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Levi Leipheimer preparing for Astana with Armstrong

Lance Armstrong (R) rides ahead of Levi Leipheimer in the 2005 Tour de Georgia.

  • American cyclist Levi Leipheimer shows off his bronze medal from the Beijing Olympic time trial in August.
  • Leipheimer showed he is one of the world's best time trialists in 2008.
  • Leipheimer won Stage 5 of the recent Tour of Spain.
  • Levi Leipheimer (foreground) rides during the fourth stage of the Dauphine Libere between the French southern cities of Vienne and Annemasse on June 12, 2008.
  • Lance Armstrong (R) rides ahead of Levi Leipheimer in the 2005 Tour de Georgia.
  • Leipheimer plans to ride with both Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong on Astana in 2009.

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Lance Armstrong (R) rides ahead of Levi Leipheimer in the 2005 Tour de Georgia.

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