Millar 2nd, Vande Velde 3rd, stage 5 Under thankfully dry skies, Slipstream/Chipotle came to the Solvang time trial ready to prove once and for all their depth as a team. And with a second, third, and sixth place finishes and the resulting significant changes in GC, the team did just that. Not to mention taking the lead as the best team overall.

Slipstream results stage 5, ITT
1. Levi Leipheimer 30′46″803
2. David Millar 29″
3. Christian Vande Velde 45″
6. David Zabriskie 1′15″
27. Steven Cozza 2′24″
29. Tom Peterson 2′25″
47. Dan Pate 3′16″

Slipstream GC after stage 5, ITT
2. David Millar: 49″
3. Christian Vande Velde: 1′08″
6. David Zabriskie: 1′36″
11. Tom Peterson: 2′58″
59. Dan Pate: 31′51″
77. Steven Cozza: 36′09″