We have a plan in place. Unfortunately the weather gods will dictate whether it can be implemented or not. In a few hours we’ll know.
Christian and I feel good. The team is strong and the young guys are up for taking on anybody. The fat lady is not singing just yet.

Look for Slipstream/Chipotle to throw it all on the line today as the final stage of the Tour of California poses some atypical challenges for the weary peloton. The 150K/93M stage includes a nice 4,906-foot climb - Millcreek Summit - and six demanding five-mile finishing circuits.
CEO/Director Sport Jonathan Vaughters says Slipstream/Chipotle still has a […]

Slipstream/Chipotle continued to work all the angles today, hoping to wear down the contenders and get that much closer to the gold jersey.
Steven Cozza (pictured right) was part of a six-man breakaway that had as much as a seven-minute gap on the peloton. After 135K off the front, the group was caught on […]

ProCycling New.com includes quotes and notes from David Millar and Christian Vande Velde after the stage 5 time trial at the Tour of California.
Christian Vande Velde on team morale: “I think my grin says it all; I’m just trying to let it sink in. I feel really comfortable on this team. I really thought we’d […]

Going into my first race of the year, I didn’t really know what to expect. The pace started high and really didn’t stop until the top of the first climb of the day at 50K. With the likes of Cunego, Simoni, Di Luca, Paolini, Pozzato filling out the field, any break was doomed from the […]

David Millar, stage 5 time trial by Doug Pensinger, Getty Photos
Today’s New York Times featured Slipstream/Chipotle H3O and the strong impression the team has made during the 2008 Tour of California. Jonathan Vaughters talked about the plan for the last two stages of the Tour: “We are going to get to race our style of […]

Trofeo Laigueglia, Italy

Start: Santa Barbara, 11:00 AM
Finish: Santa Clarita, 2:53-3:33 PM
Distance: 169.6 K/105.4 M
Along the peloton’s 105-mile journey to Santa Clarita, the racers will be hit with four leg-breaking King of the Mountains climbs and three sprint lines, which means crucial points will be up for grabs for riders gunning for the climber’s title […]