Levi Leipheimer will have to fend off a strong international field of Tour de France contenders, including two-time runner-up Andy Schleck, to win his fourth title in the Tour of California.
The 800-mile (1,287-kilometer) race is scheduled to start Sunday with a 118.7-mile (190-kilometer) loop around Lake Tahoe.
The 37-year-old Leipheimer, riding for Radio Shack, was third last year  … More