third place, the american, robin carpenter of philadelphia.a roseanne yoes has hosted a stage in this race. the only city by the way to do so since inception. and it makes sense considering the challenge that presents the riders. stage three, a grueling 105-mile stage that will take riders on some very serious climbs. livermore, up mines road in livermore for 4200 foot haul up the back side of mt. hamilton, then back in the san jose where they'll end at motorcycle county park in the east foothills. this is the only stage that starts and ends in the same city. this 105-mile stage expected to take five hours, which is disappointing considering i did it the other day in just four. i'm just an amateur. so anyways. 10:45 stage three starting here. anyone can show up and watch them take off or go on the website to find out the best viewing points along the route. if you haven't seen it before it's quite exciting. >> you got a timer. maybe we can have him show us. >> the wind at his back there. >> he does. >>> a big buy involving an old name this mor

robin carpenter of philadelphia, an american, is currently in third place. of course, what the places are, the positions are right now in stage three the is still early in this competition. again, this will be the tenth year of the amgen tour of california. they still have five more stages after today. the eighth stage, the final stage will end in los angeles on sunday. again, encompasses 724 miles in the golden state. it's quite a trek for these athletes to get from up here to down there and what they have to go through. you can imagine. if you're thinking about coming out here to watch the beginning, the middle, or the end. you can go on the amgen tour of california website to find out the best viewing spots. but if you want to watch the beginning we know in years past you go out here and keep an eye out of that parking will be tight. again, stage three starting at 10:45 leaving here at the community center headed somewhere that way. i don't think you can see the hills. there are some big hills. >> something to see. looks like a swarm of bees racing by you

peter sayingen of slovakia in second and the american robin carpenter in third. this is the tebt year in a row that san jose has hosted the stage in this race. the only city to do so since the inception of this race. and it makes sense considering the challenge it presents rid riders. stage three is a grueling 105-mile stage that will take riders on serious climbs including a 4200 foot haul up the back of mount happen mimilt livermore, and it will end at motorcycle county park in the east foothills. this is the only stage that starts and ends in the same city. something that's of note. expected to take around five hours. tomorrow, i imagine stay eight wraps up sunday in los angeles. when all said and done these athletes will bike 724 miles throughout this wonderful state. again, stage three here in san jose of the community center starting at around 10:45 this morning. you can come here. we've covered this for many years. it will be quite a crowd. it's just an issue of parking. reporting live in san jose, bob ridell, "today in the bay." >> hope they have their pa

now first and second place are occupied by mark cavendish of great britain and peter sagan and robin carpenter, the top placed american in the race thus far. >> it's an opportunity for crazy stuff to happen. we have climbs all day. a climb straight out of the start house. the hamilton climb is 9% for like four or five miles. it's going to blow up. >> you still have time to get up mt. hamilton and watch them there if you want to really see the suffering take place. if not, please come to the motorcycle park and you can watch it on the big screen and see our festival and really watch how these true athletes perform. >> it's fun to watch. it's local. you get close to the athletes so that's a lot of fun. >> reporter: if you took a look at the map that we put on your screen, this is the route map for stage three. obviously it started at berryessa. going over calaveras. dips into livermore up mains road. the grueling part. up the back side of mt. hamilton a 4200-foot climb. a lot of climbing in this stage. again, like i said the weather is cool. these guys are professional athletes so for them even