Defending Champion Levi Leipheimer Races to Win Individual Time...

Defending Champion Levi Leipheimer Races to Win Individual Time Trial in Solvang for Third Consecutive Year
Leipheimer Retains Overall Lead Heading Into Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California

SOLVANG (February 20, 2009) – Fans lined up ten deep in some places along the 15-mile individual time trial route in Solvang to welcome world-class cyclists from 17 professional teams for the critical Stage 6 individual time trial of the 2009 Amgen Tour of California. After completing the longest day of the race yesterday, the riders were faced with a course that was dominated by Levi Leipheimer (USA) of Astana for the third consecutive year. Besting four-time U.S. National Individual Time Trial Champion David Zabriskie (USA) of Garmin-Slipstream by eight seconds, Leipheimer further built on his overall lead in the 2009 race to 36 seconds and will wear the Amgen Leader Jersey going into Stage 7 tomorrow.

Added: February 21, 2009
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