Defending Champion Levi Leipheimer Races to Win Individual Time Trial in Solvang for Third Consecutive Year<br /><br />Leipheimer Retains Overall Lead Heading Into Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California<br /><br /><br />SOLVANG (February 20, 2009) – Fans lined up ten deep in some places along the 15-mile individual time trial route in Solvang to welcome world-class cyclists from 17 professional teams for the critical Stage 6 individual time trial of the 2009 Amgen Tour of California. After completing the longest day of the race yesterday, the riders were faced with a course that was dominated by Levi Leipheimer (USA) of Astana for the third consecutive year.<br /><br /><br /><img src=http://ll.broadbandsports.com/png/23959_thumb_0000.png border=0 width=150 height=90 alt="Levi Leipheimer closes in on Zabriske - Stage 6 - Solvang TT - 2009 Amgen Tour of California" />
