Utah: Levi Continues Dominance

Levi adds to lead, Phinney takes his 2nd stage Levi Leipheimer said yesterday that he wasn't sure if he could hold the leader's jersey. I wonder if he changed his mind yet. He certainly has good reason to be confident after his dominating time trial in which he blazed around course stretching his lead on his GC rivals and finishing only 1 second behind time trial wonderboy Taylor Phinney. Though Phinney experienced huge difficulties in the mountains, he has still had a marvelous race in which he won two stages and spent a day in yellow. Bissel's Jeremy Vennel finished the stage top 3, while Alex Dowsett took 4th and Brent Bookwalter rounded out the top 5. Things are certainly looking very good for Levi now, who just has to keep his eye on a few contenders and has more than enough in his legs to match them.
Stage Results
1. Taylor Phinney
2. Levi Leipheimer
3. Jeremy Vennel
General Classification
1. Levi Leipheimer
2. Francisco Mancebo -1:37
3. Darren Lill -1:49
4. Philip Zajicek -2:07
5. Ian Boswell -2:29
6. Brent Bookwalter -2:40
7. Cesar Grajales -3:05
8. Tim Roe -3:17
9. Jonathan McCarty -3:27
10. Rory Sutherland -3:34
40. Alex Dowsett -12:09
96. Taylor Phinney -34:44
Points
1. David Tanner 16
2. Taylor Phinney 10
3. Alex Dowsett 8
King of the Mountains
1. Francisco Mancebo 17
2. Alex Dowsett 16
3. Levi Leipheimer 15
Best Young Rider
Ian Boswell
Best Utah Rider
Darren Lill

Tomorrow is another big mountain stage, with a huge climb near the end followed by a descent. My predictions are that a bunch of attacks will take place on the mountains, and their survivors will join together on a breakaway for the descent.