19 teams competing in Tour of California named

The 2011 field of professional cycling teams has been named for Amgen Tour of California that begins in Stateline May 15.

The lineup of teams includes 19 elite international and domestic squads for the sixth-annual event, May 15-22. Fourteen have participated before.

The teams are:

* Sky ProCycling (GBR)

* Rabobank Cycling Team (NED)

* Team Garmin-Cervélo (USA)

* HTC-Highroad (USA)

* Team RadioShack ( USA)

* Liquigas-Cannondale (ITA)

* Saxo Bank Sungard (DEN)

* Leopard Trek (LUX)

* BMC Racing Team (USA)

* Team NetApp (GER)

* Team Type 1-sanofi aventis (USA)

* Team Spidertech Powered By C10 (CAN)

* UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling (USA)

* Movistar Team (COL)

* Jamis-Sutter Home (USA)

* Kelly Benefit Strategies – Optum Health (USA)

* Bissell Pro Cycling (USA)

* Jelly Belly p/b Kenda (USA)

* Kenda/5-Hour Energy Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder (USA).