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Levi Leipheimer is an American sport cyclist born in Butte in 1973. He competes in road bicycle racing, specializing as a stage race rouleur. He has represented the United States in international competition, including participation in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Leipheimer has ridden for several professional teams, including Discovery Channel, Gerolsteiner, XDS Astana Team, and Team Visma-Lease a Bike. His racing career includes competing in major events such as the Vuelta a España and multiple editions of the Tour de France, specifically in 2012.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Race Across the Sky 2010 — Self2010
- The Anthem — Himself
- The Levi Effect: The Story of Levi Leipheimer — Self
via TMDB
Key facts
- 1995
- F.S. Maestro – Frigas
- 1996
- Einstein
- 1997
- Comptel – Colorado Cyclist
- 2007
- Discovery Channel
- 2012
- Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
- Full name
- Levi Leipheimer
- Born
- ( 1973-10-24 ) October 24, 1973 (age 52) , Butte, Montana , U.S.
- Height
- 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
- Current team
- Retired
- Discipline
- Road
- Role
- Rider
- Rider type
- All-rounder
- 1998 1999
- Saturn
- 2000 2001
- U.S. Postal Service
- 2002 2004
- Rabobank
- 2005 2006
- Gerolsteiner
- 2008 2009
- Astana
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Levi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Butte
- Occupation
- sport cyclist
- Participant in
- 2008 UCI ProTour
- Sport
- road bicycle racing
- Position played
- rouleur
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 60
- Official website
- www.levileipheimer.net
- Image
- Leipheimer 2009C.jpg
- Height
- 171
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- Commons category
- Levi Leipheimer
- date of birth
- 1973-10-24
- Commons gallery
- Levi Leipheimer
- social media followers
- 138273
- sports discipline competed in
- road bicycle racing
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Encyclopedic overview
Levi Leipheimer (born October 24, 1973) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He was twice US national champion, winning the time trial title in 1999 and the road race in 2007, and is an Olympic medalist. Leipheimer was born and raised in Butte, Montana and resides in Santa Rosa, California. He is the patron of the widely attended King Ridge GranFondo, a mass participation ride in Sonoma County.
Leipheimer's major career accomplishments include winning the 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2011 Tour de Suisse and the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. His Grand Tour results include 2nd in the 2008 Vuelta a España, and 4th in the 2009 Giro d'Italia. Leipheimer won the bronze medal in the time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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