Hincapie Looking for Stage Wins in California
By Neal RogersAmerican-based BMC Racing is aiming to bring world champion Cadel Evans overall victory at the Giro d'Italia this month, but the country's only Pro Continental team will also be sending a powerful squad to the Amgen Tour of California in search of stage wins. Leading that team will be U.S. national champion George Hincapie.
Hincapie has raced every edition of the most important race in America. He won two stages in the inaugural edition in 2006, when he finished fourth overall. His other California stage win came in 2008 when he outsprinted breakaway companions Rory Sutherland and Jason McCartney.
The sole instance in which Hincapie didn't finish California, in 2007, remains one of the race's most courageous performances. After an early crash with Discovery Channel teammate Tony Cruz, Hincapie helped defend teammate Levi Leipheimer's overall lead against several dangerous attacks by Team CSC. After the stage he discovered he'd spent the day riding at the front with a broken wrist.
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