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Leipheimer completed his fifth day as the tour's overall leader, with a time of 27 hours, 39 minutes, 2 seconds — 36 seconds ahead of American David Zabriskie of Garmin-Slipstream.

Nocentini lunges for Stage 7 win; Leipheimer retains lead 2009

Kvitova is the youngest Wimbledon champion since Sharapova won this title as a 17-year-old in 2004 and she has more potential than any of the tour's recent young successes.

Kvitova Beats Sharapova to Win Wimbledon Title 2011

Having just finished a contest in Teahupoo, Tahiti—where Laird Hamilton famously rode a 30-foot wave in 2000—the tour's 34 professional surfers are now in Long Beach for the two-week Quiksilver Pro New York, one of 11 events that determine the surfing world champion.

Can New York be a Surfing Destination? Alexandra Cheney 2011

Grain traders said they were cautiously considering the tour's estimates because the outcome of the crop could still change.

Crop on a Comeback Trail Mark Peters 2011

MR: Was there a plan when booking the tour's locations?

Mike Ragogna: Let Them Talk: Chatting With House's Hugh Laurie, Dar Williams and The Axis of Awesome, Plus Cal Ecker's "Time After Time" Premiere Mike Ragogna 2011

Associated Press Roger Federer Federer is ranked second in the men's tour's official ranking, way behind Nadal and just ahead of Djokovic.

Reinventing the Way We Rank Tennis Players 2011

Unlike the tour's rain-plagued early stages in Northern California, conditions were nearly perfect for the sixth stage, with sunny skies on a nearly windless day in the rolling hills of the Santa Ynez valley.

Leipheimer wins time trial, Armstrong 14th in California 2009

Armstrong has acknowledged it will be strength on those climbs that decides the tour's outcome ahead of its sixth and final stage Sunday, around the streets of central Adelaide.

Armstrong comments on Landis return after Stage 4 2009

He says he wasn't sure Jackson would have lasted through the tour's March 6 finale, "but he would have made it to the start of the race."

Inside Michael Jackson's last show: The magic was back 2009

MR: Was there a plan when booking the tour's locations?

Mike Ragogna: Let Them Talk: Chatting With House's Hugh Laurie, Dar Williams and The Axis of Awesome, Plus Cal Ecker's "Time After Time" Premiere Mike Ragogna 2011