Tour of California Stage 5: Bakersfield ITT, 29.7 km

Sagan finally was unable to take a stage; he was un-done by the time trial - he finished in 52nd place, 3:27 off the winning time.

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Nibali cracked the top twenty, finishing 20th, 1:52 back.

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Brown fared well, this U23 rider took 18th today; 1:49 back.

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Leipheimer powered through his broken leg for 17th on the day - 1:44 out.

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Luis Leon Sanchez took 16th, 1:40 back.

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Dumoulin was 15th on the day - 1:37 back.

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Markel Irizar took 14th on the day - 1:33 back.

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Chris Horner did not find the course to his liking, tho he is still smiling his way to 42nd place on the day - losing 2:50 today.

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George Hincapie took 13th today - 1:30 off the pace.

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Lawson Craddock had a strong ride, 12 place at 1:30.

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Cameron Meyer rode to 11th place, 1:26 off the winning time.

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Sutherland was the first of the top 10, just 1:10 off the pace.

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Danielson was just 1:07 off the pace - good for 9th today.

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Luke Durbridge was good for 8th today - the best u23 rider at 1:01 off the fastest time.

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Tjallingii was 7th on the day, 52 seconds off the pace...

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Velits took 6th on the day, 49 seconds back.

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Andrew Talanski was another top ten finisher for Garmin today - he was 5th on the day at 48 seconds behind the winner.

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Tejay Van Garderen rode to a podium spot today - taking third place at 34 seconds.

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Perhaps the honey from the bee that stung him yesterday was the motivation Jensie needed; Voigt was second on the day - 23 seconds off the winning time.

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David Zabriskie took the day...

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...railing the corners and averaging over 49.5 kph - he finished the 29.7 km course in 35:59!

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His victory today also puts him in first place in the GC, 34 seconds ahead of Tejay Van Garderen.

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