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The Tour of California
Fight on Highway Mulholland Highway during the final stage of the Tour of California was ruthless and violent - David Zabriskie and reigning champion Levi Leyphaymer tried to overtake race leader Michael Rogers. However, Rodgers skillfully repelled all attempts to get ahead of its rivals in the race vosmietapnoy. In etomg ode cycling race moved from February to May, which put it on par with the one of the most important bicycle races in Europe - the Tour of Italy. Tour of California had a great "star" structure - Lance Armstrong, Andy Shleek Fabian Kansellara, Mark Cavendish and Jens Voigt.
Cyclists ride through Nevada City, California, at the beginning of the eight-race Tour of California on May 16. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Residents of Nevada City, written in chalk "Nevada City welcomes you" before the first 167-kilometer stage on May 16. (REUTERS / Anthony Bolante)
A fan of cycling Dori Holt runs next to the small group of four riders in the first phase on May 16. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The peloton passes through the town of Auburn in the first stage of the Tour of California. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
From left to right: Karl Menzies, Tom and George Bonnen Hinkapi rise after hitting just a few meters from the finish of the first stage. (AP Photo / The Sacramento Bee / Randall Benton)
Mark Cavendish ahead of Juan Jose Haedo in the first stage race in Sacramento. (Chris Graythen / Getty Images)
Mark Cavendish (in yellow shirt) leads the group of riders at the start of the second phase on May 17 in Davis. (Chris Graythen / Getty Images)
The peloton rides on Pleasant Valley Road at the second stage of the race from Davis to Santa Rosa on 17 May. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
The peloton passes by vineyards in the second stage of the race in Napa County on 17 May. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Lance Armstrong signs autographs for fans before the start of the third stage from San Francisco to Santa Cruz on May 18th. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Fans go for cyclists in San Francisco in the third stage on May 18th. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
The peloton climbs on Tunitas Creek Road in the third stage of the race in San Mateo on May 18th. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
The peloton rides along the coast to the third stage of the race in Montara May 18th. (Ezra Shaw / Getty Images)
David Zabriskie holds a surfboard in Santa Cruz on May 18 after winning the third stage. He was ahead of Michael Rogers (left) and Levi Leyphayma. (AP Photo / Eric Risberg)
The peloton passes in the center of San Jose, at the fourth stage May 19. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The peloton passes the Calaveras reservoir on the fourth stage of the race from San Jose to Modesto on May 19. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Francesco Cicco glad kisses two pretty girls, winning the fourth stage May 19 in Modesto. (Chris Graythen / Getty Images)
Lance Armstrong helped up after falling on the fifth stage from Visalia May 20th. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Children waving from school bus passing by cyclists in the fifth stage in Visalia May 20th. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Group of cyclists traveling on the road Angeles Crest, which recently passed the forest fires, the sixth stage of the race in Palmdale May 21. (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill)
Michael Rogers turns the corner in front of the Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, during the race with separate start the seventh stage in Los Angeles May 22. (Chris Graythen / Getty Images)
Cyclists climb the Mulholland Highway in the eighth and final stage of the race in Los Angeles on 23 May. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Fans prodbadrivayut riders on Mulholland Highway in the last stage of the race, near Sayzend Oaks, May 23. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Michael Rogers ahead of Levi and David Zabriskie Leyphayma the last stage of the Tour of California in Los Angeles on 23 May. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Cyclists ride through Nevada City, California, at the beginning of the eight-race Tour of California on May 16. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Residents of Nevada City, written in chalk "Nevada City welcomes you" before the first 167-kilometer stage on May 16. (REUTERS / Anthony Bolante)
A fan of cycling Dori Holt runs next to the small group of four riders in the first phase on May 16. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The peloton passes through the town of Auburn in the first stage of the Tour of California. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
From left to right: Karl Menzies, Tom and George Bonnen Hinkapi rise after hitting just a few meters from the finish of the first stage. (AP Photo / The Sacramento Bee / Randall Benton)
Mark Cavendish ahead of Juan Jose Haedo in the first stage race in Sacramento. (Chris Graythen / Getty Images)
Mark Cavendish (in yellow shirt) leads the group of riders at the start of the second phase on May 17 in Davis. (Chris Graythen / Getty Images)
The peloton rides on Pleasant Valley Road at the second stage of the race from Davis to Santa Rosa on 17 May. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
The peloton passes by vineyards in the second stage of the race in Napa County on 17 May. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Lance Armstrong signs autographs for fans before the start of the third stage from San Francisco to Santa Cruz on May 18th. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Fans go for cyclists in San Francisco in the third stage on May 18th. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
The peloton climbs on Tunitas Creek Road in the third stage of the race in San Mateo on May 18th. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
The peloton rides along the coast to the third stage of the race in Montara May 18th. (Ezra Shaw / Getty Images)
David Zabriskie holds a surfboard in Santa Cruz on May 18 after winning the third stage. He was ahead of Michael Rogers (left) and Levi Leyphayma. (AP Photo / Eric Risberg)
The peloton passes in the center of San Jose, at the fourth stage May 19. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The peloton passes the Calaveras reservoir on the fourth stage of the race from San Jose to Modesto on May 19. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Francesco Cicco glad kisses two pretty girls, winning the fourth stage May 19 in Modesto. (Chris Graythen / Getty Images)
Lance Armstrong helped up after falling on the fifth stage from Visalia May 20th. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Children waving from school bus passing by cyclists in the fifth stage in Visalia May 20th. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Group of cyclists traveling on the road Angeles Crest, which recently passed the forest fires, the sixth stage of the race in Palmdale May 21. (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill)
Michael Rogers turns the corner in front of the Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, during the race with separate start the seventh stage in Los Angeles May 22. (Chris Graythen / Getty Images)
Cyclists climb the Mulholland Highway in the eighth and final stage of the race in Los Angeles on 23 May. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Fans prodbadrivayut riders on Mulholland Highway in the last stage of the race, near Sayzend Oaks, May 23. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Michael Rogers ahead of Levi and David Zabriskie Leyphayma the last stage of the Tour of California in Los Angeles on 23 May. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
