Friday, February 23, 2007

More Tour of California photos from Stage 5 Time Trials in Solvang, Calif.


A cyclist, above, goes through a turn during the Fifth Stage time trials of the Tour of California cycling race, Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 in Solvang, Calif.


Cyclist J.J. Haedo passes Graeme Brown as they pass the halfway point of the Fifth Stage time trials.


Cyclist Levi Leipheimer crosses the finish line with a time of 29'40"440 to retain the title of race leader with a first place finish in the Fifth Stage time trials of the Tour of California cycling race.


Cyclist J.J. Haedo crosses the finish line with a time of 31'57"780 for a thirty-sixth place finish yet still retains the title of sprint leader.


Cyclist Levi Leipheimer dons the yellow jersey of race leader following the Fifth Stage time trials.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Photos from the Tour of California cycling race Stage Four which started in Monterey and traveled down the coast through Big Sur to San Luis Obispo.


Cyclists cross over the Bixby Bridge during the 4th Stage of the Tour of California cycling race, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 in Big Sur, Calif.


With several members of Team Discovery leading the peleton, cyclists wind through an open stretch following a KOM (King of the Mountain) climb.


A member of the team Credit Agricole passes a lunch to one of their cyclists around the midway point of Stage Four.


Cyclists ride up the third and last KOM during the 4th Stage of the Tour of California cycling race along the winding Highway 1 coastline in Big Sur, Calif.


Second-place finisher, Gerald Ciolek, front left, in pink, pushes in against first-place finisher, Paolo Bettini, front second from left, on the finish line of the 4th Stage in San Luis Obispo, Calif.