Paris-Roubaix is a special race that throws up conditions that are unique to bike racing. Conditions that we only have to deal with for one day a year, but require specific (and cool!) equipment to deal with the almost absurd nature of the race. Sure, it is a truckload of prep for a single day […]

Today’s afternoon stage is a flat, fast 9 km individual time trial.
The first rider is scheduled to start at 13:45 and the last rider should finish around 18:00.
Slipstream Squad
Julian Dean
Dan Martin
Pat McCarty
Kilian Patour
Chris Sutton
Christian Vande Velde

This is a very cool feeling. My roommate Christian (left and below on podium) won the time trial today and just got back to the hotel. Actually, he didn’t just win it, he smashed everyone else. A ten-second difference over 9 km is a hell of a lot. To be honest, I think Voekler […]

The second day of the 4-day Circuit Cyclist Sarthe is a double header that kicks of with a 99.8 km stage. This morning stage finishes with two laps on a tight, technical 8.8 kim circuit in Angers.
The stage is scheduled to start at 1:00 and finish between 12:10-12:22.
Slipstream Squad
Julian Dean
Dan Martin
Pat McCarty
Kilian Patour
Chris Sutton
Christian […]

From DS Johnny Weltz
Tomorrow (Thursday) we will meet Maggy, Tyler and Martijn in Valencienne for the final tests on the cobbles. We have custom Felt Roubaix bikes (right: Meatball on his new Roubaix ride) and new wheels that all need a final test.
We will do the forest of Arenberg (check the Arenberg medley […]

A quiet peloton gathered early this morning under a slow, cold drizzle to compete in the first of a two-stage day of day two of Circuit Cycliste Sarthe. A three-man break animated most of the stage. The fugitives were caught just before the finish by a handful of riders with the main peloton only 3″ […]

Velonews.com columnist and Slipstream/Chipotle talent Will Frischkorn writes about all “the sounds of spring” that make early season racing so much fun.
“…the light crackling sound of hail smashing into helmets; the honking of blown noses, clearing both spring sickness and mud; a hacking cough piercing the air every few minutes; and the worst sound […]

If you have ever ridden a bicycle, you have a near-miss or angry motorist story to tell. It’s just inevitable in a society where the car is king and anything—or anyone—else is an obstacle.
David Zabriskie hopes to change that with Yield to Life.
“As a professional cyclist I have ridden my bike all over the world,” […]