San Diego loses bid for Tour of California stage

Fans cheer Andy Schleck and Jens Voigt atop Palomar Mountain in the 2009 Tour of California.

Fans cheer Andy Schleck and Jens Voigt atop Palomar Mountain in the 2009 Tour of California. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

San Diego county proved to be one of the most popular places for spectators to take in the Tour of California when the race passed over Palomar Mountain and ended in Escondido last year, but the race will not make it to the state's southernmost county in 2010.