Petersen takes stage win but Leipheimer leads race

Normal service resumed at the Tour of California as Levi Leipheimer moved into the overall race lead after stage 2 and set up the possibility of winning the race three year's running.

Yesterday's winner, Francesco Mancebo of Rock Racing came home a over a minute down to surrender his lead in the GC after Leipheimer attacked at just over 20Km out from the finish he caught the remnants of the day's breakaway, including Garmin-Slipstream rider Petersen and towed them to the finish where Petersen then jumped away to take the stage.

The stage was plagued by a number of crashes the biggest of which involved 15 riders, and lead to Andy Jacques-Maynes, abandoning the race and being taken to hospital in another incident Lance Armstrong, who now lies fourth in the GC, collided with a photographer's motorcycle.

Top 10 Tour of California Stage 2
1 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5.06.20
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.21
4 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana
5 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing
6 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
7 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
9 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
10 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream

Top 10 Tour of California General Classification after Stage 2
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 9.23.02
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.24
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.28
4 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 0.30
5 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 0.34
6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 0.38
7 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad
8 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana
9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas
10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0.39