Concluding with a sprint to the finish, the Amgen Tour of California arrived in Thousand Oaks for the Stage 8 grand finale.
To catch a breakaway, the peloton reached 45 mph at times, and Matt Goss of HTC-Highroad crossed the line in first, followed by Peter Sagan of Liquigas and Greg Henderson of Team Sky.
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| Goss, Sagan, & Henderson |
Chris Horner of Radioshack won the golden jersey as the winner of the general classification. His teammate Levi Leipheimer came in second with Tom Danielson of Garmin-Cervelo in third place overall.
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| Winner Chris Horner |
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| Leipheimer greets Danielson |
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| Leipheimer, Horner & Danielson celebrate with champagne |
Sagan won the points jersey in the sprint competition, and Jonathan McCarty of Spidertech won the king of the mountains competition.
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| Peter Sagan receives green jersey |
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| Jonathan McCarty |
Tejay Van Gardaren of HTC brought home the best young rider win, for the best finish of a rider aged 24 or under.
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| Tejay Van Gardaren |
Congratulations to all the riders and teams for a great race! The California fans look forward to next year.
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