'Raisin' hope with Saul
This month my father and I traveled to Dalton, Georgia, to join my friend and former teammate Saul Raisin (pictured right with me) for his annual Raisin Hope Ride to benefit brain injury treatment and awareness. The ride was a nice way for me to start getting back into training while taking in a lot [...]
CyclingNews: Meyer gets Garmin gig
CyclingNews talks to Australian neo-pro Cameron Meyer about becoming one of the new members of the 2009 Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O. From the article: “I am very excited about joining the professional ranks,” said Meyer. “Garmin-Chipotle is one of the best teams in the world and I am very happy to be joining them. It was [...]
VeloNews: Looking back and looking ahead – part 2
In the second installment of a special VeloNews feature on Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O, Neal Rogers talks to Jonathan Vaughters about Taylor Phinney, Tom Danielson, the Tour de France’s AFLD testing this year, and the team presentation in Boulder on November 22. From the article: Vaughters:“…Taylor is a good kid. He was given a choice. I’m [...]
Thoughts for Tyler Farrar and family
Ed Farrar, a Wenatchee, Washington doctor and father of Tyler Farrar, was involved in a car/bike accident while riding on Wednesday morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with Tyler and his family.
CyclingNews: Work is a four-letter word…part 2
In the final installment of a two-part feature on Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O, CyclingNews talks to Jonathan Vaughters and Trent Lowe about how the team has become a model for a more credible sport. From the article: “Some of these guys just don’t believe that they can perform at that level clean, and maybe they can’t,” [...]
Avid Argyle October: Special day at Tour of Britain
Practice Nurse Anthony Clarkson Grimsby writes from Lincolnshire, England: Hi from Lincolnshire England! I am a near 40-year-old father of three, club cyclist and pro cycling fan here in the UK who has at last found a team to believe in! For so many months I have followed Team Garmin-Chipotle in Europe and the US [...]
Meeting Big Mag!
From Jackie Harrington, England “I’ve been a fan of Garmin/Chipotle from the start so I was delighted to meet Magnus Backstedt at the International Cycle Show in Earl’s Court, London where he was signing posters on the Felt Bike stand. I hadn’t known he was going to be at the show, so it was very [...]
VeloNews: Looking back and looking ahead – part 1
VeloNews features Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O in a Q&A with Jonathan Vaughters (right) on the team’s impressive late-season results, its tentative roster and goals for 2009 as a ProTour team. From the article: Vaughters:“…I think we have a fairly good mix, except that our sprinters and climbers are still young and unproven, whereas our time trialists [...]
Duggan and Pate ride 600 miles for Challenged Athletes Foundation
Timmy Duggan (above) and Danny Pate will finish up their 600-mile, seven day tour today in San Diego as they raise money and awareness for the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Timmy and Danny, along with other members of the Argyle staff, were brought in to the event by lead sponsor Jeff Jacobs, who is also a [...]
Dressing up as Trent Lowe for Halloween
From Ross in Jacksonville, Florida: My name is Ross. I am 8 years old and I am a huge Garmin-Chipotle fan. This year for Halloween I decided I am going to be Trent Lowe (above left). We ordered some of the new bottles and I have most of the kit and even one of Lucas’s [...]
CyclingNews: Work is a four-letter word
In the first part of a two-part series on Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O, CyclingNews talks to Jonathan Vaughters (right) about the team’s intense work ethic and winning mentality. From the article: “There were new names such as Lowe and Maaskant lighting up the leader board in big races, those members of Vaughters’ squad who had been [...]
VeloNews: Vande Velde's Season of Revelation
Check out the latest issue of VeloNews for a feature on cover boy Christian Vande Velde and his transformation from super domestique to team leader. From the article: “Christian has always been someone who has the correct physiological and hematological parameters to win races clean,” Vaughters said. “Racing becoming cleaner is only going to benefit [...]
CyclingNews: Svein Tuft's Journey
CyclingNews’ Gregor Brown talks to Canadian Svein Tuft (left) about his journey from bike tourist to World time trial silver medalist and his goals for the coming season as one of the new members of Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O. From the article: “He will ride alongside Millar, Zabriskie and Pate in the team that in its [...]
Giro di Lombardia Results
Despite being the last race in a long season, today’s Giro di Lombardia was a fast and furious 242 km haul to the end. The first hour of the race was ridden at a leg breaking pace of nearly 47 kph. Both Lucas Euser (above front) and Tom Danielson (third back) hung on to wrap [...]
Giro di Lombardia: Varese>Como
The Giro di Lombardia takes place in the Lombardy region of Italy. Typically the last race on the European pro calendar, it is often called “la classica delle foglie morte” (the race of the falling leaves). It is 242 km long and includes the Madonna del Ghisallo climb where there is a special shrine to [...]
Napa Valley Register: Euser's Lombardia season sendoff
Writing for the Napa Valley Register, Lucas Euser (left) signs off for the season with a tribute to the “Race of the Falling Leaves” – the Giro di Lombardia. From the article “The small, winding roads of the Lombardy countryside — picturesquely framed by the snow-covered mountain tops and glistening lakes and filled in with [...]
Motivated for Lombardia season finale
Giro de Lombardia One of the five monuments of the sport, which could also be read as one of the five longest, hardest bike races of the sport. The skies are blue, the leaves falling, and temperatures are, well, pleasant I guess, which all makes this a nice to way close a season full of [...]
Playing Piemonte Pinball
The peloton rolls through the sublime fall scenery of the Piemonte region in northwestern Italy. At this time of the year, there isn’t a better place to have these races other than Italy. I swear it’s so weird, but every time I land in Italy, I get this good feeling that rushes over my body. [...]
Giro del Piemonte: Cozza finishes 12th in mass sprint
As anticipated, the Italians controlled today’s 199 km Giro del Piemonte with six out of the top ten places going to the home boys. Despite the heavy domination by the locals, Steven Cozza managed to fight his way in to the top 15 by finishing 12th in the mass sprint. Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O Results 1. [...]
CyclingNews: Lombardia offers Danielson end of season boost
In a short preview of Saturday’s end of season classic, the Giro di Lombardia, CyclingNews talks to Tom Danielson about his form and hopes for the 242-kilometer event. From the article: “The thoughts of showing well there fire him up. ‘Lombardia is a race that I have always wanted to do,’ he said. ‘It’s a [...]
Giro del Piemonte: Novi Ligure>Lagnasco
Held in the Apennine Mountains of Italy, the Giro del Piemonte first took place in 1906. This European semi-classic is 199 km long and falls just two days before the longer Giro di Lombardia. Today’s race is scheduled to start at 10:40 and finish between 15:17-15:46. Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O roster *All rosters are subject to [...]
Injured Reserves Update: Hip Chip
Brief update on Jason Donald’s hip injury: “There is a chip on the posterior side of the greater trocanter of the femur. It’s not serious and a couple of weeks on crutches should do the trick. We expect a quick heal.”
All aboard the DZ Express!
Paris-Tours 2008 As I pulled into line on the back of our breakaway, the “TGV – Z” (above) whooshed by! On the flat roads from Paris to Tours, I witnessed something, someone, almost as streamlined and powerful as the high speed French TGV trains, flying with velocity and determination to get to the finish line. [...]
Avid Argyle October: Carmen Arace 8th grade fans prevail!
8th grade English teacher Maggie Tarbox uses the power of Argyle to motivate her students: Hi, I am an 8th grade English teacher at Carmen Arace Middle School in Bloomfield, CT. Our student population is predominantly African-American and many are avid sports fans and athletes. Additionally, they are brilliant and very creative. Out team decided [...]
