
Levi Leipheimer solos to the win on the first stage of the SRAM Tour of
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Phil Zajicek (Fly V Australia) couldn't stay with David Zabriskie (DZ
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Anne Samplonius (Vera Bradley) formed an early breakaway.
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The woman's field crosses the Gila river.
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An early break in the men's race trying to make time on the flats before
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The break gets into the old west.
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Alex Dowsett (Trek-Livestrong) makes a go of it.
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Carson Miller makes on last atempt off the front as the break is about
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David Zabriskie (DZ Nuts) was the strongest on the day.
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Luis Amaran (Jamis-Sutter Home) tried to escape too early.
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The women pass near the river.
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Anne Samplonius (Vera Bradley)
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The break in the men's field loses time as the field closes in off the
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The men's field descends through a deep canyon on the way to Mogollon.
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The front of the men's field closes in on the climb.
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Riders start to look at each other to see who is going to attack first
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Marra Abbott (Peanut Butter & Co) gets set up at the bottom of the climb
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The breakaway was away until the final five miles.
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Dave Zabriskie, Levi Leipheimer and Cesar Grajales at the head of the
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Levi Leipheimer, winner of last year's race, rode attentively on stage
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