Today’s lively - and “hilly” - final stage of the 2008 Castilla y Leon included a noble breakaway attempt by our own Pat McCarty. Though that break didn’t hold, the team still managed to see to it that Christian Vande Velde (right) finished the stage 9th, holding on to his 10th place overall.
Slipstream […]

Once again, we woke up to strong winds and cold. Actually as half the team heads off to Belgium next week, it is good training. Call me soft, but I would prefer a bit of sunshine. (Dan pictured above with French soigneur Soso Roullois.)
Anyway, to the race. We did try and put a few Spanish […]

It’s official and making headlines across the country. Taylor Phinney, the 17-year-old phenom from Boulder, Colorado, has earned a spot to compete at the Beijing Olympics with his 8th place finish in the individual pursuit at Track Worlds in Manchester, England.
Here’s a summary of the top headlines:
New York Times: Phinney pedals his way to the […]

Stage 4 starts out relatively flat and finishes uphill with a nice category 1 climb, the 1540 meter Collada de Salcedillo. The 160.8 km stage also includes the category 3 climb, Valle at 1220 meters.
The stage starts at 12:38 and finishes between 16:30-17:00.
Slipstream Squad
Steven Cozza
Jason Donald
Huub Duyn
Tyler Farrar
Dan Martin
Pat McCarty
Danny Pate
Christian Vande Velde

Today’s vertically challenging stage 4 of the five-day Castilla y Leon proved challenging for the Argyle Armada. Surrounded by recently fallen snow, three Slipstream/Chipotle riders - Christian, Dan and Pat - managed to make the front group of about 30 riders as the race hit the final 1540 meter Collada de Salcedillo climb.
All […]

USA Today profiles the Phinney family and Taylor Phinney’s ascent as one of the world’s elite cyclists. The story includes a photo gallery of the Phinney family in action along with USA Today writer Sal Ruibal’s blog on Taylor’s success as an athlete and person.

Velonews reports on Taylor Phinney’s 8th place finish at the World Championships in Manchester.
His time of 4:22.358 lowered his PR by more than two seconds and was recorded as a new junior world record.
Taylor Phinney photo courtesy of Davis Phinney.
His performance should earn him an automatic nomination to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. […]

Overview:This is, without a doubt, one of the hardest 43-mile rides you’ll find around Boulder. It’s got over 8,000 feet of climbing, and never takes you more than 12 miles away from town. So if at any point you call uncle, you can pretty much coast home.

Difficulty: Extreme

Distance: 43 miles.

Total Elevation Gain: 8,050 ft.

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Ride up […]