When the racing stops, the party starts at the Rock the Bike expo and music festival on Saturday February 23. The City of Santa Clarita, along with Westfield Valencia Town Center and H3 Publications, producers of Road Magazine and decline Magazine, will present Rock the Bike, a Saturday night cycling industry expo and music festival featuring top performing artist the Gin Blossoms.

Rock the Bike will immediately follow the Stage 6 finish of the Amgen Tour of California and will be located outside on the north side of Westfield Valencia Town Center near finish line activities. Official hours for the Rock the Bike festival are 4p.m. to 10p.m. Rock the Bike is just one in a series of events surrounding the prestigious cycling race. All events are free and open to the public.

The Gin Blossoms will headline a full night of live music and entertainment. With smash hits "Hey Jealousy" and "Allison Road," the Gin Blossoms took the music world by storm in the 1990's and have since been a top drawing stage act.

Along with top musical entertainment, over 30 industry leading cycling manufacturers will be showcasing the latest innovations in road and mountain cycling for the public. Manufacturers including Specialized, Trek, Giant Bicycles, Shimano and Kenda will be exhibiting bicycles and merchandise throughout the evening.

Rock the Bike featuring the Gin Blossoms is part of a full weekend of events in Santa Clarita planned around the Amgen Tour of California professional bicycle race.

Santa Clarita is a host city for the Saturday, February 23 Stage 6 finish and the Sunday, February 24 Stage 7 start of the prestigious event. The 2008 Amgen Tour of California finishes at the Pasadena Rose Bowl after riders leave Santa Clarita.

Rock the Bike is free and open to the public and there will be an opportunity to buy Road to the Cure raffle tickets, which raises awareness and benefits cancer victims. Details on the full weekend of events, including the Road to the Cure raffle, can be found online at