Road tripping on my way to world championships
Tour du Limousin completed. This was phase one of my world championships build up. I’ve had a good break post Tour, although to be honest, it didn’t feel like a break. It felt more like a rehabilitation program. I was man down for two weeks. In fact three really, as before Limousin I still hadn’t [...]
Volta a Portugal stage 8: Barcelos>Fafe
Today’s sharply rolling stage 8 is 169.5 km long and includes four climbs: the category 2 Covide, the category 2 Canicada, the category 3 Santa Leocadia and the category 3 Fojos. Today’s stage is schedule to start at 13:00 and finish at 17:20.
Tour du Limousin stage 4: Chamboret>Limoges
Today’s final stage works its way back to the Limoges by way of the Lac de Saint Pardoux, Saint Victurnien and Verneuil sur Vienne. The traditional Beaublanc finishing circuit in Limoges includes five ascents of the short Mas Blanc before a probable sprint finish. Today’s stage starts at 12:10 and finishes between 16:15-16:40.
Portugal stage 7: Martin 7th in uphill finish, increases Best Young lead
Just seconds behind the front group, Dan Martin finished 7th on today’s hilly stage 7, further increasing his lead as the Best Young Rider and maintaining his position in the overall classification. Dan still has two hard climbing days to increase his lead before the race finishes with an individual time trial on Sunday. **Stay [...]
Tour of Limousin stage 3: Lowe finishes in front group with 30' gap
As expected, stage 3 of the Tour of Limousin completely shook up the overall classification with its challenging profile. As the team’s pure climber, Trent Lowe joined a mid-race breakaway of about 28 riders that finished with almost a 30-minute gap on the peloton. Trent finished 24th of the stage which moved him from 73rd [...]
Volta a Portugal stage 7: Póvoa de Varzim>Santo Tirso
The first of the final series of mountain days, stage seven includes two climbs and is 177.8 km long. The first climb comes at 127 km and is the category 3 Balazar. The category 2 finishing climb is the Monte Nª Srª Assunção. Today’s stage is scheduled to start at 12:45 and finish at 17:20.
Tour du Limousin stage 3: Brive>Cublac
The longest stage of the Tour du Limousin also happens to the be the most difficult. Today’s 183.6 km course includes the Cote d’Aubazine that is 6 km long with grades of up to 10%. Just 15 km from the finish, the Cote d’Yssandon could well decide the outcome of the day. Today’s stage starts [...]
CycleTo: Will says there's more to racing than winning
CycleTo interviews Will Frischkorn on the ups and downs and FUN of bike racing.
The race has only just begun!
Yesterday’s stage 6 here in Portugal was a typical transition stage from the first mountains of the race to the next. The team took a step back today from trying to represent ourselves in the breakaways to focus on the finish line. With 18 roundabouts in the last 10 km, we knew it would be [...]
Portugal stage 6: Tyler 7th, birthday boy Dan still Best Young
The last relatively flat day before the Volta a Portugal goes back into the hills, today’s stage ended in a field sprint with Tyler Farrar finishing 7th. Also finishing in the front group was Dan Martin, who turned 22 today. Dan’s smart finishes in the front these last few flat stages has not only allowed [...]
Volta a Portugal stage 6: Aveiro>Gondomar
The “calm before the storm,” today’s 170.6 km stage is rolling to flat and gives the riders one more day to work out their legs before the mountains hit. Today’s stage is scheduled to start at 13:15 and finish at 17:20.
Tour du Limousin stage 2: Bellac>Bellac
Other than the côte de Peyrat de Bellac, today’s 183 km stage doesn’t include much in the way off challenges. Mostly flat to rolling, this is a good day for the sprinters to shine. Today’s stage starts at 12:15 and finishes between 16:24-16:49.
Kelsey's Beijing blog: We're all very proud of Taylor
Taylor Phinney’s 14-year-old sister Kelsey is provided regular updates on events surrounding her big brother’s Olympic debut in Beijing. This is her last report before she flies back home. She is pictured above, the first person from the left in a red Taylor t-shirt, yelling her heart out! Yesterday was our last day here and [...]
Tour of Limousin stage 1: Maaskant 10th on stage
Competing in his first stage race since surviving the Tour de France, Martijn Maaskant is back on form and finished 10th in the opening stage of the 41st Tour du Limousin in France. He finished just 3″ behind stage winner Nicolas Roche in the front chase group. Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O Stage Results 1. Nicolas Roche [...]
Portugal stage 5: Tyler sprints to 2nd!
Though the players were the same, the outcome of today’s final sprint for stage 5 of the Volta a Portugal was slightly different. With some team sacrifice and a strong lead-out from the Argyle Armada, Tyler Farrar (above) was in perfect position position for the sprint where he took second to Francisco Pacheco (winner of [...]
Sports Illustrated: Phinney gives pursuit a whirl
Austin Murphy of Sport Illustrated reports on Taylor Phinney’s Olympic bid and his fast rise as a cycling talent. From the article: “A year ago, the kid didn’t know the individual pursuit from Trivial Pursuit. But Connie explained it to him — she’s a former world champion in the discipline — and he decided to [...]
Timmy Update: Looking forward to pinning on a number again!
I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel in terms of my recovery. I’ve had a pretty relaxed summer, although it has definitely been the most difficult period of my life up to this point. Traumatic brain injuries are so frustrating in so many ways. I never imagined how many areas [...]
Olympics track: Madison results
Mike Friedman riding with Madison partner Bobby Lea competed in the fast 50 km Madison today in the Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing. The 200-lap race included sixteen sprints. The Americans started out hot finishing second in the second sprint and first in the third sprint before losing ground on the field. Olympic Track Cycling Madison [...]
Olympics cycling: Madison
Making his Olympic debut, Mike “Meatball” Friedman (USA) will be competing today in the 50 km Madison race at the Laoshan Cycling Complex in Beijing, China. The race is scheduled to run from 17:30-18:25 Beijing Time.
Volta a Portugal stage 5: Gouveia>São João da Madeira
After a day of recovery, stage 5 eases the riders back into the hills with a couple of lesser climbs and a 186 km long course. Today’s stage starts at 12:45 and finishes at 17:20.
Tour du Limousin stage 1: Limoges>Gueret
The 41st edition of the Tour du Limousin starts with the shortest, easiest stage of the four day race. The 166 km course does however include a short climb – le Maupuy – that the riders will climb by both sides before finishing in Gueret. Today’s stage starts at 12:30 and finishes between 16:16-16:39. Team [...]
Injured Reserves Report: Danny's mountain bike crash
The risk of crashing on a bike is to a considerable extent decided simply by how much time a person spends out on the bike. While race time is obviously the time we see and think about most with our guys, in fact they spend a lot more time on the bike outside of racing. [...]
Spreading Argyle throughout Portugal, France and Ireland
With the Tour de France but a distant memory, Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O has squads racing throughout Europe this month before several of the American riders head home for the national championships. The ten-day Volta a Portugal is already well under way with young Irish national champion 11th in the overall and currently leading the Best [...]
Volta a Portugal REST DAY
The Volta a Portugal takes a day off before the race hits the mountains in earnest.
