L’Etape du California will return next year to the Amgen Tour of California, AEG, presenter of the race announced. The popular amateur ride, which will be produced in partnership with Pacific Sports, a leading sports and event management company, will take place on Sunday, April 6, 2014, with a single ride in Thousand Oaks.

The 2014 edition of L’Etape du California will provide amateur cyclists an opportunity to ride the official Stage 8 course of the 2014 Amgen Tour of California with hundreds of other fans. The approximately 80-mile ride will feature a challenging, hilly course over iconic climbs of the Santa Monica Mountains.  In years past, numerous professional riders and team staff have used L’Etape du California to preview the course a month before the Tour in May. The riders completing the climbs in the lowest cumulative time will be crowned King and Queen of the Mountain.

“Each year, the enthusiasm and support for L’Etape du California continues to grow,” said Kristin Bachochin, executive director of the Amgen Tour of California and senior vice president of AEG Sports. “Cycling fans in California and throughout the country have a tremendous passion for the sport. The Amgen Tour of California is proud to provide them with the opportunity to ride like the pros. We invite everyone to come out and catch a sneak peek at the final stage of the 2014 course.”

The ride is open to all cycling enthusiasts looking for a challenging ride and will include mechanical support provided by SRAM Neutral Race Support team and nutritional stops throughout the course.

“We are pleased to once again offer amateur cyclists the rare opportunity to experience the same ride the professionals will experience as they cross the finish line at the next Amgen Tour of California,” said Jack Caress, President and CEO of Pacific Sports, LLC. “A ride like this is a once in a lifetime opportunity any amateur cyclists will want to experience.”

The field for the 2014 L’Etape du California will be limited to 1,500 riders. For more information and to register for the ride, visit letapeducalifornia.com.

The 2014 Amgen Tour of California will take place May 11–18, 2014. For additional information on the 2014 Amgen Tour of California, visit www.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. More information is available at www.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 the world’s largest independent biotechnology company, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen.

About AEG

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, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and Best Buy Theater Times Square; sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), two Major League Soccer franchises, two hockey franchises operated in Europe, management of privately held shares of the Los Angeles Lakers the Amgen Tour of California cycling road race; 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.

About Pacific Sports LLC

Pacific Sports LLC is a premier sports consultation firm, specializing in event production, management, and corporate sports marketing development. Having produced over 300 sport events in the United States, including the 1996 Triathlon World Championships and 12 U.S. Championships, Pacific Sports LLC is dedicated to the creation, development and management of participant and endurance sports including those of running, swimming, and cycling. Pacific Sports was a founder of the Life Time Fitness Series comprising the major championships at the Olympic Distance in the United States; the firm operates the Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles, Long Beach Triathlon, Amgen Tour of California’s L’Etape du California, Newport Beach Triathlon, Triathlon Eugene, and the Cleveland Triathlon. Pacific Sports served as Executive Producer for the Dow Live Earth Run for Water that took place in over 100 cities worldwide, including events directly produced by the firm in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.  Pacific Sports is a Delaware based Limited Liability Company with offices in Orange, California. The firm was founded in 1983. For more information on Pacific Sports events, visit www.pacificsportsllc.com or call 714-978-1528.