Charlie Schuessler
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VeloNews.com is reporting that the big names of American road racing made their message loud and clear at Sunday's opening day of the Amgen Tour of California. Led by Gerolsteiner's Levi Leipheimer - one of a handful of homegrown stage racers being touted as hopefuls to take the torch from the recently retired Lance Armstrong - American riders swept the top-five of the 1.9-mile prologue in scenic San Francisco.
Leipheimer, the leader of Germany's Gerolsteiner team, showed that he's serious about winning the high-profile first-year event that's being hyped as the most important race in America…
(http://www.velonews.com/race/dom/articles/9515.0.html)
Official Top 10
1. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Gerolsteiner, 4:53
2. Bobby Julich (USA), CSC, 0:05
3. George Hincapie (USA), Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, 0:06
4. Floyd Landis (USA), Phonak
5. David Zabriskie (USA), CSC, 0:09
6. Fabian Cancellara (Swi), CSC, 0:10
7. Jason Mccartney (USA), Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
8. Hayden Roulston (NZl), HNM, 0:11
9. Vladimir Gusev (Rus), Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
10. Paolo Savoldelli (I), Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
6 Americans in the top 10 and 4 Discovery Team Riders as well.
This is going to be interesting...
Leipheimer, the leader of Germany's Gerolsteiner team, showed that he's serious about winning the high-profile first-year event that's being hyped as the most important race in America…
(http://www.velonews.com/race/dom/articles/9515.0.html)
Official Top 10
1. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Gerolsteiner, 4:53
2. Bobby Julich (USA), CSC, 0:05
3. George Hincapie (USA), Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, 0:06
4. Floyd Landis (USA), Phonak
5. David Zabriskie (USA), CSC, 0:09
6. Fabian Cancellara (Swi), CSC, 0:10
7. Jason Mccartney (USA), Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
8. Hayden Roulston (NZl), HNM, 0:11
9. Vladimir Gusev (Rus), Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
10. Paolo Savoldelli (I), Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
6 Americans in the top 10 and 4 Discovery Team Riders as well.
This is going to be interesting...