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| Race leader Levi Leipheimer (USA) |
The best cyclists in the world continued to ride the roads of Colorado as the USA Pro Cycling Challenge entered its fifth day of competition. Following the start in the riverside town of Avon, the cyclists raced 82.8 miles and climbed 5,034 feet. The sprinters lit up the finish in Steamboat Springs with Ivan Basso's Liquigas teammate Elia Viviani seizing the stage win.
In the overall race, Levi Leipheimer started and finished the day in the leader's yellow checked jersey. Rivals Christian Vande Velde and Tejay Van Garderen were unable to gain any time on the RadioShack rider. While it will be difficult for the Garmin-Cervelo and HTC-Highroad men to best Leipheimer in the final two stages, the time gap is only 11 seconds to Vande Velde and 17 to Van Garderen, so an upset is certainly possible. Colorado-based Garmin leads the team competition. The final two days will bring the peloton into Breckenridge and then Denver.
WELCOME TO AVON
RIDER SIGN-IN & INTERVIEWS
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| Robert Gesink (NED) |
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| Chad Beyer (USA) |
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| Cadel Evans (AUS), 2011 Tour de France winner |
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| Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) |
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| Jens Voigt (GER) |
GREETING THE FANS
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| Ed King (USA) |
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| George Hincapie (USA) signs autographs |
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| Ben King (USA) |
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| Frank Schleck (LUX) |
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| Christian Vande Velde (USA) |
LINE UP FOR RACE START
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| Frank Schleck (LUX) |
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| Andy Schleck (LUX) |
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| Tejay Van Garderen (USA), leading best young rider |
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| George Hincapie (USA), Stage 2 winner |
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| Dan Summerhill (USA) |
FLAG PRESENTATION & RACE BEGINS
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| Leipheimer |
View current overall standings:
USA Pro Cycling site
Breckenridge stage profile:
Stage 5 page
How many cyclist in a race>? I do see quite a lot in the pictures..
ReplyDeleteBTW, Avon looks nice.. :)