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February 12, 2007
SF Chron offers in-depth Leipheimer profile
sfgate.com | TOUR WATCH / The Consummate Detail Guy
Dorsey Kindler offers up a terrific profile of Levi Leipheimer with a week until the Tour of California kicks off in San Francisco.
The article spends a lot of time on Leipheimer's support system, wife and former pro rider Odessa Gunn.
It seems like a make-or-break year for Leipheimer, at 33. He won the Dauphiné Libéré last year, and was, in my opinion, the strongest man at the US national championships in Greenville. He rode instead for teammate-to-be George Hincapie, with an eye toward Hincapie paying him back this season, only to see the team sign defending Giro champion Ivan Basso in November. He's got a string of Top 10s at the Tour de France, without ever making it onto the podium. If he's going to win a GT, this needs to be the year.
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Sacramento Bee | Popularity of U.S. bike racing at a crossroads
Posted by Frank Steele on February 12, 2007 in Levi Leipheimer, Rider profiles, Top Stories, Tour of California, Tour of California 2007 | Permalink
