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Organizers for the 2011 Amgen Tour of California have selected Claremont and Mt. Baldy as new stops for the annual bicycle race.

Tour organizers passed over Big Bear Lake, due to what the city described as "logistical planning." Big Bear Lake hosted the Tour's penultimate stage last year.

The official stage start and finish locations that have been selected for the sixth annual Amgen Tour of California cycling race include: South Lake Tahoe (new for 2011), North Lake Tahoe-Northstar at Tahoe Resort (new for 2011), North Lake Tahoe-Squaw Valley USA (new for 2011), Sacramento, Auburn (new for 2011), Modesto, Livermore (new for 2011), San Jose, Seaside, Paso Robles, Solvang, Claremont (new for 2011), Mt. Baldy (new for 2011), Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks.

Jordan Romero, the 13-year-old from Big Bear Lake who became the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Everest on May 22, is back in New York and doing the media rounds. Courtesy of his blog, here's a preliminary list of Jordan's TV appearances Friday:

4:00 AM Today Show (NBC National) *Live*
5:45 AM Fox & (Fox National) *Live*
7:25 AM MSNBC (MSNBC National) *Live*
11:35 a.m. CNN Newsroom (CNN National) *Live*
7 p.m. 20-20 Interview (ABC National)

Here's the historic blog post, confirming Big Bear Lake 13-year-old Jordan Romero as the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Everest.

Leave a comment on his blog, or on his Facebook page for a historic job well done (to put it mildly).

Peter Sagan of the Liquigas-Doimo team has won Stage 6 of the Tour of California, sprinting to the finish line in Big Bear Lake ahead of Rory Sutherland. Overall leader Mick Rogers of HTC-Columbia finished third.

David Zabriskie of the Garmin-Transitions team trails Rogers by 4 seconds for the leader's jersey. Sagan got a 10-second bonus for winning the stage, and three-time defending champion Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) is 14 seconds behind in fourth place.

More details in tomorrow's editions of the Sun and Daily Bulletin.

Jordan Romero, a 13-year-old from Big Bear Lake, has begun his final climb to the summit of Mt. Everest. If everything goes according to plan, he will reach the top of the world's tallest mountain Saturday.

Whether Jordan makes it or not, this is the biggest local sports story of the year. It's also the biggest local sports story that is impossible for me to cover in person. Fortunately Jordan is doing a great job updating his blog, his Twitter (@TeamJordanR), and his Facebook account, and if you haven't bookmarked them yet you should.

The New York Times just jumped on the Is-13-Too-Young? question. Two years ago, I asked the "Is-11-too-young?" question in an article that ran in The Sun. Click below for the full text.

From Laura Johnson up in Wrightwood:

The 11th Annual $25,000 Cholula Triple Air Show went off Saturday, February 07, 2009, at Mountain High in Wrightwood, CA. 75 riders from across the country threw down for their share of a huge $25,000 cash purse. The weather held off just enough for Danny Toumarkine to stake his claim on a hot $10,000 in cash with Stacie Anderson pulling in $4,000 for the girls.

From Laura Johnson in wintry Wrightwood:

Winter conditions returned to Mountain High overnight as temperatures dipped into the teens and two inches of natural snowfall complimented heavy snowmaking on the mountain. Weather forecasts are calling for continued snowmaking temperatures in the evenings throughout the week, which will allow Mountain High to add to the 12-24 inch base of fresh packed powder. Up to eight chairlifts are currently in operation accessing 19 trails and the mountain plans to have 100% of trails open at the West Resort by this weekend. In less than two weeks Mountain High will hold its biggest event of the season, bringing a triple shot of big air flavor to Wrightwood with the 11th Annual Cholula Triple Air Show. The big air contest boasts a hot $25,000 cash purse and is the richest "one day triple air contest" in the nation, complete with live DJ and vendor village for the public. For more information on the $25,000 Cholula Triple Air Show or the most updated lift and snow report please visit mthigh.com.