Racing action for today’s 186 km stage will begin quickly with the first sprint after only 3.6 km in Patrickswell. The first 100 km is reasonably flat as the race travels through the Limerick towns of Adare and Newcastle West before reaching the bottom of the spectacular 8 km category 1 climb of the Connor […]

As I sit in the heat and humidity of downtown Greenville, South Carolina, I can’t help but think about the role Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O will play in cycling history over the next two days. We have proven ourselves on European soil and have been a dominant team domestically. We already have two national champions on […]

Today’s 201 km stage includes three categorized climbs. The race ascends the 2nd category climb of Finny and then onto the pretty town of Westport via Killavally. Then the race winds its way out to Louisburgh and along the bottom of the historic mountain of Croagh Patrick. The field heads alongside Killary Harbour to Leenáun […]

I’ll start by saying I am about as apolitical as they come. I am a somewhat disengaged Gen X voter who doesn’t really feel that I can make a difference. In 2004 I voted, but I have to say the 15 minutes I had to wait in line to vote felt like 15 minutes I […]

Race report from DS Matt White
“Well today was a long slog, over 200 km with very undulating terrain. Team Colombia was forced to control the race again all day with Cavendish in yellow. We put a lot of pressure on over the final climb of the day causing a huge split. But everything re-grouped in […]

Race report from DS Matt White:
“Well our two sick boys CJ and Dan had nothing left and had to stop. Julian picked up more time bonuses and moved up to second place on GC.”
“Tomorrow is a very solid 200 km and the plan is to have one of the boys in the break. In […]

Today’s 158 km rolling stage is one for the sprinters. The route goes westward to Silvermines and Portroe before swinging northward running parallel with the edge of Lough Derg and into Portumna. The riders pass through the finish line and the town centre for the first time and head out to complete a 13km circuit […]

For those who haven’t heard, my recovery period since Portugal has been spent either in bed or with my head in a toilet. Not ideal preparations for my home race, but I had someone to keep me company. CJ (Chris Sutton) was looking after me, then he got sick to an even greater extent than […]