ProTour California event a Continental catch-22

The Amgen Tour of California has made a rapid progression toward being one of the most important races on the international calendar in its brief five-year history, and has aims at stepping up a level to the top level of the sport. But the prospect of the race entering into the ProTour has some of the US-based Continental teams concerned.

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.