Today, young Dan Martin took Portugal’s most famous climb in stride as he finished the hardest stage of the 2008 GP Correios a solid 5th and less than two minutes off of the stage winner. His efforts on this epic day moved him from 54th to 8th in the overall classification. He is also […]

The Delta Tour takes place in the southwestern province of the Netherlands called Zeeland (”sea-land”), a beautiful delta region composed of several small islands.
The opening prologue is 3 km circuit around the village of Hulst. The first rider is scheduled to start at at 17:00.
Slipstream Squad
*All rosters are subject to change.*
Magnus Backstedt
Julian Dean
Will Frischkorn
Martijn Maaskant
Kilian […]

After yesterday’s relatively easy stage, the peloton will confront the hardest stage of this year’s GP Correios. This 157.6 km stage includes the challenging hors category Serra da Estrela climb (1678 meters) along with other difficult category 3 climbs.
Stage 2 is scheduled to start at 11:00 and finish between 15:02-15:15.

The three day Delta Tour kicks off in the Netherlands with a 3 km prologue around the village of Hulst. The event organizers have tapped Martijn Maaskant and Magnus Backstedt as two of the seven favorites for today’s stage.
The first rider is scheduled to start at 17:00 and the last rider to finish at 19:40.
Slipstream […]

First impressions of Portugal: I like this place! I don’t want to jinx it, but so far, awesome hotels, good weather and nice roads.
Yesterday’s plan for the stage was to set Tyler up for the sprint. We were unlucky not to have someone in the break as we basically covered every move except […]

Stage 1 of the GP Correios kicked off in Alcobaça, on the Portuguese coast under very warm, sunny skies. The relatively flat stage included a 5-man breakaway that was caught - thanks to the work of the Argyle and two other teams - right before the finish. Tom Danielson and Tom Peterson worked to […]

In its ninth year, the GP Correios in Portugal covers more than 700 km (701.6 km to be exact) in four stages.
Stage 1 is 188.7 km long and the least difficult of the four stages. The riders start at 11:00 and are scheduled to finish between 15:17-15:29.
Slipstream Squad
*All rosters are subject to change.*
Tom Danielson
Lucas Euser
Tyler […]

The July issue of Outside features Slipstream/Chipotle H3O in an in-depth profile written during the Tour of California in February. Writer Michael Hall roomed with David Millar during the event and got a true insider’s take on the team.
From the intro: “Team Slipstream thinks it can save cycling with a drug-testing program unlike anything […]