Olaf 2nd win. Floyd Takes Overall
Sunday, February 26th, 2006
Redondo Beach, CA, February 26, 2006 – With the finale of the eight-day Amgen Tour of California cycling road race continuing to draw fans in droves to Redondo Beach to total more than 1.3 million spectators for the week, California resident Floyd Landis of the Phonak Hearing Systems Team was crowned the overall winner of the first-annual event with a total time of 22.46’46”. Fellow Americans David Zabriskie and Bobby Julich, both of Team CSC, finished second and third, respectively.
For the second day in a row, T-Mobile Team’s Olaf Pollack (GER) won the stage, which consisted of 10 laps at 7.56 miles each. Juan Jose Haedo (ARG) of Toyota-United Pro Cycling capped a successful race with second place in the final stage. Pollack’s teammate Andre Greipel from Austria rounded out the podium placing third in today’s stage. (more…)
Curtis is currently at the finish rounding up some photos and video updates. The preliminary results show T-Mobile rider Olaf Pollack taking the stage ahead of Riccardo Ricco (Prodir Saunier Duval) and American speedster Freddy Rodriguez (Davitamon Lotto).