Leipheimer wins the time trial and becomes the leader at the Tour de San Luis

Today Levi Leipheimer won the individualist instance effort initiate in the Tour de San Luis.

On the hilly, 19.5-km route, the dweller traveller from Omega Pharma â€" Quick-Step Cycling Team was faster than Vincenzo Nibali (Team Liquigas-Cannondale) who came in 33’’ behindhand him, and Stefan Schumacher (Christina Watches), who prefabricated it with a disagreement of 38’’. Leipheimer was literally flying on the instruction laid discover on the outskirts of San Luis, working towards his success klick after kilometre, managing the vie to perfection.

“I rattling wanted to do substantially today,” said Leipheimer after the arrival. “After yesterday’s initiate and the recon we pulled on the line this farewell I knew I could compete. I rattling wanted to thank the aggroup for the establishment they settled in me and the guys who are here for the fantastic employ they’re doing period in and period out. I think I did the prizewinning I could. We worked substantially and we’re enjoying the benefits. The instance effort was anything but simple. The wind was also an essential factor. We had to meet concentrated, especially in the test 4 kilometres, which were dead gruelling.”

Victory in the instance effort also took Leipheimer to first locate in the generalized arrangement for the instance being, where he is 53” in face of Schumacher and 55’’ ahead of Nibali. The former leader, Alberto Contador, came in 1’01” behindhand the traveller from Omega Pharma â€" Quick-Step Cycling Team, swing him in fourth locate in the rankings at 57’’.

“Tomorrow module be a rattling hard period but I hit no worries” continues Leipheimer. “I see brawny and the aggroup is highly motivated. We’ve won 3 discover of 4 stages and we’re first in the classification. Up until now everything’s been feat well, our equilibrise sheets are rattling positive. We’ll face tomorrow’s initiate with establishment in our effectuation and determination.”

Also worth mentioning is the good action by Sylvain Chavanel, who is regaining his impression in the instance trial. The Frenchman came in 4th, meet 39” behind.

On the another hand, Bert Grabsch, the instance effort specialist, saw his vie compromised by a insipid tyre at about 2 km from the arrival.

Stage Classification 1. Levi Leipheimer 22′ 33” 2. Vincenzo Nibali at 33” 3. Stefan Schumacher 38” 4. Sylvain Chavanel 39”

General Classification 1. Levi Leipheimer 2. Stefan Schumacher at 53” 3. Vincenzo Nibali 55” 4. Alberto Contador 57” 5. Sylvain Chavanel 1’20”

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