Levi Leipheimer is 3 Time Amgen Tour of California Winner

Levi Leipheimer won the 2009 Amgen Tour of California, his third win. Velo Center News interviews him after the win. He describes the emotional pressure and that the win was the sweetest ever. I hope he likes The Big Bear Climb!

Levi Leipheimer Bio
Sport: Cycling, Road
Born: 10/24/1973
Height: 5 foot 7 inches / 171cm
Birthplace: Butte, Montana
Weight: 140 pounds / 63kg
Resides: Santa Rosa, California/Gerona, Spain
Team: Astana

Career Highlights
2001 Vuelta a Espana, Overall – 3rd Place
2001 World Championships, Time Trial – 4th Place
2002 Route du Sud, Overall – 1st Place
2004 Setmana Catalana, Stage 4, 1st Place
2005 Tour of Germany, 1st Place Overall and Stage Winner
2005 Dauphine Libere, 3rd Overall
2005 Tour of Georgia, 2nd Overall
2006 Tour of California Prologue, 1st Place
2006 Dauphine Libere, 1st Overall
2006 Deutschland Tour, 2nd Overall and Stage Winner
2007 Tour of California, 1st Overall and Stage Winner
2007 Tour de France, 3rd Overall and Stage Winner
2007 Deutschland Tour, 2nd Overall
2007 USPRO National Road Race, National Champion
2008 Tour of California, 1st Overall and Stage Winner
2008 Dauphine Libere, 3rd Overall and Stage Winner
2008 Cascade Classic, 1st Overall and Stage Winner
2008 Olympic Games, Time Trial Bronze Medalist
2009 Tour of California, 1st Overall and Stage Winner

Amgen Tour of California

Local volunteers are hard at work organizing the thousands of logistical details necessary for an event of this magnitude. Parking, food, security and volunteers are some of the details that are being locked down months ahead of time.

Participating agencies include the Big Bear Lake Resort Association, the Big Bear Chamber of Commerce, the City of Big Bear Lake, the Big Bear Events Office, Snow Summit  and the County.

Hundred of local volunteers will also be required. Our local Big Bear community will supply course marshals, media assistants, security, site decoration, expo assistants and volunteer check-in. Click here for further details; http://www.thebigbearclimb.com/volunteer/

Here’s a short 30 second video of volunteers meeting with Amgen officials.

The largest cycling event in America, the 2010 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race, presented by AEG, that challenges the worlds top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course from May 16-23. Stage 6 on Friday, May 21, is The Big Bear Climb, the first-ever mountaintop finish in Big Bear Lake.