A stage in action

Using GPS technology to track individual riders in real-time via an interactive map and offering a live feed during each day's stage, the Amgen Tour of California offers an immersive web dashboard for the cycling fan (via Three Minds).

In its second year, the tour featuring some of the top international riders received a boost this year with the dynamic web destination sponsored by Adobe.

During the race, spectators can switch from a fullscreen live feed and an interactive map that tracks stage leaders in real time.

Other features that complete the dashboard include an RSS feeds churning out news from Velonews, a photostream sponsored by Flickr, and a statistical chart.