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 there since the early days – riders such as Danny Pate, Blake Caldwell and Will Frischkorn – were also developing the winning mentality. Vaughters used an interesting analogy when outlining the reasons why keeping long-term members involved in the evolution of a team is so important.”
” ‘I think there’s a lot to be said for looking after the details and picking a group of guys who will work well together, and just sticking with them. We’ve got guys like Blake Caldwell, who has been on our team since 2003, and we haven’t said, ‘You didn’t perform this year, you’re out.’ ” We stick by our guys who have really bad injuries and give them a second chance or a third, sometimes.’ “
