Editor’s note: We’ve watched the Amgen bike race on TV since it left the foothills. Yesterday’s finish at Mt. Baldy was the most dramatic stage of the race, with Leipheimer and Horner of Team Radio Shack pulling ahead of the pack in a mountaintop finish. The P.R. team sent along the final results:
The 2011 Amgen Tour of California came to an exciting finish today in Thousand Oaks, where Chris Horner was proclaimed the overall champion and Garmin-Cervelo took the overall win in the teams competition. Below are some highlights.
Jersey Winners
Amgen Race Leader Jersey – Chris Horner (USA), Team RadioShack (USA)
California Travel & Tourism King of the Mountains Jersey – Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA), Team Spidertech Powered by C10 (CAN)
Herbalife Sprint Jersey – Peter Sagan (SVK), Liquigas-Cannondale (ITA)
Rabobank Best Young Rider Jersey – Teejay Van Garderen (USA), HTC-Highroad (USA)
Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer® Most Courageous Rider Jersey – Jan Barta (CZE), Team NetApp
Overall Top-3
First – Chris Horner (USA), Team RadioShack (USA)
Second – Levi Leipheimer (USA), Team RadioShack (USA)
Third – Thomas Danielson (USA), Team Garmin-Cervelo (USA)
Stage 8 Top-3
First – Matthew Goss (AUS), HTC-Highroad (USA)
Second – Peter Sagan (SVK), Liquigas-Cannondale (ITA)
Third – Greg Henderson (NZL), Sky Procycling (GBR)
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