If you haven't been able to catch any of the Amgen Tour of California, so far it has been the Peter Sagan show. The Slovakian cyclist has sprinted his way to a victory in each of the first four days. Coming into the event, all the focus was on Chris Horner and Levi Leipheimer. Horner was getting recognitioin as the defending champion and Leipheimer a four time champion of the event suffered from a broken leg six weeks ago and was questionable to start. However, Horner and Leipheimer are still capable of winning although the 10 second bonus for winning a stage has Sagan 40 seconds ahead of both of them.
Today we will see just what kind of form Levi Leipheimer is in as he usually excels at the time trail section of events. Horner stated before the tour began that he just planned to stay within striking distance and if he wasn't far behind after the time trail, he felt he had a shot at the win once the mountain stages began. As for Sagan, he believes he will lose the yellow leader's jersey after today's time trail event. Sagan is better know as a sprinter. Coverage of the Tour of California begins today at 4:30pm ET on NBC sports network.
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