Race organizers hope early individual time trial and queen stage will pave the way for general classification shakeups and unprecedented racing excitement at 2014 Amgen Tour of California.

Tour of California organizers have chosen seven pro continental and continental teams, which will join nine ProTeams for 2014 Amgen Tour of California, including four top-10 America Tour teams.

Team BMC Racing’s Tejay van Garderen takes overall victory in Amgen Tour of California 2013 ahead of Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) after eight days of intensive and heatwave-impacted racing in California.

Team Cannondale Pro Cycling's Peter Sagan sprints to stage victory in final stage of 2013 Amgen Tour of California; Team BMC Racing's Tejay van Garderen wins 2013 Amgen Tour of California.

Team NetApp-Endura's Leopold König climbs to victory in stage 7 of 2013 Amgen Tour of California; BMC Racing's Tejay van Garderen leads Tour of California overall before tomorrow's final stage.

Tejay van Garderen triumphant in San Jose individual time trial of this year’s Amgen Tour of California. Van Garderen leads Tour of California ahead of Michael Rogers and Cameron Meyer.

Tejay van Garderen rides to victory in stage 6 individual time trial of Amgen Tour of California 2013 and extends overall Tour of California lead.

RadioShack-Leopard's German Jens Voigt rides to victory in stage 5 of 2013 Amgen Tour of California ahead of Team Garmin-Sharp's Tyler Farrar; BMC Racing's Tejay van Garderen takes overall Tour of California lead.

Team Garmin-Sharp’s American sprinter Tyler Farrar powers to stage victory in furious sprint across the finish line in Santa Barbara; Team Jamis-Hagens Berman’s Janier Acevedo maintains overall 2013 Amgen Tour of California lead.

Tyler Farrar powers to stage 4 victory for Team Garmin-Sharp; Janier Acevedo keeps overall 2013 Amgen Tour of California lead.