Tour of California teams announced for 2012

List of teams for the Amgen Tour of California & VIP

16 teams were announced for the 2012 Amgen Tour of California roster. The final rider start list will be announced closer to the race dates May 13-20, 2012. 

I am happy to see Omega Pharma-Quickstep returning to the race (not in the race last year), which guarantees Levi Leipheimer should be there to try to take back the win from last year's winner - Chris Horner, (now with RadioShack-Nissan-Trek). Also AG2R La Mondiale and GreenEDGE Cycling teams will be competing in the race this year. Team Type I is not on the roster for 2012, nor is the Jelly Belly team. No Mark Cavendish, or Bernie Eisel(!) either, since Team Sky is not listed. That is a bummer since they are my favorite photo ops. The good news is that reliable BMC, Rabobank (a major sponsor of the event), and Liquigas-Cannondale will be in the house! 

Mark your calendars, this race remains a favorite. Read more: “Most prestigious field of talent ever’ confirmed for Tour of California By VeloNation.

Teams cars at the 2011 Amgen Tour of California ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

UCI ProTeams

• BMC Racing Team (USA)
• Rabobank Cycling Team (NED)
• Garmin- Barracuda (USA)
• RadioShack-Nissan-Trek (LUX)
• Liquigas-Cannondale (ITA)
• Omega Pharma - QuickStep (BEL)
• AG2R La Mondiale (FRA)
• GreenEDGE Cycling Team (AUS) Orica GreenEdge (new team name May 2012)

UCI Professional Continental Teams

• Team Spidertech Powered By C10 (CAN)
• UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team (USA)
• Project 1t4i (NED) Team Argos-Shimano (new team name April 2012)
• Colombia-Coldeportes (COL)

UCI Continental Teams

• Team Optum Presented By Kelly Benefit Strategies (USA)
• Bissell Pro Cycling (USA)
• Team Exergy (USA)
• Bontrager Livestrong Team (USA)

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VIP Passes

VIP Experiences are also for sale now on the Amgen Tour of California website. Prices range from $200 for a standard VIP tent pass to $1800 for a time trial car ride, or up to $40,000 for a 200 person private hospitality suite - who's in? For more information on VIP packages contact Melissa Gruber 213.763.5489 mgruber@aegworldwide.com Jordan Goldberg 213.763.2652 jgoldberg@aegworldwide.com

See the new Leaders jerseys for the 2012 Tour of California: Jerseys of the 2012 Tour of California. Learn the teams jerseys and more about the teams:

Related Pedal Dancer posts:

• 2012 Tour of California route announced
• Details on 2012 Tour of California route 
• Stage routes, maps, profiles - 2012 Amgen Tour of California 
• Jerseys of the 2012 Tour of California
• Pedal Dancer resource page: TOUR OF CALIFORNIA 

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