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May 3/09 23:34 pm - Tour of the Gila: Men's Stage 5 and Final GC


Posted by Editoress on 05/3/09
 

Levi Leipheimer has started in three stage races in 2009 and now has won all three. He secured his overall win in the 23th SRAM Tour of the Gila (New Mexico, USA) while teammate Lance Armstrong moved up to second overall in the fifth and final stage. What makes Leipheimer’s victory so special is that he accomplished this with only Lance Armstrong and Chris Horner as his support team throughout the 5-day race. The three riders rode the national event as individuals riders in the Mellow Johnny’s jersey.

Phil Zajicek won the last stage, the Gila Monster Road Race. Lance Armstrong finished second, and Levi Leipheimer third. After the first category climb out of the Gila Cliff Dwelling National Monument, only a small group was left in the front. Leipheimer, Armstrong and Horner together with Tom Zirbel, Chris Baldwin, Burke Swindlehurst, Phil Zajicek and Chad Beyer hit the last climb to Pinos Altos, where Zajicek managed to beat the Mellow Johnny’s riders in the final sprint to the line.

After winning the Tours of California and Castilla y León, Levi Leipheimer won his third stage race of the season today. “I tried to lead out Lance for the stage win, but Zajicek apparently was more familiar with this finish,” said Leipheimer after his eight victory of the season. “However we enjoyed ourselves. It was a great week. Let’s move now to Italy. Many people see me as the big favorite. I think all this talk is a little bit overblown. The Italians are super focused on it, and they know the Giro in and out. I will play day-by-day and we will see what happens.”

Lance Armstrong took his first podium placing of the season, coming in 2nd overall. “The people in New Mexico were great. This is a great and a hard race. I am glad we raced here. It is better to start in the Giro having done this race than nothing. I cannot complain. Of course breaking my collarbone has changed my ambitions for the Giro, but I look forward to that race. I can ride – without pressure – in an event that I’ve always wanted to do and I can try to help Levi win.”

Astana press release

 

Stage 5: Gila Monster Road Race, 170km
1 Philip Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia-Successful Living 4:29:32.
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Mellow Johnny's at 0:12
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Mellow Johnny's s.t.
4 Chad Beyer (USA) Team B 0:24
5 Chris Horner (USA) Mellow Johnny's 0:34
6 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
7 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis 3:21
8 Christopher Baldwin (USA) BOULDER s.t.
9 Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 3:30
10 Florian Stalder (SUI) Team B s.t.
11 Davide Frattini (USA) Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 3:34
12 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
13 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 3:54
14 Peter Stetina (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners- 5:07
15 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light s.t.
16 Patrick McCarty (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis 5:16
17 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
18 Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 6:46
19 Alex Howes (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-
20 Jesse Moore (USA) California Giant-Specialized
21 Michael Olheiser (USA) Warp9bikes.com/tristar
22 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
23 Ben Day (Aus) Fly V Australia-Successful Living
24 Corey Collier (USA) Team Rio Grande
25 Omer Kem (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
26 Bjorn Selander (USA) Trek Livestrong
27 John Eisinger (USA) Ciclismo Racing
28 Bruno Langlois (Can) PLANET ENERGY Pro
29 John Hunt (USA) California Giant-Specialized
30 Andrew Talansky (USA) Amore & Vita-McDonald's
31 Benjamin Kneller (USA) Ciclismo Racing
32 Ben King (Aus) Fly V Australia-Successful Living all s.t.
33 Chris Winn (USA) RMCEF/WestSide Cycling 6:51
34 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light s.t.
35 Francois Parisien (Can) PLANET ENERGY Pro 7:09
36 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 7:16
37 Logan Garey (USA) Team Rio Grande 7:20
38 James Mattis (USA) California Giant-Specialized 7:26
39 Rory Sutherland (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis 7:32
40 Aaron Pool (USA) Lincoln Industries 10:49
41 Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type1 13:23
42 Alexander Hagman (USA) Ciclismo Racing 13:56
43 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 14:06
44 Julian Kyer (USA) Trek Livestrong 14:07
45 Alister Ratcliff (USA) BikeReg.com / Cannondale 14:23
46 Carson Miller (USA) Land Rover-ORBEA 14:52
47 Zach Watson (USA) Athletes by Design Cycling
48 Taylor Sheldon (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-
49 Eddy Kwon (USA) ZteaM Elite
50 Ben King (USA) Trek Livestrong
51 Ian Holt (USA) RMCEF/Westside Cycling
52 Jared Gilyard (USA) RideClean all s.t.
53 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 15:58
54 Chris Jones (USA) Team Type1 16:01
55 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 s.t.
56 Kris Lunning (USA) Above Category Racing 19:31
57 Bill Demong (USA) Incycle
58 Jeff Hartman (USA) Incycle both s.t.
59 Roman Kilun (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis 19:39
60 Tim Henry (USA) DLP Racing 19:43
61 Vincent Owens (USA) Ten Speed Drive / BH Bicycles 19:44
62 Brad Cole (USA) Ciclismo Racing 19:47
63 Tim Johnson (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis s.t.
64 Paul Esposti (USA) Ciclismo Racing 20:37
65 Flavio De Luna (INTL) Aguascalientes 21:16
66 Stefan Rothe (USA) Warp9bikes.com/Tristar 22:28
67 Allen Krughoff (USA) Team Rio Grande 22:41
68 Walker Savidge (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners- 24:06
69 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1
70 Roman Van Uden (NZl) Land Rover-ORBEA
71 Evan Elken (USA) Land Rover-ORBEA all s.t.
72 Ryan Baumann (USA) Trek Livestrong 27:03
73 Nick Fey (USA) Ciclismo Racing
74 Floyd Landis (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis
75 Justin England (USA) California Giant-Specialized
76 Eric Slack (USA) Bobs-Bicycles.com
77 Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia-Successful Living
78 Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Livestrong
79 Phillip Mann (USA) Ciclismo Racing all s.t.
80 Osvaldo Olmos (USA) California Giant-Specialized 27:20
81 Cristian Velasquez (Hon) Ten Speed Drive / BH Bicycles 30:07
82 Jose Armando Orellana (Hon) Ten Speed Drive / BH Bicycles 31:36
83 Josh Liberles (USA) Ten Speed Drive / BH Bicycles 34:24
84 Travis Hagner (USA) Warp9bikes.com/Tristar 35:31
85 Brandon Lynch (USA) Bobs-Bicycles.com 36:12
86 Chris Turner (USA) Above Category Racing 42:59
87 Blair Berbert (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV 46:50
88 Ian Tuttle (USA) Above Category Racing 47:09
89 Evan Hyde (USA) Incycle 50:02
90 Jacob Mueller (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV 51:06
91 Sam Bewley (USA) Trek Livestrong 54:31
92 Maxime Vives (Can) PLANET ENERGY Pro
93 Mike Northey (NZl) Land Rover-ORBEA
94 Alfredo Cruz (Mex) Auto-Tec
95 Logan Hunn (NZl) Land Rover-ORBEA
96 Sergio Hernandez (USA) EL SEGUNDO
97 Clay Mufret (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies all s.t.
98 Andrew Randell (Can) PLANET ENERGY Pro 54:42
99 David Duncan (USA) DLP Racing 1:03:39
100 Jaime Gandara (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b 1:06:55
101 Bryson Bowers (Can) JetFuel coffee s.t.
102 Tad Hamilton (USA) Bobs-Bicycles.com 1:06:59
103 Tim Srenaski (USA) Rocky Mountain Elite Cycling 1:09:25
104 Travis Sherman (USA) Warp9bikes.com/Tristar 1:21:16
 
Final GC
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Mellow Johnny's 13:26:56
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Mellow Johnny's at 3:01
3 Philip Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia-Successful Living 3:18
4 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 4:03
5 Chad Beyer (USA) Team B 4:41
6 Christopher Baldwin (USA) BOULDER 6:04
7 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 7:06
8 Chris Horner (USA) Mellow Johnny's 7:13
9 Florian Stalder (SUI) Team B 7:31
10 Peter Stetina (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin 7:38
11 Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 7:57
12 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 9:20
13 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 10:22
14 Davide Frattini (USA) Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 10:25
15 Benjamin Kneller (USA) Ciclismo Racing 11:32
16 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 11:36
17 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis 11:44
18 Rory Sutherland (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis 11:51
19 Francois Parisien (Can) PLANET ENERGY Pro Cycling 12:04
20 Alex Howes (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin 12:41
21 John Hunt (USA) California Giant-Specialized 12:59
22 Jesse Moore (USA) California Giant-Specialized 13:04
23 Bjorn Selander (USA) Trek Livestrong 13:21
24 Ben King (Aus) Fly V Australia-Successful Living 13:35
25 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 13:36
26 John Eisinger (USA) Ciclismo Racing 13:37
27 Andrew Talansky (USA) Amore & Vita-McDonald's 13:38
28 Michael Olheiser (USA) Warp9bikes.com/tristar 13:49
29 Corey Collier (USA) Team Rio Grande 13:54
30 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 14:52
31 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 15:23
32 Ben Day (Aus) Fly V Australia-Successful Living 15:31
33 Patrick McCarty (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis 15:50
34 James Mattis (USA) California Giant-Specialized 16:51
35 Aaron Pool (USA) Lincoln Industries 20:13
36 Julian Kyer (USA) Trek Livestrong 20:58
37 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 22:15
38 Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type1 22:54
39 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 23:26
40 Omer Kem (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 23:57
41 Chris Winn (USA) RMCEF/WestSide Cycling 24:05
42 Alexander Hagman (USA) Ciclismo Racing 24:30
43 Carson Miller (USA) Land Rover-ORBEA 24:31
44 Ben King (USA) Trek Livestrong 24:56
45 Taylor Sheldon (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin 25:05
46 Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 25:25
47 Chris Jones (USA) Team Type1 25:35
48 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 26:04
49 Jared Gilyard (USA) RideClean 26:08
50 Zach Watson (USA) Athletes by Design Cycling Team 26:29
51 Tim Johnson (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis 26:39
52 Eddy Kwon (USA) ZteaM Elite 27:27
53 Roman Kilun (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis 27:41
54 Bruno Langlois (Can) PLANET ENERGY Pro Cycling 27:56
55 Kris Lunning (USA) Above Category Racing 28:42
56 Alister Ratcliff (USA) BikeReg.com / Cannondale 29:26
57 Bill Demong (USA) Incycle 29:53
58 Jeff Hartman (USA) Incycle 30:14
59 Paul Esposti (USA) Ciclismo Racing 31:53
60 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1 32:10
61 Flavio De Luna (INTL) Aguascalientes 32:12
62 Allen Krughoff (USA) Team Rio Grande 33:19
63 Ian Holt (USA) RMCEF/Westside Cycling 34:19
64 Stefan Rothe (USA) Warp9bikes.com/Tristar 34:20
65 Walker Savidge (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin 34:38
66 Justin England (USA) California Giant-Specialized 35:47
67 Eric Slack (USA) Bobs-Bicycles.com 35:59
68 Nick Fey (USA) Ciclismo Racing 36:32
69 Floyd Landis (USA) OUCH Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis 36:58
70 Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Livestrong 38:46
71 Tim Henry (USA) DLP Racing 42:10
72 Roman Van Uden (NZl) Land Rover-ORBEA 42:17
73 Evan Elken (USA) Land Rover-ORBEA 42:27
74 Brad Cole (USA) Ciclismo Racing 49:02
75 Ryan Baumann (USA) Trek Livestrong 49:10
76 Vincent Owens (USA) Ten Speed Drive / BH Bicycles 49:15
77 Brandon Lynch (USA) Bobs-Bicycles.com 50:50
78 Logan Garey (USA) Team Rio Grande 51:11
79 Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia-Successful Living 51:33
80 Osvaldo Olmos (USA) California Giant-Specialized 54:26
81 Phillip Mann (USA) Ciclismo Racing 57:10
82 Evan Hyde (USA) Incycle 1:01:37
83 Cristian Velasquez (Hon) Ten Speed Drive / BH Bicycles 1:02:11
84 Josh Liberles (USA) Ten Speed Drive / BH Bicycles 1:04:19
85 Mike Northey (NZl) Land Rover-ORBEA 1:04:59
86 Sergio Hernandez (USA) EL SEGUNDO 1:07:48
87 Ian Tuttle (USA) Above Category Racing 1:08:53
88 Sam Bewley (USA) Trek Livestrong 1:11:05
89 Alfredo Cruz (Mex) Auto-Tec 1:12:40
90 Chris Turner (USA) Above Category Racing 1:13:00
91 Andrew Randell (Can) PLANET ENERGY Pro Cycling 1:13:54
92 Blair Berbert (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV 1:20:32
93 Jose Armando Orellana (Hon) Ten Speed Drive / BH Bicycles 1:22:59
94 Jacob Mueller (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV 1:31:25
95 Clay Mufret (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:34:28
96 Travis Hagner (USA) Warp9bikes.com/Tristar 1:37:10
97 Maxime Vives (Can) PLANET ENERGY Pro Cycling 1:39:41
98 Bryson Bowers (Can) JetFuel coffee 1:43:15
99 Tad Hamilton (USA) Bobs-Bicycles.com 1:46:41
100 David Duncan (USA) DLP Racing 1:46:53
101 Jaime Gandara (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy 1:52:54
102 Logan Hunn (NZl) Land Rover-ORBEA 1:55:44
103 Tim Srenaski (USA) Rocky Mountain Elite Cycling 2:10:07
104 Travis Sherman (USA) Warp9bikes.com/Tristar 2:32:17

 

 

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