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F AbIGEN' y ( 3 TourofCalifornia The 2007 Amgen Tour of California is a professional style bike race modeled after the Tour de France. The race is governed by the same international cycling federation, we follow the same rules, we have the same teams, the same riders as the Tour de France. The principal difference between the two events is that the Amgen Tour of California is the first race of the season so it is shorter and not as arduous a route. Last year's winner went on to win the 2006 Tour de France. The race consists of 16 teams - each with eight riders. The race consists of a Prologue and then seven point to point road stages. Each stage is between 95 and 135 miles in length. The race begins in San Francisco on Feb 18tH and concludes in Long Beach on Feb 25tH The 2006 Amgen Tour of California drew over 1.3 million spectators along the 650 mile route and quickly became the largest sporting event in the history of California. We will have live TV coverage on Feb. 18tH 24tH and 25tH. We will also being streaming live video on the Internet for the entire race. The race is self-contained. Aside from the 128 professional racers, we also have approximately 65 vehicles that travel within the race. This includes CHP, team cars, medical support, mechanical support, race officials, motorcycle marshals, TV crews, etc. The entire race moves as one entity at an average speed of approximately 28 MPH. From the lead CHP car to the follow CHP car is approximately 1 Y2 miles. It takes the race about 90 seconds to pass any given spot on the road. We require total road closure that is managed by the CHP. There are four elements to the closure: cross traffic that flows across the course at an intersection, traffic moving the same direction and ahead of the race, traffic moving the same direction and behind the race, and traffic moving towards the race. CHP/Police will allow cross traffic and traffic turning onto the course and heading away from the race until approximately 5-10 minutes before the race reaches the intersection but will prevent cars from turning onto the road heading into the race. Traffic moving the same direction and ahead of the race will be allowed to flow until the race is approximately 10 minutes behind the traffic. Traffic that is behind the race will not be allowed to pass. Traffic that is moving into the race will be stopped approximately 30 minutes before the race reaches any given point.