'Dale Posted May 21, 2011 Author Posted May 21, 2011 http://cdn3.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net//2011/05/21/2/jd11tocstg6016_600.jpg David Zabriskie made up for his disastrous day on Sierra Road by crushing the Solvang time trial in a new course record. The Garmin-Cervélo man who was second overall in last year's race boosted his team's fortunes with the stage 6 victory, topping Levi Leipeimer (RadioShack) by 26 seconds and best young rider Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) by 40. It's the first time trial stage win for Zabriskie here in California. His only other stage victory in the Amgen Tour came last year in the stage from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, where he bested Michael Rogers and Leipheimer with a crafty attack in the final 500m. "I knew the last stretch was a headwind and I had to go hard there. I didn't feel like I was super strong, but it was a good ride," Zabriskie said. "Today was obviously the best I've ever done here. I had no radio, just did my own thing and it worked."
'Dale Posted May 21, 2011 Author Posted May 21, 2011 General classification after stage 6Result1 Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack 17:17:01 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:00:38 3 Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:01:38 4 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:01:39 5 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:01:44 6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad 0:01:54 7 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek 0:02:26 8 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:02:27 9 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:02:43 10 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 0:02:54 11 Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:02:56 12 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:02:58
Jakkals. Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 Now the racing starts at the bottom of the climb. Garmin getting 2 guys in the break.
Jakkals. Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 Peleton led by radioshack and leopard. 30" for the break.
Jakkals. Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 Still think Levi is radioshacks main contender. Let's see how it unfolds.
Jakkals. Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 9 guys left in the group. Alexander efimkin went for solo break. Let's see how long this last. 40" for him
Jakkals. Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 Garmins move didn't pay off. Vande velde can't keep up with big names.
'Dale Posted May 22, 2011 Author Posted May 22, 2011 Levi Leipheimer took the stage victory and his RadioShack teammate and race leader Chris Horner solidified his race lead in the queen stage of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California high above Los Angeles on Mount Baldy.The duo demoralized the competition with a ferocious tempo in the final kilometres, crossing the line together, hands-clasped, to stamp their authority on the race. It was the first win of the season for Leipheimer while Horner maintained his overall race lead with one stage remaining.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Yeah, I havent really watched it but I saw yesterday Andy got shelled on a short 6 km climb. If, with just over a month to go, one looks at 'Berto's form and in comparison, Andy's form - I would say Andy wont even get on the podium.
Eldron Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Yeah, I havent really watched it but I saw yesterday Andy got shelled on a short 6 km climb. If, with just over a month to go, one looks at 'Berto's form and in comparison, Andy's form - I would say Andy wont even get on the podium. Agreed! Levi and Chris left him for dead up Mt. Baldy. Baldy and baldy won on Mt. Baldy - oh thats rich Either Andy has a master plan or he is in a wee bit of trouble. Chris Horner is looking in fine form though! Hopefully 'the Shack presents a competitive trifecta to LeeeeeeOHpard and Saxo Bank at the TdF.
Bat-ass Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Yeah, I havent really watched it but I saw yesterday Andy got shelled on a short 6 km climb. If, with just over a month to go, one looks at 'Berto's form and in comparison, Andy's form - I would say Andy wont even get on the podium. Agreed... Either Berto is in a class of his own, or the other contenders at the Giro are useless!!!?? Hoping Berto doesnt overdo it and has something left in the tank for July, if he gets an invite?? I dont know how long it takes for these guys to find there legs, but Andy needs to start looking. I'm not a big Schleck fan. i find him a bit bland, and lacking character, but i guess he might be suffering a bit of emotional stress with the death of his team mate?
GrumpyOldGuy Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) Agreed! Levi and Chris left him for dead up Mt. Baldy. Baldy and baldy won on Mt. Baldy - oh thats rich Either Andy has a master plan or he is in a wee bit of trouble. Chris Horner is looking in fine form though! Hopefully 'the Shack presents a competitive trifecta to LeeeeeeOHpard and Saxo Bank at the TdF. Yeah, I am not much of a Levi fan, but I like Chris, always prepared to give it a go, but Levi was in fine fettle indeed up Mt Baldy, I think he prefers racing in the USA as he always do's well there. Radioshack is having an aweful Giro at the moment, maybe its not their aim but with just over a month to the TDF which they would like to do well in, the giro team dont look very convincing. Edited May 23, 2011 by GrumpyOldGuy
'Dale Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 Horner wins Amgen Tour of California by 38 seconds http://cdn2.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net//2011/05/23/2/jd11tocstg8019_600.jpg HTC-Highroad's Matthew Goss claimed the team's first Amgen Tour of California stage, besting points leader Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) at the line with Greg Henderson (Sky) in third. "It's a great way to finish off the week, Tejay finished as best young rider, and now we've capped off the week in perfect fashion," Goss said on the podium.
Tumbleweed Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Agreed! Levi and Chris left him for dead up Mt. Baldy. Baldy and baldy won on Mt. Baldy - oh thats rich Levi asked his Twitter followers to tweet baldies on Baldy jokes!
Eldron Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Yeah, I am not much of a Levi fan, but I like Chris, always prepared to give it a go, but Levi was in fine fettle indeed up Mt Baldy, I think he prefers racing in the USA as he always do's well there. Radioshack is having an aweful Giro at the moment, maybe its not their aim but with just over a month to the TDF which they would like to do well in, the giro team dont look very convincing. The Radioshack Giro team can hardly be considered their TdF team:211 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)212 Robbie McEwen (Aus)213 Tiago Machado (Por)214 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn)215 Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por)216 Philip Deignan (Irl)217 Bjorn Selander (USA)218 Robert Hunter (RSA)219 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Poppy is the only decent GC rider there and he kept getting into breaks - methinks Radioshack's aims at the Giro were purely training. The California team:Team RadioShack1 Levi Leipheimer (USA)2 Matthew Busche (USA)3 Christopher Horner (USA)4 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa)5 Jason McCartney (USA)6 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)7 Ben King (USA)8 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) I'm guessing this is the core of their TdF team...
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