Finishing on the sunny slopes of Mont Ventoux, the Argyle Armada kept the fight up despite being battered, bruised and sick. Tyler Farrar crashed during the stage but managed to finish chin up. Trent Lowe maintained his GC position despite being beat up from his bike-breaking crash yesterday. And David Millar kept it together for […]

Slipstream stage 4 results
1. Cadel Evans 4:32′56″
42. Trent Lowe +05′19″
47. Lucas Euser +06′16″
57. Christophe Laurent +08′19″
59. Christian Vande Velde +08′48″
66. Danny Pate +11′17″
124. Tyler Farrar +21′07″
135. David Millar +21′07″
141. Tom Peterson +21′07″
Slipstream GC after stage 4
1. Robert Gesink 17:10′12″
21. Trent Lowe +09′27″
47. Christian Vande Velde […]

Another day - and a long one - of controlled Italian racing down here at Tirreno. The first two-up attack of the day was gone instantly. Rabobank and Milram each tossed a few up front to keep things in control. It did seem like people underestimated the last climb.
After 180 km of cruising […]

At 203 km, stage 2 is the longest of this year’s race. This challenging stage heads northeast where it finishes with the Belvedere (630 m) climb before descending to Gubbio.
Stage 2 starts at 10:40 am and finishes up between 3:30-4:10 pm.
Slipstream Squad
Magnus Backstedt
Julian Dean
Timmy Duggan
Will Frischkorn
Ryder Hesjedal
Martijn Maaskant
Chris Sutton
David Zabriskie

The penultimate stage of the 2008 Paris-Nice finishes on the haut category Mont Ventoux at the Mont Serein ski station (1411 m), 6 km from the actual summit of the Giant of Provence. This 176 km stage begins with a relatively flat lead up that includes four category 3 climbs.
The stage starts at 11:51 am […]

Well that sucked! I just couldn’t hold it when it went full gas on the last climb. I don’t really understand. I have been feeling a bit tired these last couple of days. I’ve not been my usual early riser and have not been feeling like I’ve been in control in the racing. I […]

The first stage of Tirreno-Adriatico is 160 km long and relatively flat with only one 495-meter climb, Tolfa.
The stage starts at 11:50 am and is schedule to finish between 3:45-4:10 pm.
Slipstream Squad
Magnus Backstedt
Julian Dean
Timmy Duggan
Will Frischkorn
Ryder Hesjedal
Martijn Maaskant
Chris Sutton
David Zabriskie

Though the weather was finally on the side of the cyclists, chance was not today for Slipstream/Chipotle. On the last section of today’s 165 km stage, Trent Lowe (left) crashed into a pole that had not been indicated.
“It just suddenly appeared and I had no where to go,” said Trent. His bike broken, […]