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Seattle skyline

Cyclists at 2007 Chilly Hilly ride past view of the Seattle skyline on Bainbridge Island.

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Tall bike

A tall bike rider flies the skull and crossbones at 2007 Chilly Hilly. Actually, he's on another ride altogether, the .83 bike club's F****n' Hills Race, which just happens to coincide over the same exact route and on same exact day at the Chilly Hilly.

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D'oh

Rough dismount into the bushes at 2007 Chilly Hilly. This guy's OK. He just picked himself up and got back on the bike.

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A Chilly Hilly hill

Cyclists climb a hill at 2007 Chilly Hilly

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Leipheimer wins Tour of California; Dominguez takes final stage

Levi Leipheimer won the 2nd annual Amgen Tour of California this year, wearing the golden leader's jersey from the prologue in San Francisco to the finish in Long Beach.

US-based fans of cycling also won, as they got to witness — more than 1 million firsthand — some of the biggest names in the professional cycling competing on US soil.

Sure US riders Leipheimer, George Hincapie, Fred Rodriguez, Chris Horner, Bobby Julich, Christian Vandevelde, Jason McCartney and Dave Zabriskie and others are world-class cyclists. But this race also featured such riders as Ivan Basso, world champions Fabian Cancellara and Paolo Bettini, Jens Voigt, Stuart O'Grady, Thor Hushovd, and many more. …

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Hincapie breaks wrist, won't finish Tour of California

American cyclist George Hincapie broke his wrist in that collision early in Saturday's Stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California and won't return for the final stage on Sunday.

In spite of the injury, Hincapie turned in a gritty performance to drive the peloton during the middle of the stage as it lagged behind a 9-man breakaway that threatened to steal the golden jersey from Discovery Channel team leader Levi Leipheimer …

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Levi Leipheimer on attack in time trial

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Levi Leipheimer was the last cyclist to go off in the Stage 5 individual time trial at the Tour of California on Friday. Here he tries to increase his margin over challenger Jens Voigt.

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Haedo wins stage again; Leipheimer leads Tour of California with 1 day to go

At some point on Saturday, the Discovery Channel cyclists must have been wondering how many challengers they had to contain to win the Amgen Tour of California for Levi Leipheimer.

While they kept Team CSC's 2nd place Jens Voigt neutralized on the 105-mile stage from Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita, his 5th place teammate Stuart O'Grady jumped onto a breakaway and nearly stole the race.

The Australian rider on Team CSC was 1:20 behind Leipheimer in the General Classification on Saturday morning, and suddenly he and eight other riders in the breakaway had a 3-minute gap on the peloton …

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Leapin' Leipheimers! Levi owns Tour of California lead

Photo by falling.bullets at flickr.com. Levi Leipheimer fights to add seconds to his margin over challenger Jens Voight in Friday's time trial.

Levi Leipheimer assumed undisputed control of the Amgen Tour of California on Friday, as he powered to victory on the individual time trial and gained valuable seconds on his nearest challenger.

The Discovery Channel cyclist posted the fastest time of 29:40 over the 14.5-mile loop course around Solvang, beating 2nd-place challenger Jens Voigt by 18 seconds, which gives the US rider a 21-second overall lead.

With just two stages remaining, this tour is virtually in the bag for Discovery Channel if Leipheimer's teammates hold off the attacks over the last two stages. Barring a major debacle, the only cyclist within striking distance is Team CSC's Voigt. The strategy for Discovery is easy: “Don't let Voigt get away.” …

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Final sprint in 5th Stage sweeps around corner

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Paolo Bettini, in white at left, and other cyclists sweep around a corner at finish in San Luis Obispo at Tour of California.

 

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