Defending Champion Levi Leipheimer Races to Win Individual Time Trial in Solvang for Third Consecutive Year - 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. Read More here…

Post Stage 6 Quotes - I’ve won this race before and you really have to appreciate the work that your team does for you Read More here…

Tom Zirbel is the only domestic rider to crack the Solvang Time Trial Top 10 - By Lyne Lamoureux
Bissell’s Tom Zirbel improved his time trial result by a whopping 58 seconds over last year’s showing in the Solvang Time Trial at the Tour of California. Zirbelicious finished in seventh spot at 39 seconds off the fastest time of Levi Leipheimer (Astana) and was the highest placed domestic rider. Read More here…

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