Germany's Wegmann wins Grand Prix bicycle race in San Francisco

German cyclist Fabian Wegmann of Gerolsteiner won in a sprint finish, just beating John Lieswyn of Health Net and Jason McCartney of Discovery Channel.

Several well known American cyclists from the European pro circuit competed in the race. Fred Rodriguez (riding for the US National team) finished in 21st place, about 5 minutes back. George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) and Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner), finished in the peloton nearly 9 minutes after the top 3.

Two other US cyclists who rode in this year Tour de France, Chris Horner (Prodir-Saunier Duval) and David Zabriskie (Team CSC) did not finish the race, along with Italian Ivan Basso (Team CSC) who finished second at the Tour de France.

Horner won the race in 2003 and Hincapie won in 2001.

The 108.1-mile featured steep climbs up Fillmore and Taylor streets and through the Russian Hill and North Beach neighborhoods to a finish on the Embarcadero on the waterfront.

The mountain jersey went to McCartney, who amassed 55 points to Lieswyn's 27. The 2nd place race finish and mountain competition caps a long career by Lieswyn, who is retiring at the end of the season, according to CyclingNews. His team, Health Net – Maxxis, won the team competition.