tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274643705736742657.post1682450760778343357..comments2024-01-25T21:59:49.727-08:00Comments on .: Tour of CA to skip City of SBSanta Barbara Daily Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17035136724518874622noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274643705736742657.post-11366188844092415812008-07-25T17:02:00.000-07:002008-07-25T17:02:00.000-07:00I have been watching the Amgen Tour the past 4 yea...I have been watching the Amgen Tour the past 4 years here in Santa Barbara and I find it absolutely fascinating! As a weekend road/mtn biker, it was Awesome for me to be so close to the Racers as they "took off out of the gates" & sped by... . I felt as if I were at the horse races.....you could feel the power and the determination in each rider! Plus, the riders were so nice to theSuzanne Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453415488699611466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274643705736742657.post-56566999379136198802008-07-25T10:15:00.000-07:002008-07-25T10:15:00.000-07:00I am glad this event is not being Hosted here. The...I am glad this event is not being Hosted here. The Amgen people are too high maintence and the race provides very little to the local economy. If the tour was held in the tourist off season I could see it being of benefit. But to come in during the tourist high season and ask for discounted hotel rates, no thanks. It is also a major disruption in traffic causing many delays to most people who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274643705736742657.post-63947384567725798032008-07-24T13:12:00.000-07:002008-07-24T13:12:00.000-07:00This race is a blast to watch. I do hope that Sant...This race is a blast to watch. I do hope that Santa Barbara will work to become a host city again soon.Greg Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177799066199190037noreply@blogger.com