Levi Leipheimer in Solvang – Photo courtesy Ken Conley
Levi Leipheimer (Astana) came in strong in the individual time trial today, coming in 29 seconds ahead of sprinting champion David Millar (Slipstream Chipotle) and extending his overall GC lead. Slipstream’s Christian Vandevelde rounded out the podium at 31:31. Two other possible contenders for the yellow jersey, Fabian Cancellara (CSC) and David Zabriskie (Slipstream) came in fifth and sixth today on the Solvang time trial.
In spite of yesterday’s brutal weather and less than ideal conditions today, Levi did fairly well coming in at 30.47, just over a minute over his time last year.
VeloNews: Leipheimer comes through.
Road Bike Review: Tour of California page.
Stage 5 full results at Cyclingnews.com.
Steephill.TV summary, commentary and links.
KWC looks like he got his camera working: Levi wins in Solvang again.
David also got a Stage 4 report out for the FredCast while recovering from surgery!
My wife knows some of Jackson Stewart’s family. Stewart is on the mend but they have requested prayer for him. As you know, Jackson Stewart was hospitalized yesterday for hypothermia during the cold and wet race down the Central Coast in Stage 4.
The Tour of California starts in Santa Barbara on Saturday and will travel to Santa Barbara for Stage 6.
Photo: Fans show their support for Levi Leipheimer in Solvang. Photo from Amgen Tour of California.
They interviewed Jackson Stewart on the Adobe Tour Tracker today, he's fine, other than being bummed about having to abandon. Your article makes it sounds as if he's dying.
They interviewed Jackson Stewart on the Adobe Tour Tracker today, he's fine, other than being bummed about having to abandon. Your article makes it sounds as if he's dying.
Just passing along request from his family, Gob. Thanks for the comment.
Just passing along request from his family, Gob. Thanks for the comment.