Australian cyclist Michael Rogers goes into the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday with a 9-second lead over his closest rival, David Zabriskie.

HTC-Columbia's Rogers beat Zabriskie by 5 seconds in Saturday's individual time trial in Los Angeles; three-time defending champion Levi Leipheimer finished 11 seconds behind Rogers and retained third place overall.

Germany's Tony Martin, also of HTC-Columbia won the 23-mile time trial, finishing ahead of Rogers by 22 seconds.

The podium ceremony for the top three finishers in the ITT was quite a scene ...   more »