Casey B. Gibson Gallery: Amgen Tour of California 2012 stage 7

Two of the American favorites in the race, Zabriskie and van Garderen, at the start. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Horner and Leipheimer chat at the start. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Barry Bonds, a huge cycling fan and rider himself, chats with Ted King. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Horner, cooling his heels while the course is cleared. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Timmy Duggan and his family at the start. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The big dogs wait together in the shade while the course is cleared. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Hincapie worked hard for van Garderen, but it wasn't enough. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The peloton strung out in the chase. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

With big Jens on the front, the break went quickly up the road. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Dave Zabriskie suffering on the slopes of Mount Baldy. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Zabriskie, van Garderen and Danielson. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The peloton rounds San Gabriel reservoir and heads back to Mount Baldy. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

With four RadioShack riders off the front, Garmin went into major chase mode. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Leipheimer and van Garderen sit on Zabriskie in the final 10km. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

With his trademark smile on the attack, Horner with Atapuma. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Colombia's Jhon Atapuma attacks near the top of Mount Baldy. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Gesink drops Horner on his way to the win. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Gesink exhults in his comeback win. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Joseph Dombrowski describes a day of much suffering. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

A disappointed Tejay van Garderen wonders what else he could have done. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Ryan Eastman just wants to forget that last climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Luke Durbridge in real pain at the finish, but he was quick to recover. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The long and short of it: winner Gesink, Atapuma and Duarte on the podium Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com