Valencia: Lucas’s life jacket
Two-man breakaways on days that look good for sprinters are about as successful as making it off the Titanic with a life jacket. It sounds good, but let’s be serious. It’s highly unlikely you are going to succeed. I wish I could tell you I barely survived and was victorious in the end, quieting [...]
Volta a Valencia Stage 4: Naquera to Naquera
The 175.6K stage 4 is a sharply undulating circuit that will likely end in a mass sprint.
Slipstream/Chipotle competitors:
Julian Dean
Timmy Duggan
Lucas Euser
Ryder Hesjedal
Trent Lowe
Dan Martin
Pat McCarty
Chris Sutton
World Magazine: Millar’s path to redemption
The Christian magazine World profiled David Millar as a cyclist who has “…found rest and a path to redemption in the liberating act of confession.”
Frischkorn: Let the Classics begin!
With a month of racing already under our belts, we’re ready for the start of the “real” season–at least for the Belgians.
Het Volk is their kick-off race, and everybody we’ve encountered in Belgium are well aware of what the weekend holds. With seasonal, yet “it could be worse”, Belgian weather for the forecast, it [...]
Volta a Valencia Stage 3: Ibi to Ibi
Stage 3 of the 2008 Volta a Valencia might be the penultimate stage with one category 3 climb and three category 2 climbs–Port de Tudons (990m), Port de Torremanzana (880m), and Port de Carrasqueta (1200m). The final Carrasqueta climbs starts about 25K from the finish of the 166.5K stage.
Slipstream/Chipotle competitors:
Julian Dean
Timmy Duggan
Lucas Euser
Ryder Hesjedal
Trent Lowe
Dan [...]
TEAM SLIPSTREAM-CHIPOTLE PRESENTED BY H30 NOW OFFERING FANS LIVE UPDATES ON TWITTER
For the first time ever, fans get instant text/SMS updates live from the team car as races unfold
BOULDER, CO – February 28, 2008 – Fans of Team Slipstream-Chipotle presented by H30 can now receive live updates on the team on Twitter, a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send [...]
Argus Courier: Cozza battles back during California
The Petaluma Argus Courier featured home-town hero Steven Cozza and his heroic performance at the 2008 Amgen Tour of California. “Petaluma’s Steven Cozza overcame pre-race illness and a crash in Stage 1 to finish 65th overall in the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race.”
Velo 101: Kilian Patour on the new season
The French cycling website Velo 101 features a Q&A with French rider Kilian Patour about his hopes for upcoming season with Slipstream/Chipotle
**Linked article in French.**
Volta a Valencia Stage 2: Alzira to Xativa
Stage 2 of the 2008 Volta a Valencia includes a lot of up and down with five category 3 climbs and also two intermediate sprints.. The 178K stage is the longest of the race.
Slipstream/Chipotle competitors:
Julian Dean
Timmy Duggan
Lucas Euser
Ryder Hesjedal
Trent Lowe
Dan Martin
Pat McCarty
Chris Sutton
Dan’s Volta a Valencia Stage 2: Good day at the office
Today’s critical break wasn’t going without one of the argyle boys! Timmy had an awesome ride and basically forced the breakaway over the first climb. He was out there so long that long I actually started to miss the guy. About 150km I think. He’s now 2nd in the mountains. So now we are in [...]
Italian Bicisports visits Slipstream/Chipotle in Girona
Italy’s most important cycling magazine Bicisports visited the Slipstream/Chipotle crew in Girona, Spain during their January training camp.
**Linked article in Italian.**
Velo 101: DS Lionel Marie “chez Slipstream”
The French cycling website Velo 101 profiles Slipstream/Chipotle Director Sportif Lionel Marie on his new role with the team. Marie said that after the first few months, he has found that there is “…a freshness and enthusiasm amongst everyone, all the way to the bus driver who calls to get the results of the day.”
**Linked [...]
PezCycling News: Trent Low gets PEZ’d
Pez Cycling News featured a Q&A with Australian Trent Lowe shortly before he went off to ride Tour Med – where he finished a respectable 12th.
Maggy’s Update: Girona, Meatball & Cobbles
So I have spent almost a week and a half here in Girona. During the first week, I was staying with Dan Martin at his place. For the last couple of days I have been living with Will and Meatball. It has been great to catch up with the boys. That is the one [...]
Volta a Valencia Stage 1: Sagunt to Port de Sagunt
The first stage of the 2008 Volta a Valencia kicks off with one category 1 climb, Alt del Garbi (640m). The 157K stage also includes a catetory 3 climb, Port del Oronet (500m) and two intermediate sprints.
Slipstream/Chipotle competitors:
Julian Dean
Timmy Duggan
Lucas Euser
Ryder Hesjedal
Trent Lowe
Dan Martin
Pat McCarty
Chris Sutton
Bicycling.com: Understanding Zabriskie
Bicycling’s Joe Lindsey spends some time with David Zabriskie during the 2008 Tour of California to get inside one of the sport’s most misunderstood personalities.
Lindsey writes: “Zabriskie is, as the Belgians would say, puffing out their cheeks as if to say, ‘What can you say? Guy’s a good damn bike racer. Time triallist, [...]
Dan’s Volta a Valencia Stage 1: Riding in reverse
So the weather was great, but personally I wasn’t. The good news is that team rode well and we are pretty damn happy with the day. Trent and Ryder finished with the front group of about 24 guys. So now they will be fighting it out for the GC.
The whole stage was driven by the [...]
Tour of California Stage 7: Final Results
In addition to winning the overall team classifcation (see celebration above!), Slipstream/Chipotle monopolized the final podium with David Millar second and Christian Vande Velde third overall. With four riders finishing in the top 12, Tom Peterson taking second in the best young rider classification, and Steven “Breakaway” Cozza keeping it real, the team has [...]
Dan’s Volta a Valencia preview
Today we–Ryder, Timmy, Lucas, Pat and I (pictured right)–cruised from Girona down to Valencia in the Slipstream/Chipotle bus and tried to get out for a short spin. I got lucky and fell on a sweet road out of the Valencian suburbs. Our hotel, apart from challenging the parking skills of our bus driver, is [...]
Biggest German bike mag “Tour” features Slipstream/Chipotle
The most important German road bike magazine “Tour” profiles Jonathan Vaughters and Slipstream/Chipotle. The article includes coverage from the Boulder, Colorado training camp in November, 2007 and also from the Girona, Spain training camp in January, 2008.
**Linked article in German.**
Denver Post: ‘Team Clean’ a real force
The Denver Post heralds the Boulder-based Slipstream/Chipotle team as “…the biggest force at the Tour of California.”
Said Jonathan Vaughters: “I think it’s just confirmation of the potential of our team. This is where we should be if we’re going to be a competitive team in the Tour de France. It’s confirmation that we’re going [...]
Velonews cover story “Argyle Nation”
If you haven’t seen it yet, the February issue of Velonews is a must buy for any fan of the Argyle. Your favorite team is featured front and center in a six-page cover story that hails Slipstream/Chipotle as America’s new super team.
Says writer Neal Rogers: “America, prepare to embrace argyle. The biggest story in American [...]
Euser’s Haut Var: Flying the blue and orange
Southern France came through with a gorgeous bout of good weather, setting the tone for a solid day of racing in the Haut Var region, 60K outside of Nice. For some of us, it was just a good training day. For others it was a chance to fly the blue and orange on French soil. [...]
