Photo ©: Gerolsteiner

Streaming ahead: Levi Leipheimer's TdF video diary

With all the riders who finished ahead of him in 2005 out of this year's Tour, Gerolsteiner rider Levi Leipheimer is faced with a remarkable opportunity in 2006. His Tour of Germany victory last year demonstrated that he is capable of landing stage race wins and his overall win at the Dauphiné Libéré last month indicated that he has found excellent form.

Leipheimer therefore has to be one of the favourites for the 2006 Tour, and he will be sharing his experiences with Cyclingnews readers in his exclusive video diary.

2006 diary entries

Tour de France video diary

• July 17 Looking forward to l'Alpe
• July 13: A good day in the mountains
• July 10: Rest day
• July 9: TT - No excuses
• July 5: Into Belgium
• July 4: Crashes & climbs
• July 1: After the prologue
• June 30: Prospects after Operacion Puerto

Tour of California

• February 27: Time for a little vacation
• February 26: The one that got away?
• February 24: One last try
• February 23: Getting our man in there
• February 22: Everything catches up with you
• February 21: Keeping watch over tomorrow
• February 20: An overwhelming day
• February 19: Off to a great start

• January 4: Time to train in the rain

2005 diary entries

Tour of Germany

• August 22: Huge rabbits and a huge win

Levi and Odessa Photo ©: AFP

Levi in the leader jersey at Tour de Suisse Photo ©: Russell Standring

Tour de France

• July 25: Another Tour chapter closed
• July 22: Legs do the talking
• July 21: Running naked
• July 20: Another day of punishment
• July 19: Great guy, true professional
• July 17: Just surviving
• July 16: A really tough day
• July 15: Impressive Horner - & more traffic woes
• July 14: A special French day
• July 13: Taking on the Galibier
• July 12: School's back in
• July 10: Waiting for the real race
• July 9: A strange day
• July 8: Fair Deutschland!
• July 7: Not another flat stage!
• July 6: A bad joke...
• July 5: Goliath takes the day
• July 4: Fast, furious and nervous
• July 3: Slightly controlled confusion and stress
• July 2: Not great, but not catastrophic
• July 1: Standing on the edge of another Tour

Tour de Georgia

• April 24: On the midnight plane to Girona
• April 23: Raw power
• April 22: Dodgeball
• April 21: The Raining of Rome
• April 20: Peter's March
• April 19: Aliens racing in Tour de Georgia
• April 18: Back in the USA

Cyclingnews interviews with Levi Leipheimer

February 2005
September 2003
May 2003
November 2002
January 2002