Levi Leipheimer Wins the Tour of California (3 in a Row)

Levi Leipheimer of Team Astana takes his third victory in the Amgen Tour of California in stride.

Helped by his powerful team including veteran Lance Armstrong, Leipheimer rode into Escondido maintaining his 36 lead over second place finisher David Zabriskie of Team Garmin. Michael Rogers of Team Columbia-Highroad finished decisively in third place.

This year’s race saw an unprecedented number of spectators, with preliminary results reporting over 2 million citizens lining the race route.