Gregg Bleakney Visual Storytelling

2011 Tour de Suisse Stage 9

Leipheimer at the start of a stage he won't likely ever forget. In the moments before departure he seemed both focused and relaxed. After realizing that he was still wearing his warm-up jacket, and that his team soigners had left him alone to prepare for the start he joked, "Hey, I think my team just ditched me." He asked a race official to take his jacket to the RadioShack chase car and TTed his way into GC victory by a scant 4 seconds.

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Contained in galleries: 2011 Tour de Suisse

Leipheimer at the start of a stage he won't likely ever forget. In the moments before departure he seemed both focused and relaxed. After realizing that he was still wearing his warm-up jacket, and that his team soigners had left him alone to prepare for the start he joked, "Hey, I think my team just ditched me." He asked a race official to take his jacket to the RadioShack chase car and TTed his way into GC victory by a scant 4 seconds.