Californian Levi Leipheimer wins his 3rd Amgen Tour of California Yellow Jersey – A record 2 million fans watched the race in person After nine challenging and epic days of cycling through more than 750-miles of scenic California roads, and a thrilling fight to the finish, Levi Leipheimer (USA) of Astana was crowned champion of read more
Chris Jones Diary, where the Yellow Devil makes an appearance and comments about his scuffle with Lance Armstrong. Bike World News has an Tour of California Photo Contest. Submit your photos, win a prize. As far as I’m concerned, Ken Conley wins the prize. Below is a sample, but see all of his photos at read more
Here’s Danny Pate on his Felt bike looking sharp in the Team Garmin – Chipotle (nee Slipstream) kit during Stage 3 of the Tour de France 2008. Pate’s teammate Will Frischkorn made the podium today as Most Aggressive Rider. Team Slipstream has uploaded several photos to their Tour de France photo set on Flickr. They read more
The Seaside to SLO leg follows the scenic California Central Coast, but the riders in stage 4 of the 2008 Amgen Tour of California enjoyed none of the views as they slogged through dreary, cold rain and constant headwinds, keeping the pace under 20 mph for much of today’s long stage. The racers finally finished read more
Young rider Gesink takes the stage; Leipheimer in Yellow JerseyYellow Jersey Farrar falls ill, abandons race It was an exciting race today, especially the final 20 miles of today’s stage as Levi Leipheimer (Astana) and Robert Gesink (Rabobank) worked in a two man breakaway as a chase group led by Team CSC’s David Zabriskie Fabian read more
Hometown hero Levi Leipheimer welcomed by record crowdsTibco’s Brooke Miller wins first Tour of California Women’s Criterium Record crowds were on-hand for Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California to watch the world’s best cyclists travel over some of California’s most scenic highways, from Sausalito to Santa Rosa, culminating with a climactic finish read more
