Bradley Wiggins might be the only one who doesn’t consider himself the overwhelming favorite to win the Tour of California when it begins Sunday in Sacramento.
The former Tour de France champion and leader of Team Sky’s British invasion has identified one of America’s premier stage races as one of his priorities this season. But he also believes it could come down to the final days, perhaps even the finishing stages next weekend.
Still, the overall classification figures to be sorted out in the mountains, including the Stage 3 ride up Mount Diablo on Tuesday and the climb up Mountain High on Friday. The race ends on May 18 over the same circuit in Thousand Oaks that concluded the 2010 edition.
