Leipheimer finishes Tour de France in 32nd place
Published: Monday, July 23, 2012 at 8:27 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 23, 2012 at 8:27 a.m.
Three weeks ago Levi Leipheimer began the Tour de France with hopes of a Top 10 finish. By the final stage, a ceremonial ride in to Paris, Leipheimer's dreams had been dashed.
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Levi Leipheimer of the U..S strains in the last meters of the 9th stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 41.5 kilometers (25.8 miles) with start in Arc-et-Senans and finish in Besancon, France, Monday July 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
Leipheimer, riding with the Omega Pharma-QuickStep team, finished in 32nd place, one hour, 16 minutes and 29 seconds, behind Tour champion Bradley Wiggins.
Probably making the three-week ride even rougher for the Santa Rosa cyclist was a report that surfaced earlier in the race saying Leipheimer had agreed to testify against seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong in the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's investigation.
Leipheimer declined to comment on the report, saying his focus was on doing his best in the Tour.
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