RACE DAY: FEB. 15 DOWNTOWN FESTIVITIES

9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Official Davis Stage 1 sponsor expo, with booths and food vendors. Central Park, bounded by B, C, Third and Fifth streets. Free admission.

9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Family Fun Fest, with carousel, bounce houses, climbing wall and more — all accessible by buying a wristband: $15 or two for $25 in advance at the farmers market, or $20 each at the festival. Proceeds go to Davis High School’s Blue & White Foundation.

9 a.m.-4 p.m.: California Bicycle Museum, showcasing bicycles dated from 1823 to 2008, from the UC Davis collection. Basement, Third and B Street Building, Central Park. Free admission. Autograph session with Bicycling Hall of Famer Cheri Elliott, 12:30-2 p.m.

10:30 a.m.: Cycling teams begin arriving on B Street adjacent to Central Park.

11-11:45 a.m.: Autograph Alley at the south end of Central Park Pavilion.

11:20 a.m.-noon: Starting line program, along C Street, between Third and Fourth streets (adjacent to Central Park).

Noon: Stage 1 begins with the riders making two loops of downtown.

Noon-3 p.m.: Downtown Cyclebration, E Street Plaza, between Second and Third streets. Free admission.

12:15-2 p.m.: Davis Junior Criterium, sponsored by the Davis Bike Club, for ages 10-18, Central Park. Registration and more information: dbcraceteam.org.

ALONG RUSSELL BOULEVARD

11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: For about 15 minutes before the race starts and 15 minutes after, expect delay entering and leaving the north side of campus.

FIRST AID STATIONS

Central Park and E Street Plaza

BIKE PARKING

8 a.m.-3 p.m.: Free valet parking, Davis Community Church, across from Central Park. Bike parking is at Fifth and C streets.

I-80 RAMP CLOSURES

State authorities will shut down two westbound offramps from Interstate 80: at Olive Drive and Richards Boulevard, both leading downtown, from 10 a.m. to approximately 12:15 p.m. Signs on I-80 westbound and eastbound will direct Amgen spectators to the UC Davis exit. The Richards Boulevard offramp from eastbound I-80 may also be closed.

CAMPUS PARKING

$6 in garages and parking lots where Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) attendants are on duty. Please bring exact change. (People with UC Davis permits will not be charged.)

Primary parking zone: south entry garage and the adjacent surface lots (1 and 2), off Old Davis Road just off Interstate 80 (UC Davis exit).

Overflow: west entry garage and lots 40 and 41 on Hutchison Drive (off Highway 113).

MOTORIST ASSISTANCE

Complimentary, from TAPS: lockout service, tire inflation, jump start and ride to a gas station. Call (530) 752-8277.

UNITRANS SHUTTLE BUSES

Free. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Campus: Buses will come along every five to 10 minutes until 2:30 p.m., then every 15 to 20 minutes until 5 p.m.

Community (between north Davis and downtown): Buses will come along every 10 to 15 minutes until 2 p.m., then every 20 minutes until 5 p.m. All stops are in the vicinity of Davis High School and Community Park:

Veterans Memorial Center — 203 E. 14th St., west of F Street (parking for 250 cars, between the center and the high school)

Davis High School — West 14th Street between Oak Avenue and B Street

New Davis High gym — Oak Avenue and Scripps Drive (parking for 100-plus cars)

Covell Boulevard and F Street (parking for 80 cars at the nearby Davis Art Center)

PARKING AND SHUTTLE MAPS

unitrans.ucdavis.edu or taps.ucdavis.edu

(click on the map links under “News and Updates”)

PICNICKING ON CAMPUS

No barbecues or alcoholic beverages.

SYMPOSIUM

"A Smattering from the Science of Cycling," 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, 521 First St., Davis. See separate story.

ART EXHIBITIONS

Art of the Bicycle, John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, 521 First St., Davis.

Hot Wheels: Bicycle Themed Art, Pence Gallery, 212 D St., Davis. Reception, 6 p.m. today (Feb. 13).

ON THE NET

amgentourofcalifornia.com

tourofcalifornia-davis.com

ON TELEVISION (AND STREAMED ONLINE)

VERSUS cable: versus.com

(Also: Watch the ride on the Central Park Jumbotron.)