BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

26/04/2008

Belarus rider takes lead

Associated Press

BRASSTOWN BALD MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - Kanstantin Sivtsov of Belarus, competing in the United States for the first time, pedaled to a surprising mountain stage win today and became the fourth overall leader of the Tour de Georgia.

Sivtsov (High Road), who began the day in eighth place six seconds behind Trent Lowe of Australia, suddenly advanced past the former race leader in the steep final half-mile to win the 88.4-mile Blairsville to Brasstown Bald Mountain sixth stage road race in 3 hours, 47 minutes, 16 seconds.

Lowe (Slipstream-Chipotle) was second, 10 seconds behind the stage winner.

Race favorite Levi Leipheimer (Astana) of Santa Rosa was third, 16 seconds behind Sivtsov With one stage of the 529-mile event remaining, Sivtsov holds a four-second lead over Lowe.

Leipheimer, who rode to a dominating win in the same mountain stage last year, is third overall, trailing Siutsou by 16 seconds.

Source:

http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8232147

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