Levi Leipheimer

Levi Leipheimer said Wednesday that starting the Tour of California next month would be a success following broken leg

American should not require surgery, looks to Tour de France and Olympics

Levi survives horrific accident after car hit him during training ride

Omega Pharma rider returning the the U.S. following training crash

On a day to forget, Levi Leipheimer hits the deck three times at Paris-Nice

De Gendt solos to victory while Leipheimer crashes three times, Wiggins holds lead

'I’m going to give it everything I’ve got. It’s something I’ve worked my whole career for'

Wiggins, Levi, Tejay left standing

There are some big guns lining up for this year’s Paris-Nice, set to be the first major stage-race dogfight of the season

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Confirmed to race Sunday in Mallorca

Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) won his second stage at the Tour de San Luis in Argentina, but it wasn’t enough to knock Levi Leipheimer out of the leader’s jersey

Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma–Quick Step) nailed the stage 4 individual time trial at the Tour de San Luís, winning the stage and taking the lead in the GC race. Contador finished in sixth place, 1:01 back.

1. Levi LEIPHEIMER, (USA) Opq, +22:33 2. Vincenzo NIBALI, (ITA) Liq, +23 3. Stefan SCHUMACHER, (GER) Cwo, +38

Three days after his debut, Contador is in the leader's jersey

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Leipheimer will have a hard time defending his title against fellow Americans

After spending the best five years of his career riding for teams run by Johan Bruyneel, American Levi Leipheimer is leaving the Belgian’s leadership to ride for the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team, run by another Belgian, Patrick Lefevere.

Velo editor in chief Neal Rogers snaps some shots at the start of Levi Leipheimer's King Ridge GranFondo in Santa Rosa, California.

Quick-Step confirmed Thursday that Tony Martin, the German time trial specialist, will join the Belgian squad as part of a three-year deal.

Leipheimer on his USAPCC win

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Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) sewed up his overall victory in the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Sunday as Daniel Oss (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the final stage before a packed house in downtown Denver.

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Leipheimer's 'another day closer to Denver'

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Levi Leipheimer expects attacks Saturday

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (VN) — Liquigas-Cannondale's 22 year old Italian speedster Elia Viviani won Friday's stage 4 of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, outsprinting a large field in this cowboy ski town that went bike crazy for the occasion.

VAIL, Colo. (VN) – Ten miles. A vertical gain of 1,100 feet. Two completely different riders and two completely different equipment choices ended with a .58-second difference between Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) and Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Cervélo). The two Americans sit atop the GC after the third stage on Vail Pass, but how exactly did such different circumstances lead to such a narrow stage win for the former?

Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) regained the overall lead of the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Classic on Thursday after winning the 10-mile Vail individual time trial.

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MOUNT CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (VN) — He entered the favorite and Levi Leipheimer stamped his name on the USA Pro Cycling Challenge with a stage 1 win Tuesday here. Leipheimer (RadioShack) said Wednesday night that the finale gave him confidence against the underdog Colombians from Gobernacion and EPM-UNE, but that the race would be difficult to control.

Could Levi Leipheimer be headed to the new Omega Pharma-Quick-Step fusion for next season?

Levi Leipheimer said Wednesday that he was never in danger of being dropped when Sergio Henao put in a race shattering attack on the final climb of the Tour of Utah last weekend. In an interview with KPCW community radio in Park City, Utah, Leipheimer (RadioShack) described the uneasy truce he made with Henao (Gobernacion de Antioquia) on the road to Snowbird resort on Sunday.

SALT LAKE CITY (VN) — By the end of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah’s stage 4, the sweat – if there was any fluid left in the peloton – was dripping in buckets.

TOOELE, Utah (VN) — Happy Birthday, Tejay Van Garderen. You are finally a professional bike race winner.

Team RadioShack’s Levi Leipheimer, winner of the 2010 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race in his first attempt, is bypassing the opportunity to defend his title in order to compete at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado.

Team RadioShack's Levi Leipheimer, winner of the 2010 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race in his first attempt, is bypassing the opportunity to defend his title in order to compete at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado.

CHATEAUROUX, France (VN) — Riders came across the line in dribs and drabs. The nerves and fatigue of nearly a week of racing showing clearly on the riders' faces. Some survived after dodging another bullet, but others were not so lucky.

LISIEUX, France (VN) — It sounds simple enough. Just stay at the front, and stay out of trouble. Problem is, there are 194 guys all simultaneously trying to be in the front five percent of the field. In this high-speed game of musical chairs, somebody is bound to lose out.

LES HERBIERS, France — In a survey of 94 Tour de France team managers and riders conducted by L’Équipe on Tuesday, only three mentioned Levi Leipheimer as a potential podium pick. The two American veterans say they are ready to upset the odds

Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) lines up Saturday as an outsider for overall victory in a Tour de France that most expect to see as a battle between Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador.

This year’s Tour field boasts a deep wealth of Yankee talent, including a top sprinter, a quartet of potential top-5 finishers, one of the sport’s most promising young riders, and a star-crossed veteran who will be starting his record-tying 16th Grand Boucle.

Levi Leipheimer insists there will be no leadership battles within RadioShack during the upcoming Tour de France despite the team having as many as four riders capable of riding for GC.

Levi Leipheimer didn't start the 2011 Tour de Suisse expecting to win what many call Europe's "fourth grand tour."

American Levi Leipheimer snatched overall victory from Damiano Cunego in the Tour of Switzerland Sunday to leave the Italian in second place by only four seconds.

There’s perhaps no better indication of an athlete’s strength and form than time-trial performances. There were three major TTs this past weekend, and they were all won by riders from teams in the Anglo Empire: Brad Wiggins of Team Sky at Germany’s Tour of Bavaria; David Millar of Garmin-Cervélo at the Giro d’Italia; and Dave Zabriskie, also of Garmin, at the U.S. national TT championship.

Newcomers Busche and King play major role in the Horner-Leipheimer show

Levi Leipheimer and race leader Chris Horner finished one-two in the queen stage of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California on Saturday

A sneak peek at Levi Leipheimer's Giro TT helmet

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An old injury keeps Levi Leipheimer from starting the final stage at the Volta a Catalunya.

Jimmy Engoulvent wins the opening time trial by a fraction of a second as the 57th Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista del Sol gets under way.

Organizers on Wednesday launched a new-look Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah for August 2011. The newly upgraded UCI 2.1-level stage race will feature six days of racing and include new routes for all but two stages.

VeloNews' European correspondent Andrew Hood has had a chance to touch base with some of the top U.S. road pros in recent weeks, and he's gathered up highlights from their 2010 campaign and what they expect for the coming season.

At the premiere of Race Across the Sky 2010, Leadville 100 champion Levi Leipheimer said the race was tougher than expected

Check out the 2010 Leadville Trail 100 slideshow shot by pro photographers Dave McElwaine and Rob O'Dea at the 2010 Leadville Trail 100.

The 2011 route starts in Tahoe, misses Santa Rosa, climbs Mt. Baldy

FILM TRAILER: The end result of the camera crews and the chopper that descended on Leadville, Colorado this summer will soon be here: Race Across the Sky 2010 is set premier on Thursday, Nov. 4.

Taylor Phinney is the favorite for a U23 world title, but he's now qualified to race as an elite. The young star is still pondering ...

UPDATED: Taylor Phinney edges Levi Leipheimer for the stars-and-stripes.

RadioShack to bring Horner, Leipheimer, Brajkovic and others to the Quebec races

Jai Crawford (Fly V Australia) crowned the queen stage of the Tour of Utah Sunday, taking the mountaintop win at Snowbird Ski Resort. Levi Leipheimer (Mellow Johnny's) rode away from his rivals to finish second and seal overall victory.

Utah's Jeff Louder (BMC) takes a big win as Levi Leipheimer fights off non-stop challenges to defend his overall lead

UPDATED: Levi Leipheimer left no doubt Thursday when he rode away from an elite selection of six riders to take the stage and the overall lead at the Tour of Utah.

• 1. Levi Leipheimer , Mellow Johnny's in 3.11:43
• 2. Francisco Mancebo Perez , Canyon Bicycles, at 3.12:34
• 3. Ian Boswell , Bissell Pro Cycling Team, at 3.12:35
• 4. Darren Lill , V Australia, at 3.12:43
• 5. Phillip Zajicek , V Australia, at 3.13:01

Leadville 100 winner says he's after stage wins in the Beehive State

VIDEO: An exhausted bunch of racers dissect the 2010 Leadville Trail 100 in a post-race press conference. Watch Levi, JHK, Wells, Wiens and Jeremiah recount the race.

RadioShack's Levi Leipheimer won Saturday's Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race in Colorado in record time. VeloNews.com's sister site, Singletrack.com, provided full coverage including live text, galleries, results, race report and a look at the bikes used by the top riders.

Singletrack.com's resident tech guru Lennard Zinn caught up with Levi, Ned and Jeremiah to check out their Leadville bikes.

Levi Leipheimer and second-place finisher Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski both break Lance Armstrong's course record at the 2010 Leadville Trail 100.

Can a Tour de France podium finisher ride solo to an overall victory in the high mountains of northern Utah?

The Leadville Trail 100 will see its deepest field ever duke it out, including Dave Wien Levi Leipheimer, Todd Wells, Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski and a host of other names start the Colorado epic.

Former Gerolsteiner manager Hans-Michael Holczer says blood tests showed "clear evidence" that American Levi Leipheimer doped during the 2005 Tour de France.

The RadioShack rider will race without teammates in Utah.