Australian Brett Lancaster plowed across rain-slicked streets in front of a 26-man breakaway group to win Stage 2 and take the overall lead at the Amgen Tour of California on Monday.
That group of two dozen cyclists included some of the pre-race favorites, who now have nearly a minute-and-a-half lead over the rest of the peloton after only the second stage.
Among them are Levi Leipheimer and Lance Armstrong of Team RadioShack, Michael Rogers of HTC-Columbia, Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank, and David Zabriskie and Tom Danielson of Garmin-Transitions.
Commentators believed the breakaway was set up by five members of Team RadioShack on the Trinity Grade, the last of three steep climbs on the 110-mile bike race from Davis to Santa Rosa ... more »


