Zabriskie wins California time trial to take lead

Dave Zabriskie, Tour de Romandie 2012, prologue

David Zabriskie (Garmin-Barracuda) won the stage five time trial in the 2012 Tour of California on Thursday to take the overall lead in the race, breaking Peter Sagan's (Liquigas-Cannondale) hold over the general classification after winning four consecutive stages.

'Captain America' Zabriskie swept around the flat 28.7-kilometre course starting and finishing Bakersfield with a time of 35 minutes and 59 seconds to take the win.

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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.