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| Levi Leipheimer won the time trial (© Amgen Tour of California) |
Racing on a 15-mile course in surprisingly dry conditions, Leipheimer rolled out of the start gate with confidence. Coming
off a savage 135-mile stage on Thursday, most of the cyclists struggled to beat the 33-minute barrier. Of the early riders,
Bradley Wiggins (GBR) of High Road posted 32:16, which was good enough to keep the lead for the first part of the day.
But
in this ‘race of truth,’ each rider alone against the clock, the competition became tougher as the race went on,
and the top-five finishers would crack the 32-minute barrier.
"It was very windy out there," said Vande Velde (Slipstream),
noting the crosswind gusts between buildings in certain sections actually pushed him to a 45-degree position. "I almost got
thrown off my bike. I had to settle in."
Although Astana's Leive Leipheimer won the decisive fifth stage, the Slipstream Chipottle team surprised with a strong
performance. With three riders in the top ten, Slipstream/Chipotle H3O is now the team to beat in the overall team classification.
"We knew we were the strongest team in the race, but today we proved it,” said team leader David Millar. "The hard
work the whole team has put in over the winter has paid off." The Argyle Armada has 16″ on second place Astana and more
than eight minutes on Quick Step and CSC in the overall team classification.
Vande Velde was the first rider to break through the 32-minute barrier, posting a 31:31, but that time would soon be beat
by another strong rider, his teammate Millar. Millar, a former World Champion and winner of the Tour de France individual
time trial, whipped into the finish stretch and posted a seemingly untouchable 31:15.
The most anticipated rider of
the day, World Time Trial Champion Fabian Cancellara (SUI) of Team CSC, who demonstrated amazing fitness on Wednesday to take
the stage and rival Leipheimer, came in fifth today with a time of 31:51, which put him in fourth place overall going into
tomorrow’s stage.
"Today was a statement about my actual fitness," said Cancellara, who wore the Amgen Leader
Jersey on Monday and Tuesday. "I did a very good stage to San Jose and I think I paid the price today."
All heads swiveled
to the monitors to see Leipheimer, clearly on a great ride. Leipheimer hit the tape to post an amazing time of 30:46. Despite
wind, turns and hills, he had powered his bike nearly 30 mph for a half hour and crushed the competition at every time split.
"This
may be an even bigger win for me than last year," said Leipheimer. "It was another great day for me here in Solvang. I’m
just so happy and proud. I gave it my all today."
Going into the final two stages, the Astana team will work to help
Leipheimer keep the Amgen Leader Jersey and defend his title as the winner of the 2007 Amgen Tour of California.
Today’s stage didn’t bring any changes to the jersey winners. Dominique Rollin (CAN) of the Toyota-United Pro
Cycling Team retained the Herbalife Sprint Leader Jersey and the Tachyon Most Aggressive Rider Jersey for a second day. Scott
Nydam (USA) from Team BMC claimed the California Travel and Tourism King of the Mountains Jersey for the third consecutive
day. Robert Gesink (NED) of Rabobank held onto the Union Bank of California Best Young Rider Jersey. Slipstream Chipotle Presented
by H30 is now leading the team classification.
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Results Tour of California 2008
Stage 5
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
30.47
2 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
0.29
3 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 0.45
4 Gustav Larsson
(Swe) Team CSC
0.57
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC
1.05
6 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
1.15
7 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
1.19
8 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
1.24
9 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
1.25
10 Kim Kirchen (Lux) High Road
1.28
11 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) High Road
1.29
12 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Astana
1.35
13 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step
1.38
14 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana
1.42
15 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Scott
1.43
16 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole
1.44
17 Benjamin Day (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
1.56
18 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
1.57
19 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Scott
1.59
20 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
2.03
21 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis
2.07
22 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
2.08
23 George Hincapie (USA) High Road
2.13
24 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
2.18
25 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing Team
2.19
26 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
2.21
27 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
2.24
28 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana
2.24
29 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
2.25
30 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
2.25
31 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) High Road
2.25
32 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
2.25
33 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
2.28
34 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
2.32
35 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road
2.36
36 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
2.37
37 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
2.41
38 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Rock Racing
2.45
39 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner
2.52
40 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing
2.54
41 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
2.56
42 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
3.03
43 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
3.05
44 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana
3.06
45 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
3.15
46 Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team
3.15
47 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
3.16
48 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole
3.22
49 Freddie Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing
3.23
50 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
3.27
51 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
3.29
52 John Murphy (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
3.29
53 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole
3.32
54 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC
3.35
55 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
3.38
56 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road
3.40
57 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
3.44
58 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
3.49
59 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
3.50
60 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
3.50
61 Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Astana
3.51
62 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
3.53
63 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
3.53
64 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
4.01
65 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
4.03
66 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
4.05
67 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
4.07
68 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana
4.08
69 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
4.08
70 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
4.11
71 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team
4.11
72 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step
4.12
73 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
4.16
74 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
4.17
75 Pipp K Frank (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
4.20
76 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC
4.26
77 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
4.27
78 Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling
4.30
79 Hendricus Vogels (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
4.34
80 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
4.35
81 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole
4.37
82 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
4.45
83 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
4.45
84 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
4.53
85 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
4.55
86 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing
5.01
87 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team
5.04
88 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team
5.09
89 Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 5.11
90 Bauke Mollema
(Ned) Rabobank
5.15
91 Aaron Barry Tuckerman (NZl) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
5.16
92 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
5.20
93 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step
5.21
94 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
5.28
95 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
5.30
96 Nicholas Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
5.47
97 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Scott 5.51
98
Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
5.59
99 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing
6.01
100 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
6.22
101 Scott Tietzel (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
6.31
102 Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
7.01
General Classification after stage 5
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
21.14.52
2 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
0.49
3 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 1.08
4 Fabian Cancellara
(Swi) Team CSC
1.18
5 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team CSC
1.19
6 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
1.36
7 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana
2.07
8 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step
2.11
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
2.18
10 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
2.27
11 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
2.58
12 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Rock Racing
3.17
13 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner
3.34
14 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
3.40
15 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
5.06
16 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
5.48
17 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
6.49
18 George Hincapie (USA) High Road
7.30
19 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
7.48
20 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
8.08
21 Kim Kirchen (Lux) High Road
8.34
22 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole
8.50
23 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
9.24
24 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing Team
9.27
25 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
9.58
26 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
10.08
27 Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team
10.46
28 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
11.11
29 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
11.49
30 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Scott
12.02
31 Benjamin Day (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
14.05
32 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) High Road
14.29
33 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole
15.01
34 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing
15.16
35 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
15.41
36 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC
15.47
37 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole
15.48
38 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana
17.38
39 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis
18.24
40 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
18.45
41 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
19.22
42 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
19.33
43 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
20.27
44 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
20.46
45 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
22.39
46 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step
24.18
47 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Astana
25.00
48 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
26.10
49 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road
26.57
50 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
27.03
51 Freddie Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing
27.56
52 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana
28.29
53 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
28.34
54 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC
28.53
55 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) High Road
29.53
56 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
31.21
57 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
31.40
58 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
31.48
59 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
31.51
60 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
32.06
61 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
32.10
62 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
32.11
63 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
32.36
64 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana
32.44
65 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
32.52
66 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
33.03
67 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road
33.17
68 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
33.28
69 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole
33.30
70 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
33.47
71 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing
34.45
72 Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 35.15
73 Sébastien Turgot
(Fra) Bouygues Telecom
35.23
74 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Scott
35.53
75 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Scott 35.54
76
Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
36.04
77 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
36.09
78 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
36.14
79 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
36.58
80 John Murphy (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
37.49
81 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
37.51
82 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
38.06
83 Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Astana
38.17
84 Pipp K Frank (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
38.26
85 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
38.52
86 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team
39.01
87 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team
39.11
88 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
39.22
89 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step
39.45
90 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
39.51
91 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
39.59
92 Hendricus Vogels (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
40.19
93 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 42.27
94
Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling
43.39
95 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
44.08
96 Aaron Barry Tuckerman (NZl) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
44.25
97 Nicholas Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
45.08
98 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team
45.54
99 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing
47.29
100 Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
47.30
101 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
51.57
102 Scott Tietzel (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
51.58
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