Mark Cavendish appears to be back to his sprinting form of old, following a solid win in the opening stage of the AMGEN Tour of California. The 10-time Tour de France stage winner took the win ahead of Juan Jose Haedo following a nervous and crash-marred finale in Sacramento.

Following the race, Cavendish was relaxed and confident, and answered the myriad of questions with aplomb, but in an almost whisper. When asked about the Tour de Romandie victory salute debacle and whether he was thinking about that as he crossed the line, Cavendish was blunt and didn’t pass up on an opportunity to give a healthy nod to his recently released book.

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There will be several road closures and scheduled delays on Sacramento road ways in the next few weeks. Here is a schedule of events. The Amgen Tour of California bicycle event that we reported on earlier is the fist event in our list.

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The Amgen Tour of California cycling race kicks off Sunday and once again, Sacramento hosts the opening stage. This year the race consists of a full road stage from Nevada City to the Capitol. There will be tens of thousands of people coming out to watch the event.

The Amgen Tour of California is an eight-stage event running from Sunday May 16th through May 23. Three-time defending Tour of California champion Levi Leipheimer will be racing as well as Lance Armstrong. The 2010 California Amgen course is longer and more difficult than past versions and features the first finish at a relatively high altitude.

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The 2010 Amgen Tour of California, the country’s largest pro cycling event, will end in Sacramento again this year. The road race will start in Nevada City on May 16 and end in Sacramento. There are few press conferences scheduled Thursday for the official announcement of the fifth annual race.

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