Finally the golden California sunshine smiled upon the 2009 Amgen Tour of California as Stage 4 rolled off from Merced in front of an enormous crowd under dazzling blue skies on a 115.8-mile route that went into the snow-capped Sierra Mountains on the way to Clovis where an equally robust throng of spectators were treated to a thrilling high-speed sprint finish. Before that, a three-man escape consisting of Serge Pauwels (Cervelo Test Team), Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) and Jason McCartney (Saxo Bank) spent most of the day in a break that covered five California Travel & Tourism climbs and two Herbalife Sprints. But the teams of the sprinters were not to be denied. Team Columbia-Highroad launched speedy British sprinter Mark Cavendish who managed to barely eclipse arch rival Tom Boonen (Quick Step) in a photo finish to win the stage. Overall race leader Levi Leipheimer (Astana) finished safely in the bunch and the top of the General Classification is unchanged. ______________________________________________________
THURSDAY 02/19/2009
Stage 5:
Visalia to Paso Robles 130 miles
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