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Leipheimer loves Solvang loop

By Bonnie D. Ford
ESPN.com

Friday, February 20, 2009

SOLVANG, Calif. -- Time trial courses in major bike races are usually one-of-a kind, custom experiences, never to be repeated. The Tour of California offers a rare exception. The undulating 15-mile course that starts and ends in this quaint Danish settlement is identical to the one riders rocketed around last year, and just one city block different from the setup two years ago. It has become Levi Leipheimer's paper route. He delivered a victory for the third straight year Friday, bettering h ...

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