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’ 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 […]

As promised in his last column, Lucas Euser answers reader’s Tour questions in his Napa Valley Register column.

Stage 20 is a 53 km individual time trial. With it rolling profile, this race against the clock will give the top competitors a last chance to battle it out for the final podium in Paris.
The possible inclement weather conditions on today’s course may also be an important factor in the race. Rain is predicted […]

Another component to the Anti-inflammatory Diet that the riders are doing here at the Tour are fish oil supplements. These supplements are provided by The Zone. The Zone company is headed by Dr. Barry Sears and they have graciously signed on as a sponsor for the team.
As part of that involvement, The Zone folks have […]

The UK’s CyclingWeekly talks to David Millar about his form and his take on the final podium in Paris.
From the article: “David Millar (Garmin) admits he has struggled in the final week of the Tour de France, but he’s excited about the Saturday’s decisive 53km time trial and how it will decide final podium […]

Forbes.com profiles Taylor Phinney as the perfect athlete and an inspiration for young cyclists and Olympians world wide.
From the article: “Taylor has been surrounded by excellence his entire life,” Henderson points out. “Not just by his parents, but his parents’ friends and others around him that make what he is accomplishing feel more doable […]

In his daily Fresh Korn diaries, Will Frischkorn writes about how intense and painful stage 19 was despite the fact that it was supposed to be a transition stage before Saturday’s individual time trial
“That uphill start I mentioned — I don’t think we ever dropped below 40ks on it. Unreal. Constant attacks, most by real […]