Gallery: Omega Pharma-Quick Step training ride at Tour of California

Omega Pharma-Quick Step has brought a very strong team to this year's Tour of California, including Tom Boonen and Levi Leipheimer. Photo: Brad Kaminski

Back on the bike, Levi Leipheimer rolls out on a team training ride in Santa Rosa. Photo: Brad Kaminski

Not yet fully healed, Levi wears medical tape to help stabilize his leg, which was injured when he was hit by a car during training earlier this year. Photo: Brad Kaminski

Tom Boonen "King of the Classics" is on American soil this week to race in the Tour of California. Photo: Brad Kaminski

Heinrich Haussler and Alex Howes prepare for a training ride in Santa Rosa California. Photo: Brad Kaminski

The Zabriskies in Santa Rosa, prior to the start of The Tour of California. Photo: Brad Kaminski

Alex Howes checks his saddle height before heading out on a trainig ride in Santa Rosa California. Photo: Brad Kaminski