Pre-race report from DS Johnny Weltz
We are on our way to the start, which is no small thing. There has been a strike against gas prices that shut down the borders for a couple of days, so the organizer was not sure we could race today. But fortunately, it worked out.
The sun is up […]

Race report from DS Matt White
Typical Dutch race! Flat, windy and a million corners.
The team was good today considering three of the guys just got off planes yesterday (from the US) and we already had a small roster of only six. No matter what, it was going to be hard.
Martijn Maaskant (right) went away in […]

Slipstream/Chipotle H30 cyclist Lucas Euser is writing a series of bi-monthly column for his hometown paper, the Napa Valley Register, about the life as a pro cyclist in Europe. This month he writes about a visit from his sister Hannah, his number one super fan and the lead-up to the Tour.

Otherwise officially known as the Dutch Food Valley Classic, the Veenendaal-Veenendaal is a semi-classic one day race that began in 1985.
Slipstream Squad
*All rosters are subject to change.*
Magnus Backstedt
Julian Dean
Will Frischkorn
Martijn Maaskant
Kilian Patour
Chris Sutton

Hey guys! Thought I would drop a note on what I have been up to. While the weather in Catalunya has been rather unpleasant, that has not stopped me from getting lots of K’s in. I have been at home most of the time, nestled in the Pyrénées mountains, riding climb after climb.
There are […]

Melbourne’s Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader profiles Mooroolbark’s Trent Lowe as he prepares for the 2008 Tour de France. Trent talks about earning a spot on the Tour de France squad: “I was quite apprehensive at first, and still am I suppose, bike racing is no picnic and the Tour de France is as hard […]

Rolling Stone’s “Capri Lounge” blog features Slipstream/Chipotle H30 as the “classy American racing outfit that’s making serious waves in the professional bike racing scene.” The entry lists six reasons why you should care about the team, including:
5. Two of the riders — Steve Cozza and Dave Zabriskie — have moustaches.
6. Again, MEATBALL SMOOSHED A […]

Still flying after his silver medal in the Pan-American Games, VMG/Felt U23 rider Daniel Holloway survived record heat and humidity to win the Tour de Winghaven, Sunday, June 8 in Winghaven, Missouri. He completed the 108 km/67.2 mi race (25 laps of a 2.69 mile circuit) in 2:45′26″.
Daniel told STLtoday.com that: “It was really […]