Bernhard Kohl (AUT) of T-Mobile Team earned
the California Travel and Tourism King of the Mountain Jersey by posting the
fastest split from the turn onto Lombard Street to the finish line.com.velowear., Voler Team Apparel is one of the nations leading
manufacturers of Cycling Clothing. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation, owns or
controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES
Center, The Home Depot Center, The Manchester Evening News Arena and NOKIA
Theatre Times Square; sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL),
five Major League Soccer franchises, two hockey franchises operated in Europe,
management of shares of the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) and Los Angeles Sparks
(WNBA) owned by Philip Anschutz and the Amgen Tour of California cycling road
race debuting in San Francisco on February 19; AEG LIVE, the organization's
live-entertainment division, is a collection of companies dedicated to all
aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring and a variety of
programming and multi-media production.com

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For more information, visit
AEG today at http://www.aegworldwide . "We wanted
a way for others to keep a piece of cycling history, and with the help of AEG,
we created the 'Voler -- Be a Part of Cycling History' contest.

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Leipheimer eclipsed the best time held by fellow American Bobby Julich of
Team CSC, the first rider to break the five-minute barrier on the challenging
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autographed jersey from the winner in each of the five competitions.

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Julich's time
held up to close contests by Discovery Channel's George Hincapie (USA), Floyd
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"Amgen Tour of California is a great race and I can't tell you how proud I
am to be leading the first race," said Leipheimer after fending off one final
challenge from three-time defending time trial world champion Michael Rogers
(TMO).," Leipheimer continued, "it's definitely going to be the fastest growing
race that the world has seen with the support of AEG and Amgen. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation, owns or
controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES
Center, The Home Depot Center, The Manchester Evening News Arena and NOKIA
Theatre Times Square; sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL),
five Major League Soccer franchises, two hockey franchises operated in Europe,
management of privately held shares of the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) and Los
Angeles Sparks (WNBA) and the Amgen Tour of California cycling road race
debuting in San Francisco on February 19th; AEG LIVE, the organization's
live-entertainment division, is a collection of companies dedicated to all
aspects of live contemporary music performance , touring and a variety of
programming and multi-media production.
Velowear.

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As well as supplying the jerseys for each classification, Voler Team
Apparel and Velowear.com. Voler also
will have a consumer booth each day of the race at the rolling Lifestyle
Festival which is housed in each finish city.

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After leaving the start house third-to-last, Leipheimer finished with a
time of 4'53"43, nearly five seconds faster than second-place Julich, who had
previously set the standard for the 25 remaining riders, which included the
world time trial champion Michael Rogers (AUS) of T-Mobile Team.

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* California Travel and Tourism King of the Mountain (KOM) Jersey --
Designated for the strongest climber in the race, a cyclist earns this
jersey by collecting points at designated KOM locations. Only the top
three cyclists who cross the line receive points.com will provide an opportunity for the public to
purchase 2006 Amgen Tour of California replica jerseys online and at the
event."
To purchase a jersey, please visit the following websites:
http://www.

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1), an internationally
sanctioned professional cycling road race to be held throughout California
February 19-26, 2006. Modeled after
the Tour de France, 16 of the world 's best cycling teams will send 128 riders
to compete for eight days across 600 miles of scenic California roadway as the
race makes its way from San Francisco to Redondo Beach, Calif.

In an awards presentation at the conclusion of each daily stage, Voler
will provide jerseys to the top athletes in five separate competitions:

* Amgen Overall Race Leader Jersey -- Awarded daily to the rider with the
lowest cumulative time.com, also a division of Deyo, Inc.

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With his second place finish, Julich wears the Clif Bar Sprint Jersey for
tomorrow's start in Sausalito.com
michaelhenson@vzw.

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Heading north on Highway One through the Marin Headlands and into Point
Reyes National Seashore, the sprinters will contest the first Clif Bar Sprint
in Point Reyes before spectators in Santa Rosa watch Leipheimer defend his
leader jersey on three laps of a technical finishing circuit in downtown Santa
Rosa.com,http://www.

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Levi Leipheimer Wins Inaugural Amgen Tour of California Prologue in San Francisco

Colavita
Oliva/Sutter Home's Zachary Grabowski (USA) earned the Union Bank Best Young
Rider Jersey, designated for the best-placed rider under the age of 23.amgen.blackberry.

* Clif Bar Sprint Jersey -- Given to the rider who accumulates the most
bonus points during the week at Sprint Lines, or by finishing in the top
15 places at the finish line of each stage. Entries
can be made at http://www.voler.

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"[This race] is, right out of the start house, the biggest race in the
U.5 miles from Sausalito to Santa
Rosa.com.

CONTACTS: Jim Helser Michael Roth
Voler Team Apparel AEG
National Sales Manager Vice President , Communications
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Santa Rosa Resident Leads American Sweep of Top Five Spots

SAN FRANCISCO, An estimated crowd of more than
200,000 witnessed history as Levi Leipheimer (USA) of team Gerolsteiner led an
American sweep of the top five places in the Prologue of the inaugural Amgen
Tour of California, an international professional cycling stage race taking
place throughout California from February 19-26."
In a podium presentation featuring California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Leipheimer was presented with the first Amgen Leader Jersey.com

Media Contacts:

AEG GolinHarris
Michael Roth Michael Henson
(213)742-7155 (917)902-0767
mroth@aeg-la.

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9 mile course that finished with a significant climb up Telegraph Hill to
Coit Tower.

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AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the
world.com. Additionally , the company has begun
fully developing the 28-acre Millennium Dome and adjacent property located in
the eastern part of London along the Thames River and will create the O2, a
new arena within the 'Dome' and additional arenas, on a 50-acre site in the
heart of Berlin and Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri; stadiums in
Bridgeview, Illinois and Harrison, New Jersey.

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About Voler Team Apparel and Velowear.

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With a broad and deep pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen
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realize the new science's promise by bringing safe and effective medicines
from lab, to manufacturing plant, to patient.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060207 /LATU073 )
Owned and operated by AEG, the race joins the cycling calendar as one of
North America 's most anticipated sports competitions for 2006.com:
A division of Deyo, Inc.com.

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These jerseys will be worn in the following day's stage, designating the
current leader in each respective competition.

About AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the
world.

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AEG and Voler Team Apparel Announce Amgen Tour of California Partnership

All five jerseys will be on sale as of January 25, 2006 at
Velowear.com.
"We wanted to make this inaugural event extremely memorable for everyone
watching the race," said Jim Helser, Voler national sales manager. For the past 20 years Voler Team Apparel
has been producing clothing in their California factory for thousands of
cycling teams, club and events as well as producing clothing for other
companies including Fortune 500's.

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Tomorrow's stage will bring the riders 81.
For more full results , official times and archived footage, photos and
play-by-play from today's stage of the Amgen Tour of California, please visit
the official race website at http://www. Additionally, the company has begun
fully developing the 28-acre Millennium Dome and adjacent property located in
the eastern part of London along the Thames River and will create the O2, a
new arena within the 'Dome' and additional arenas, on a 50-acre site in the
heart of Berlin and Spring Center in Kansas City, Missouri; stadiums in
Bridgeview, Illinois and Harrison, New Jersey. LOS ANGELES, Voler Team Apparel and AEG today
announced Voler Team Apparel as the 2006 official cycling jersey sponsor of
the inaugural Amgen Tour of California (UCI 2.
Also beginning January 25, 2006, fans can enter to win the "Voler -- Be a
Part of Cycling History" Contest., is a Direct to Consumer
online company that exclusively sells and distributes Voler branded clothing
to the retail market.

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com mehenson@golinharris .
(Photo: http://www.

* Adobe Most Aggressive Rider -- Given to the rider who is deemed by the
jury of commissaries to have been the most active and aggressive rider
during the day's stage.

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