Boulder Daily Camera: Taylor Phinney next great American hope
The Boulder Daily Camera profiles Taylor Phinney days after his 18th birthday as one of America’s great athletic hopes in this brief article and video. “Taylor Phinney is the kind of kid that can come along and elevate a sport,” seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong said during an appearance at the University of [...]
42 Felts, 193 Zipp wheels and several Fizik non-slip saddle sticker thingys
After knocking out a 60 hour week in the Team Garmin-Chipotle ‘service course,’ us five European mechanics have the team truck ready to depart for the 2008 Tour this afternoon. Here’s a run down of what it takes to get 9 blokes on the road for 3 weeks: Zipp Wheels We have a fairly vast [...]
Tour of PA final: Holloway strikes again; VMG/Felt takes KOM, Best Young, Best Team
U23 national criterium champion Daniel Holloway won the final stormy stage of the 2008 Tour of Pennsylvania. The final criterium was stopped after 50 miles due to a tornado warning, and as a result stage 6 results did not count in the final general classification. Daniel’s win yesterday provided a perfect ending to a race [...]
Tour of Pennsylvania stage 6: Downtown Pittsburgh criterium
The final stage of the 2008 Tour of Pennsylvania is a classic 80.5 km criterium in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh. The riders will do 33 laps of the four-corner 2.4 km circuit. Stage 6 is scheduled to start at 17:00 and finish at 18:50.
Tour of PA stage 5: Holding steady with 4 in top 20 overall
Yesterday’s penultimate stage in the Tour of Pennsylvania was relatively uneventful for the VMG/Felt U23 team with a mass sprint finish. Peter Stetina has locked up the KOM jersey; Peter Salon still holds a healthy lead in the overall best young rider classification; and the team is still leading the overall. For a more detailed [...]
Tour of Pennsylvania stage 5: Ligonier>Pittsburg
Stage 5 is 132.29 km long and relatively flat with one short climb and one intermediate sprint on the outskirts of Latrobe. The race finishes in the historic South Side of Pittsburgh at the headquarters of title sponsor American Eagle Outfitters. Stage 5 is scheduled to start at 12:00 and finish between 14:55-15:30.
Bicycling.com: The Few, The Proud
Bicycling.com profiles the four Americans – three of which are Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O riders – in a preview to next week’s Tour de France start. Read Bicycling’s take on Christian Vande Velde, Danny Pate and Will Frischkorn. From the feature: “Frischkorn will shelter team leaders, set pace, carry bottles and food and generally help out [...]
USAToday: Team brings US flavor, no-doping message to Tour
USA Today features Team Garmin-Chipotle presented by H3O in a story on Jonathan Vaughters, David Millar and the team’s clean mission. From the story: “Jonathan Vaughters is a fairly sophisticated fellow – the kind of guy who can drop phrases such as “interpretive parallel” into casual conversation. Perhaps that’s to be expected from a Colorado [...]
Tour of PA stage 4: Three in top ten; VMG/Felt lead KOM, Best Young, Team classifications
Race report from DS Chann McRae “We got 4th, 6th and 8th today and would have done better if the course were more demanding. Caleb Fairly did tons of work for Peter Salon and Peter Stetina. Stetina locked up the KOM jersey by winning both KOMs. And Daniel Holloway climbed awesome today. He’s so much [...]
Tour of Pennsylvania stage 4: Bedford>Latrobe
Only 95.76 km long, stage 4 is the hardest stage of this year’s Tour of Pennsylvania as the peloton crosses the Allegheny Mountains. The first climb of the day is the 9 km Bald Knob Summit with 10%-15% grades. The second KOM, Laurel Hill Summit, is 1.2 km long but a very intense mountain pass [...]
VelocityNation: Mike Friedman
Velocity Nation features Mike Friedman and his inspirational career. From the article: “Long story short I came up through the junior ranks into Espoir and quit when I went to college. I focused on the grades and the girl I was seeing until we broke up which affected my grades. In return I found I [...]
CycleTo: Cozza on the Garmin advantage
CycleTo talks to Steven Cozza about the Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O and the benefits of having Garmin as the title sponsor.
Tour of PA stage 3: Stetina solos, takes KOM, most aggressive
Attacking on Tuscarora Summit, the first KOM of the day, Peter Stetina broke away, building up a heroic four-minute gap, only to be overtaken just 100 short meters before the finish. Said Peter in a Cyclingnews.com interview: “Honestly, with one kilometre to go I thought I still had it,” said Stetina, who started a grueling [...]
Now to get ready…
Wow… After some solid time in suspense, I’ve just recently learned that my name is on the Garmin-Chipotle roster for the Tour. Talk about exciting… and a bit overwhelming at the same time! The Tour is what every cyclist dreams of when starting out and to be there is a pretty wild feeling. Now to [...]
Tour of Pennsylvania stage 3: Camp Hill>Bedford
Stage 3 is a 167.69 km road race with several mountain passes. The course rolls out with a couple of sprints in Carlisle and Chambersburg before ascending the first of two mountain passes. The first climb, Tuscarora Summit, is only the beginning of some very difficult passes to come. The final climb, Sideling Hill, is [...]
Tour of PA day 2: VMG/Felt dominates with best young, most aggressive and top 15
Brief race report from DS Chann McRae Yesterday, Peter Salon took the best young rider’s jersey and Alex Howes won the most aggressive jersey. Both Peter Salon and Peter Stetina finished in the break and are top fifteen in the overall classification. The VMG/Felt U23 team also moved up to second in the overall team [...]
Moments that make bike racing fun
First I want to thank everyone who took the time to scribe messages on the website. This is a unique team and it is very cool to have such a special and supportive fan base. We do read the messages, so keep them coming! Now I am traveling to the national championships in Ireland. I [...]
CycleTo: Cozza says just believe
The CycleTo Tuesday Tip comes from Steven Cozza. He has some great advice for anyone who races bikes…
Tour of Pennsylvania stage 2: Downingtown>Carlisle
The first official road stage begins on mostly rolling terrain, with smooth roads giving the riders a day to ease their way into the race. The 146.45 km course includes two intermediate sprints in Ephrata and Hershey, a 2.5 mile, subtle Spring Hill climb, and a straight, fast finish in Carlisle. Stage 2 is scheduled [...]
CLIF® BAR Feeds Team Garmin-Chipotle During Tour de France
BERKELEY, Calif., June 24, 2008 – Cycling’s “Clean Team” will take on the 2008 Tour de France burning clean, natural energy from CLIF® BAR’s all-natural and organic food and drinks line. Team Garmin-Chipotle presented by H30, one of only two American cycling teams invited to this year’s Tour de France, is on a mission to [...]
Tour of PA day 1: Holloway wins crit, dons green points jersey
The VMG/Felt U23 squad had a very strong showing in the opening stages of the Tour of Pennsylvania with Daniel Holloway leading the charge in the days two events. The race opened up with a 3.5 km prologue and three top 20 placings for the team. Daniel was the highest place rider in 10th, with [...]
An update from Tom
“Destiny Won’t Find You”…this been my mantra of the year. Despite setbacks from my horrific crash in the Vuelta in September, I’ve never stopped believing that I can win the Tour. Well, it doesn’t look like I’ll have the opportunity this year. I’m sitting here on a plane back to Boulder to race in the [...]
Tour of Pennsylvania stage 1b: Philadelphia criterium
As the second stage of the opening day, the very short 39.2 km criterium will certainly be a sprintfest. The course also plays out on the Memorial Hall concourse and includes 20 laps of a 1.96 km circuit. The criterium is scheduled to start at 18:00 and finish at 18:50.
Introducing the Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O Tour de France squad!
Three of only four Americans at the Tour riding for Garmin-Chipotle Boulder, CO – June 24, 2008 – Team Garmin-Chipotle presented by H30 today announced its much-anticipated Tour de France roster, which features three of only four Americans in the entire Tour peloton. The riders that will represent Team Garmin-Chipotle in tackling the world’s toughest [...]
