American Floyd Landis retained the golden jersey in the Amgen Tour of California today, thanks to his Phonak team keeping the breakaways on the line.
But it was Juan José Haedo who once again surprised the sprinters and raced out front at the finish in San Luis Obispo. It's cool to see a virtual unknown racer beat the accomplished …
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Here we are on the fifth day of the Tour of California, and many riders are saying the race is over.
It's a compliment to American Floyd Landis and the strength of his Swiss Phonak team that a 29-second lead with four stages remaining is considered an insurmountable lead. …
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Floyd Landis, Phonak team
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Cyclist Floyd Landis beat the next fastest finisher by nearly 26 seconds to win the Amgen Tour of California time trial in San Jose on Wednesday.
The US leader of the Swiss Phonak squad also gains the tour leader's golden jersey for his efforts. Discovery's George Hincapie, who achieved the leader's jersey Tuesday, finished the day in fourth, about a minute slower than Landis.
The 17-mile time trial course …
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I've seen some pretty unique inventions for the bicycle come from across the pond. First there was the three-way Danish bicycle, then the sideways bicycle from Ireland.
Now a Swiss inventor has built a Bike Tree that stows bicycles out of the reach of passersby and under cover of an umbrella-like affair.
Installed in Geneva, the Bike Trees lift the …
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Outdoor and indoor bike storage, from Bike Tree.
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George Hincapie concentrates on tackling Sierra Road hill
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Discovery's George Hincapie won the final sprint into San Jose, taking the stage and the overall leader's golden jersey in the Tour of California.
The long-time Lance Armstrong lieutenant stayed with a chase group that powered over the steepest mountain on the course — Sierra Road — then had enough energy left to beat two other former Armstrong aides de camp: Levi Leipheimer and Floyd Landis (Phonak).
At the finish, it was Hincapie beating Chris Horner and Josep Jufre Pou, both of Davitamon Lotto. Hincapie trailed Leipheimer by 6 seconds coming into this stage; the 10-second time bonus for winning the sprint put Hincapie in the overall lead..
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The Amgen Tour of California website is now offering a live video feed from the motorcycles. Just go to the main page and follow the links.
It's kind of choppy, but it is live. Just make sure you have your airsickness bag near by. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/02/21/live-video-feed-at-tour-of-california-website/
Photo by mnorri at Flickr.com
Levi Leipheimer's Gerolsteiner squad controls the peloton
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