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Visit our Tour of California Page for information and details of the climbs on each stage of the 2019 ToC - arrange climbs by difficulty, length, gradient, etc. and access detailed information for each climb from the Tour page.
This page documents the first climb of the Tour of California Baldy-Glendora Mountain stage. Mt. Baldy has been included in the Tour of California 5 times from 2011 to 2019 and it always uses the same course. The first climb is Mt. Baldy Road to Mt. Baldy Village. At Mt. Baldy Village, instead of following the normal Mt. Baldy through the Village and on up to the ski resort, the Tour turns left onto Glendora Ridge Road for a big loop that takes the peleton onto Hwy 39 and past San Gabriel and Morris Reservoirs before beginning the second climb of the day on Glendora Mountain Road.
Aerial drone photo: View southwest from hairpins above mile hairpins mile 9.5.
Enter Angeles National Forest (est. 1908; 655,387 acres) at mile 7.
Mt. Baldy Road from tunnels to the town of Mt. Baldy
Tunnels at bottom of video.
Intersection Glendora Ridge Road and Mt. Baldy Road.
Mt. Baldy Village -- Mile 8.
AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
Andrew Talansky wins Mt. Baldy Stage 5 of the 2017 Tour of California.
Photo: SoCalCycling.com
After Stage 6 of the 2019 Tour of California is complete, Mt. Baldy will have been a stage finish five of the 18 years the Tour has been held (each year since 2006). The route on the Mt. Baldy stage is always the same route, as follows:
The route for all five ToC Mt. Baldy mountain-top finish stages (2019 Map).
The General Tour of California Mt. Baldy Route is:
Chris Horner wins 2011 ToC, but Levi gets stage 7!
Robert Gesink wins in s.t. As Darwin Atapuma.
After Mt. Hamilton in Northern California (East Bay/Silicon Valley), Mt. Baldy has been included in more Amgen Tours than any other mountain climb.
2015 -- Jullian Alaphilippe.
Stage Profile for all Glendora Mountain / Mt. Baldy ToC stages.
Summary from 2015 Tour of California Website:
“Route Information: May 16, 2015 - Stage 7 Finish
The climb up to Mt. Baldy is an integral part of the Amgen Tour of California’s nine-year history. Since 2011, when it was first introduced as the race’s first true mountaintop finish, the steep switchbacks up to the Mt. Baldy Ski Area at 6,500 feet elevation have served as the deciding factor in crowning the overall champion. Due to overwhelming demand from the fans, Mt. Baldy is back for the Amgen Tour of California 10th Anniversary after a two-year hiatus!
Mt. Baldy is located 45 miles from downtown Los Angeles and is a popular location for hikers, sightseers and cyclists. During autumn, spring, and summer you will find hundreds to thousands of outdoor enthusiasts traveling Mt. Baldy every week to summit the tallest peak in Los Angeles County, Mt. San Antonio (Elevation 10,068 feet), which is accessible from a trail network originating at the Mt. Baldy Ski Area. For those who prefer a two-wheeled adventure, cyclists from far and wide visit Mt. Baldy to climb the challenging switchbacks, which ascend over 2,000 in only 4.3 miles (9% average gradient). In the winter months Mt. Baldy is known for its steep ski terrain and easy access from the big city below.” See also - 2019 ToC summary of Baldy Stage.