The longest stage of the 2008 Tour de France, stage 5 is 232 km of flat, straight roads. Heading due east, today’s course includes three intermediate sprints. The profile is just right for a strong breakaway to stick or perhaps just a flashy mass sprint final.
Stage 5 is scheduled to start at 11:45 and finish […]

The opening stage of the 2008 Cascade Classic rolls through eastern Oregon for 148 km over plateaus and through canyons to the finish atop the famous Pilot Butte.
Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O Roster
Blake Caldwell
Steven Cozza
Tom Danielson
Jason Donald
Caleb Fairly
Daniel Holloway
Pat McCarty
Tom Peterson
Peter Stetina

Today’s individual time trial course is 29.5 km long, flat and fast. Time trial specialists should enjoy this very traditional course.
The first rider is scheduled to start at 11:00 and the last rider should finish around 17:30.

Today’s 208 km stage today heads south from Brittany to the northernmost part of the Loire region. It will be a fast stage on flat, straight roads, and the first real opportunity for the sprinters to rule. The stage includes three intermediate sprints.
Stage 3 is scheduled to start at 12:30 and finish between 15:01-17:27.

Today’s short, rolling stage covers 164.5 km and includes one category 3 and three category 4 climbs along with three intermediate sprints.
Stage 2 is scheduled to start at 13:15 and finish between 16:54-17:16.

For the first time ever, Slipstream/Chipotle H3O will participate in the 2008 Tour de France along with 19 of the world’s best cycling teams. Each team will bring nine riders for a total of 180 competitors.
The 95th edition of the Tour de France includes 21 stages that cover 3500 kilometers. This year’s race includes two […]

The Observer-Reporter features a great interview with Mike Friedman on his selection for the US Olympic team to compete in the two-man Madison track event.
“I just broke down,” said Friedman, a 2001 graduate of Peters Township High School. “I was laughing and crying at the same time. It was just unreal.”

A few days ago, our wonderful Kiwi mechanic Kris Withington provided everyone with a full run down of what goes into keeping “9 blokes on the road for 3 weeks”. Besides holding 42 Felts, there are 28 Fizik saddles, 30 Oval Concept stems, 10 complete 2008 Shimano Dura Ace group sets and 193 Zipp […]