Denmark stage 2: Farrar 9th in field sprint after boring start
Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O grinding it out in Denmark. Left to right: Chris Sutton, Tyler Farrar, Pat McCarty and Kilian Patour.
Today was a long and boring day at the Tour of Denmark. I’ll spare you the details of the first 150 km because not much happened. Just a 3-man breakaway that ended up taking a pee [...]
Pedal Magazine: Hesjedal interview post TdF, pre-Beijing
Canada’s Pedal Magazine interviews Ryder Hesjedal on his recent success at the Tour de France and his plans for the Olympics in Beijing.
From the Q&A
PEDAL: What were your emotions riding onto the Champs-Élysées for the first time having completed your first Tour de France and where does that compare to other cycling moments [...]
Tour of Denmark stage 2: Skjern>Sønderborg
Stage 2 of the Tour of Denmark is 220 km long and heads south and east from Skjern to the beautiful village of Sønderborg where the riders will finish with three laps of a 4.3 km circuit.
The stage is scheduled to start at 11:40 and finish around 16:53.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Friedman takes his daredevil style and panache to Beijing
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette talks to Peters Township graduate Mike Friedman about his upcoming debut at the Beijing Olympics in the Madison track event.
From the article: ” ‘In the Madison, the race is not just physical ability and how well prepared you are. There’s a lot of luck,” Friedman said. “A lot of times, there’s accidents. [...]
stuff.co.nz: Dean looking to improve for the 2009 Tour
Stuff.co.nz talks to Julian Dean about his career-best outing at this year’s Tour de France and his goals for 2009.
From the article: “Dean notched top 10 finishes in six stages of the 21-stanza tour, was ninth in the sprinters’ standings and helped his Garmin Chipotle team to fifth overall in the team standings. His [...]
Victoria Times Colonist: Sendoff events planned for Hesjedal
The Victoria Times-Colonist reports on two events that will give Victoria residents the opportunity to welcome Ryder Hesjedal home from the Tour and send him off to the Olympics.
International Herald Tribune: Millar says cycling rift leaves riders isolated
The International Herald Tribune talks to David Millar about the “…rift between cycling’s leadership and race organizers (that) is leaving riders isolated and vulnerable in a sport already burdened by doping scandals.”
“Cycling is an easy target in that it is there is very little solidarity across the board. The prime example is the UCI-ASO [...]
Every man for himself on windless day in Denmark
It was actually quite a crazy day for Denmark. For the first time ever in Denmark’s history, the flags were not even moving. It was calmer than two bricks laying in a grass field. Because of this, the race got off to a slow start — that is until a group of seven went with [...]
Denmark stage 1: Farrar 11th in field sprint
Race report from DS Johnny Weltz
From the start we had Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O in the mix. Kilian Patour was in the first break of the day with seven riders. Unfortunately, a fast, organized hard chase brought them back one hour into the race. Then three smaller teams each got a rider off the front and [...]
Tour of Denmark stage 1: Holstebro>Holstebro
The opening stage of the 2008 Tour of Denmark is 175 km long and includes a 3 laps of a 4.8 km finishing circuit in Holstebro.
The stage is scheduled to start at 12:45 and finish at 16:30.
Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O roster
Steven Cozza
Lucas Euser
Tyler Farrar
Christophe Laurent
Dan Martin
Pat McCarty
Kilian Patour
Chris Sutton
Ready for windy Denmark debut
After a good day of travel from our homes in Spain, we have arrived in Denmark. Most of my teammates and I have never been to Denmark, so it’s pretty exciting to be racing in a new country. By now we have seen so much of France and Belgium this will be a great [...]
ESPN.com: Can you say leader?
ESPN.com’s Bonnie Ford provides an in-depth profile of Christian Vande Velde and how he has converted himself from support rider to leader during the Tour de France.
From the article: “Likewise, it won’t be of any use to pore over his blood test results, laid bare for all to see in Bicycling Magazine this week [...]
The Sunday Times: Back from the abyss
Sports Interviewer of the Year and former Tour de France cyclist Paul Kimmage writes for The Sunday Times about how Team Garmin-Chipotle has restored his faith in the future of the Tour de France.
From the article: “Did I believe in Christian Vande Velde? Was I prepared to make the ultimate act of faith? [...]
Montreal Gazette: Canadian completes first Tour
The Montreal Gazette talks to Canadian Ryder Hesjedal shortly after he completed the final stage 21 of the 2008 Tour de France.
From the article: “After 3,558 grinding kilometres and an accumulated 89 hours, 26 minutes and 14 seconds, Victoria’s Ryder Hesjedal rode down the Ave. des Champs-Elysées yesterday toward the Arc de Triomphe to [...]
The Scotsman: Millar raises a glass to the future
After the final stage into Paris, The Scotsman talks to David Millar about his team, his form and his hopes for the future.
From the article: “Considering people weren’t convinced we’d get a ride, we’ve shown we deserve it,” said Millar. “We’ve got eight guys who’ve finished and all of us showed at the front at [...]
Frischkorn VeloNews Diary: It was amazing!
Writing in his final VeloNews Tour de France diary, Will Frischkorn sums up in a few brief words and one sweet photo what it was like to finish his first Tour de France.
Stuff.co.nz: Dean uses his head on Alpe d’Huez
Stuff.co.nz talks to Julian Dean about the Tour de France footage he will have after tackling Alpe d’Huez with a camera taped to his helmet.
Said Julian: “Another cool highlight of Alpe d’Huez will be my 35 minutes or so of video footage I managed to capture on the way up. I had the bright idea [...]
The Pueblo Chieftain: Native making Tour history
The Pueblo Chieftain features home town hero Danny Pate as he heads for Paris on the final stage of the 2008 Tour de France. The profile features quotes from Danny’s mother Linda Ausmus.
From the article: “The 29-year old Pate has thrilled cycling fans from Southern Colorado with his exploits through the three weeks of the [...]
Tour de France stage 21: Étampes>Paris Champs-Élysées
As the final day of the 2008 Tour de France, stage 21 and its rolling profile and Parisian finish are a welcome site for the peloton. Typically, the first half of this final stage is more ceremonial with champagne toasts and swapped out jerseys and bikes.
The Champs-Élysées circuit finish, with its final nine 6.5 [...]
Tour de France stage 21: Etampes>Paris Champs-Elysees with Dean
Location:Essonne & Paris, France
Overview:Team Garmin-Chipotle riders are recording the stages of the 2008 Tour de France with their Garmin Edge 705s for all you data hungry fans out there. Each day we will feature one rider and his data.
As the final day of the 2008 Tour de France, stage 21 and its rolling [...]
VeloNews: Vande Velde promises more
VeloNews correspondent Andrew Hood talks to Christian Vande Velde after his 4th place finish in the final time trial of the 2008 Tour de France.
“I’m happy with my ride today,” Vande Velde said at the line. “I had Matt White and Allen Lim in my ear, and I had Dave Millar’s time splits, and [...]
Tour de France stage 20: Cerilly>Saint-Amand-Montrond individual time trial with Vande Velde
Location:Allier & Cher, France
Overview:Team Garmin-Chipotle riders are recording the stages of the 2008 Tour de France with their Garmin Edge 705s for all you data hungry fans out there. Each day we will feature one rider and his data.
Stage 20 was a 53 km individual time trial. With it rolling profile, this race [...]
VeloNews: Wilcockson’s Inside the Tour, ITT showdown
VeloNews’ John Wikcockson writes about the showdown in today’s individual time trial. Besides the battle for the yellow jersey, he also speculates on the 4-man shootout for 3rd overall between Frank Schleck, Bernhard Kohl, Denis Menchov and Christian Vande Velde.
From the article: “…the surprising Vande Velde, has gotten stronger as the race progressed. If [...]
Napa Valley Register: Euser answers your Tour questions
As promised in his last column, Lucas Euser answers reader’s Tour questions in his Napa Valley Register column.
