Bill Walton stoked Amgen Tour will start in San Diego (The Associated Press)
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton was so stoked to hear that the 2016 Amgen Tour of California will start in his hometown that he rode his custom bike – with a Grateful Dead paint job – from his home near Balboa Park to the news conference on the waterfront. ”I love my bike and I love San Diego,” Walton said Thursday, when AEG announced Stage 1 will be in San Diego on May 15. ”This is phenomenal,” Walton said.