Lots of climbing and a 2 man breakaway boosted Levi Leipheimer, now of Astana, into the yellow jersy at the Tour of California.
Levi's team blew the race apart, mostly via the legs of Chechu Rubiera, on the climb up Mt. Hamilton. Levi gave the orders, moderating the tempo, and had utter control of the entire fast-dwindling group on this climb.
George Hincapie, now of High Road, was dropped on the climb, but managed to latch back on and launch an attack on the descent that had him at a 35 second lead at one point. But the lead was not to last. Astana, with Leipheimer, Rubiera, and Chris Horner in the group, was just too strong.
Levi and the young Robert Gesink of Rabobank pulled away and never looked back. Gesink took the stage win and Levi took the yellow.
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