Race: Tour of California, Stage 7 Start/Finish: Santa Rosa/Santa Rosa, California, USA Distance: 109.1 mile, 175.5 kilometers Santa Rosa, California — Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias bridged up to a breakaway during Stage 7 of the Tour of California and earned a time bonus by taking third through the final intermediate sprint. The Spaniard remains…

Race: Tour of California, Stage 6 Start/Finish: Folsom/Folsom, California, USA Distance: 12.6 miles, 20.3 kilometers  Folsom, California — Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias dropped two positions to 16th overall after the Tour of California Stage 6 race against the clock. Friday’s individual time trial took place in historic Folsom with a 12.6-mile out-and-back course. Despite…

Race: Amgen Tour of California, Stage 5 Start/Finish: Lodi/South Lake Tahoe, California, USA Distance: 131.7 miles, 212 kilometers South Lake Tahoe, California — Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias remains 14th overall following Stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California. Thursday’s stage was nearly entirely uphill and featured two categorized climbs before a summit finish…

Race: Amgen Tour of California, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Morro Bay/Monterey County, California, USA Distance: 134.8 miles, 217 kilometers Monterey County, California — Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias moved into the top 15 overall at the Tour of California after finishing 17th on Stage 4. The Spaniard is 24 seconds outside of the top 10, the…

Race: Amgen Tour of California, Stage 3  Start/Finish: Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara, California, USA Distance: 104.1 miles, 167.5 kilometers Santa Barbara, California — Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias laid down a solid performance on Tuesday’s Queen Stage of the Tour of California, moving up six places in the overall classification to 16th position. The Spaniard stands…

Race: Amgen Tour of California, Stage 2 Start/Finish: South Pasadena/Santa Clarita, California, USA Distance: 92.3 miles, 148.5 kilometers Santa Clarita, California —Monday’s Stage 2 of the Tour of California saw a large group of nearly 25 riders escape early into the 92.3-mile stage, but as the peloton reached the first of four categorized climbs, everything…

Race: Tour of California, Stage 1 Start/Finish: San Diego/San Diego, California, USA  Distance: 108.7 miles, 175 kilometers San Diego, California — Team Novo Nordisk’s Martijn Verschoor beat out many of the world’s top sprinters when he finished fifth on Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday. Earlier in the race, teammate Joonas…