THOUSAND OAKS, California (AFP) – Chris Horner’s Tour of California triumph on Sunday had the US veteran looking back to his cycling roots and also looking forward — to July’s Tour de France.
Horner, 39, sealed his Tour of California victory in the eighth and final stage won by Australian Matthew Goss, finishing 38 seconds ahead of compatriot and RadioShack team-mate Levi Leipheimer.
Horner, a Californian, admitted that the final stage, ending in Thousand Oaks in rolling countryside west of Los Angeles, had him thinking about his early days in cycling.
“I was nostalgic all day,” Horner said. “I?ve done so much training up here on these roads, maybe going back as far as 1991. I?ve really built my career training here. This Southern California area has been my stomping grounds.”
But he was also looking to the future, and questions about RadioShack’s challenge in the Tour de France in July.
Horner said it remains to be seen who will emerge as the team leader in France, but he’s excited to be in the mix.
“It?s a difficult transition at this period between the Tour of California and the Tour (de France) to come in at 100 percent form.
“Levi and I will have to do everything
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