It’s been almost a month since I last wrote anything down. The main reason I haven’t written is because I was sick and feeling sorry for myself, which is not conducive to a public domain diary in my opinion.
The time passes by so incredibly quickly. I was discussing last night how the Tour […]

Despite flatting just 2 km from the finish, Tyler Farrar (right with Christian) still wrapped up the day 4th overall and 2nd in the Best Young Rider competition, thanks to intermediate time bonuses.
Slipstream/Chipotle rode aggressively all day, keeping Tyler in striking range for the intermediate sprints. He took first and second place in two of […]

The opening stage of the Tour de Georgia starts off gently with a relatively flat and short 115.6 km course that includes three sprint lines.
Stage 1 is scheduled to start at 10:30 and finish between 13:05-13:45.
Slipstream Squad
61. Tom Danielson
62. Tyler Farrar
63. Timmy Duggan
64. Lucas Euser
65. Trent Lowe
66. Danny Pate
67. Christian Vande Velde
68. David Zabriskie

The Georgia coast is a nice change of venue in more ways than one. Yesterday, I was relaxing on the beach for a few minutes thinking the relative heat was nice compared to what I’ve been riding in lately. I was home in Colorado recently braving the snow in training while some of my teammates […]

The 43rd edition of the Amstel Gold Race starts in Maastricht and finishes a top the famous Cauberg climb in Valkenburg. The 252.2 km one day race includes no less that 30 “walls” and is known for its dangerous course with random road furniture.
Slipstream Squad
Magnus Backsteadt
Jason Donald
Huub Duyn
Ryder Hesjedal
Martijn Maastkant
Pat McCarty
David Millar
Killian Patour

Amstel Gold: The day dawned sunny after a night of unpromising rain. A nice change for this part of Europe.
Of course after Martijn’s fantastic cobble race and with Maastricht being his home town, it was an agreeable idea to do everything we could for him today. He was well placed in the front […]

Only after the peloton had zigged and zagged its way through 200 km of road furniture and over walls did the racing really start. Though Slipstream/Chipotle H3O was well-represented at the front when the decisive break went, the splintering peloton and ensuing chaos left the riders in the third group back.
Slipstream Results
1. Damiano […]

Velonews previews the 2008 Tour de Georgia and picks Tom Danielson - overall winner in 2005 - as one of the GC favorites.