of California
The Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race created and presented by AEG that challenges the world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course that traverses hundreds of miles of California’s iconic highways, byways and coastlines each spring. The teams chosen to participate have included Olympic medalists, Tour de France contenders and World Champions. Amgen Tour of California is listed on the international professional cycling calendar (2 HC, meaning “beyond category”), awarding important, world-ranking points to the top finishers. More information is available at amgentourofcalifornia.com.

About Amgen
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

About AEG
Founder and operator of the Amgen Tour of California, AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center, StubHub Center, Sprint Center, The O2, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Microsoft Theater, L.A. LIVE and PlayStation Theater; sports franchises including the LA Kings (NHL), two Major League Soccer franchises, two hockey franchises operated in Europe, management of privately held shares of the Los Angeles Lakers; AEG Live, the organization’s live-entertainment division, is a collection of companies dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring and a variety of programming and multi-media production. For more information, visit AEG today at www.aegworldwide.com.