Butte Cyclist Wins Tour of California Prelim

Butte cyclist Levi Leipheimer has won the prologue to this week's 97 mile Amgen Tour of California by leading 144 other riders in a grueling two mile, uphill race to San Francisco's Coit Tower. Average speed? 23.994 mph. Telegraph Hill is sometimes called "Heart Attack Hill" among other breathless labels, but it's a ride in the park if you train in Butte. The 2nd annual Tour of California runs for eight days and covers some 600 miles.

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