Sagan, Wiggins, Cavendish, Degenkolb, Kristoff star in San Diego
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Peter Sagan looks relaxed(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jens Voigt speaks to John Degenkolb on stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tour of California president Kristin Klein(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Katusha will be looking to Alexander Kristoff for some stage wins(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Etixx-QuickStep has sent a strong line-up(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Lawson Craddock will lead the Cannondale team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tom Boonen back in action in California(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Rohan Dennis answers some questions(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A happy Taylor Phinney on stage with his BMC teammates(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The Axeon-Hagens Berman team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff is presented to the crowd(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Some smiles from Peter Sagan on stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bradley Wiggins and the other members of his eponymous team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The UnitedHealthcare team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The Dimension Data team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Mark Cavendish talks to the crowd(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The Giant-Alpecin line-up(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The Holowesko-Citadel team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
LottoNL-Jumbo take to the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Peter Kennaugh and the Team Sky squad for California(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cyclocross Nationals(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Trek-Segafredo stand in front of the crowd(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The Tour of California press conference was held in beautiful surroundings(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The press conference line-up(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Katie Hall (UnitedHealthcare) was on hand to talk about this weeks womens race(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Taylor Phinney (BMC) talking about the week of racing(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Taylor Phinney (BMC) throws out some jokes during the press conference(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) speaking about his comeback to racing(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Bradley Wiggins (Team Wiggins) talks about his team at this years race(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) happy to be back in California(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Bradley Wiggins (Team Wiggins) was in today's line-up(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) relaxes on the stage(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) waits for questions(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
The rider lineup at todays press conference(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Julian Alaphilippe finished second last year(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The pre-Tour of California press conference(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Taylor Phinney and John Degenkolb have a laugh at the press conference(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Taylor Phinney answers some questions(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
USA cycling's Derek Bouchard-Hall(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
John Degenkolb is excited to be racing again(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Derek Bouchard-Hall of USA Cycling(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
An announcer speaks to the attendees(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The riders at the Tour of California press conference(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Today's press conference at the San Diego Yacht Club(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
The 2016 Amgen Tour of California gets underway on Sunday, with a stacked field with 10 WorldTour squads, including some of the best sprinters in the pro peloton. The race's winningest rider and current world champion Peter Sagan returns, looking to pad his record tally of stage wins and follow up on last year's overall victory..
Last year's Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix winner John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) looks to refind his old form after being hit head-on by a car during the team's January training camp.
Bradley Wiggins (Team WIGGINS) says his added weight for his track focus ahead of the Rio Olympic Games will rule out a stab at a second overall victory, but he will be a favourite for the Folsom time trial.
Last year's USA Pro Challenge winner Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) is one of the favourites for the overall classification, and will have Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quickstep), Andrew Talansky (Cannondale) and Peter Stetina (Trek-Segafredo) as his main rivals.
Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quickstep), Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky), Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data), Alexander Kristoff (Katusha), and Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie) will also have their opportunity to shine in the Golden State.
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