First Endurance rider Levi Leipheimer (Astana) captured the Bronze Medal in the Individual Time Trial event at the Olympic Games in Beijing.   ”I wished I had gone stronger earlier in the race.  I knew I was behind Contador by a few seconds in the last lap,” said Leipheimer, 34 years old. “Gold, silver, bronze – it’s all good, it’s a fantastic feeling.  I suffered in the road race. I had the freshness but the other guys had strength on the last lap,” Leipheimer said. “I was riding purely on adrenaline. For the time trial I think it was an advantage to not have the tour in my legs.”  

2007 Tour de France Champion and 2008 Giro d’Italia Champion Alberto Contador (Astana), who’s also sponsored by First Endurance, was the only rider to go under 18 minutes at the 10.8K time check.  He lost time in the second half and finished in fourth place.

Levi Leipheimer has been involved with First Endurance since the company was formed, back in 2002.  “I’ve using Optygen for six years now. It’s completely safe, legal and most of all effective. The past two teams I’ve raced for have seen the ‘Optygen difference.’  I started using PreRace in the Tour de France last year and take it in time trials.   I don’t drink coffee so when I take Prerace, I really feel it, it’s a huge boost.  I find even half a scoop is enough for me. “

2007 Tour de France Champion and 2008 Giro d’Italia Champion Alberto Contador (Astana) started using Optygen and then OptygenHP last year when he was riding for the Discovery Channel Professional Cycling Team.  

Results

1 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland)    1.02.11.43 (45.350 km/h)
2 Gustav Erik Larsson (Sweden)          0.33.36
3 Levi Leipheimer (United States)       1.09.68
4 Alberto Contador (Spain)              1.18.08