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FIRST ENDURANCERider Wins Tour of California First Endurance Riders Dominate Race 2/25/07 Redondo Beach, CA- Levi knows what it takes to Levi Leipheimer and the Dis- be competitive in the hard- covery Channel Pro Cycling est stage races in the world. Team successfully defended Races that require him to be the gold jersey from start in peak condition for up to to finish at the 2007 Tour of three weeks in a row. After California. Leipheimer won all, he won the 2005 Tour of the Prologue in San Francisco Germany, placed 6th overall and kept the jersey all the in the 2005 Tour de France, way to the finish of the 8-day 1st in the 2006 Dauphine stage race that covered 650 Libere and 2nd in the 2007 miles. US Road Championships. Levi relies on Optygen to make First Endurance sponsored sure he’s at his best day after riders dominated the 2007 Tour of California. Leipheimer won day. “I’ve used Optygen for a couple of years now and can the prologue, won the individual time trial and got second now officially tell everyone how great it is. I’m the most skep- in stage 3. Jason McCartney (Discovery Channel Pro Cycling tical and critical person when it comes to supplements and Team) was third in the individual time trial and third over- so-called performance enhancing formulas. Optygen, how- all and First Endurance sponsored rider Ben Jacques-Maynes ever, has won me over. It’s completely safe, legal and most (Priority Health) was third in the prologue and 10th in the of all effective. There is no question I can complete all my individual time trial. The Discovery Channel Team was 2nd workouts without worrying about overtraining and fatigue.” overall in the Team Classification. Prologue Results Individual Time Trial Results 1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery 1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2 Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream 2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 3 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health 3 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Final General Classification 1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 3 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1st Endurance Proudly Sponsors.

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