Enduring what Slipstream/Chipotle’s photographer Casey Gibson described as “the most miserable conditions of all time,” six of the remaining burrito boys toughed it out through seven hours of pouring rain and chilling winds to finish the longest stage of the 2008 Tour of California.
Tom Danielson was one of several riders who abandoned the race […]

Joe Lindsey rode in Slipstream’s car during Tuesday’s stage of the Tour of California, filing this special Slipstream video report with exclusive videos. He picked a perfect stage to get the inside scoop since it was the day that Slipstream/Chipotle put Farrar in the gold jersey.

The French cycling magazine, CyclisMAG profiled Slipstream/Chipotle director sportif Lionel Marie on his new role with the American team. Formerly with Credit Agricole, Marie talked about the refreshing enthusiasm of the riders.
“The team has a good esprit de corps and that is refreshing for me…They want to learn and to work and aren’t jaded because […]

After Tyler Farrar abandoned early during stage 3 of the Tour of California, Team Slipstream/Chipotle H3O regrouped and went on the attack. The team as a whole worked hard to regain the leader’s jersey.
Steven Cozza attacked early in a break away effort. Then David Zabriskie was part of a small break that eventually split on […]

Despite losing the Amgen gold jersey, Slipstream/Chipotle wrapped up the most difficult stage of the 2008 Amgen Tour of California with strong overall results. Tom Peterson (pictured right with Zabriskie) finished 6th on the stage and is now second with an 18 second gap in the race for the Best Young Rider jersey.
The team […]

“Of course it’s hard to leave the race because of something as simple as a stomach virus, but I’ve been inspired and honored to have achieved what we did for the first few stages of the Tour of California.”
“The team is amazing. I think we’ve proven that we’re one of the best in […]

Velonews.com reported on Tyler Farrar’s early departure from the 2008 Amgen Tour of California during stage 3. Farrar had to abandon after battling a stomach virus. Team director Jonathan Vaughters said some kind of bug had been going around, and that team rider Steven Cozza had it earlier in the week.

Start: Seaside, 10:00 AM
Finish: San Luis Obispo, 3:26-4:25 PM
Distance: 218 K/135.3 M
At 135 miles, the longest stage of the Amgen Tour of California, sponsored by Olevia, repeatedly taunts and teases the riders with hilly, technical terrain including three King of the Mountains summits.
After a short parade lap in Seaside, the peloton will […]