CyclingNews: Wiggins walks a different road
Cyclingnews writer Mark Zalewski sat down with Bradley Wiggins during the team’s training camp in Boulder, Colorado to find out what the British track star hoped to accomplish on the road in 2009.
From the article: Wiggins’ ‘rough’ 2009 schedule includes the Tour and the Giro; it’s the first time in his career he’ll do [...]
Cyclingnews: JV’s best of 2008
In a twist on all the other annual polls, Cyclingnews asks the peloton’s insiders what they thought were the highlights of the past season. Garmin-Slipstream’s Jonathan Vaughters gives his ‘best of 2008′:
Best performance: Carlos Sastre winning the Tour on Alpe d’Huez.
Biggest disappointment: The loss of Crédit Agricole and Roger Legeay from cycling. They’ll be [...]
VeloNews: Garmin-Slipstream Best US Men’s Team of the Year
VeloNews named Garmin-Slipstream the Best US Men’s Team of the Year in their 21st annual awards issue, out on newsstands now.
‘Waveman’ Holloway & dead derny highlight Zurich 6
After a ridiculous number of laps around the 200 meter track in Zurich, two head colds (one for each of us), 3.5 weeks in Europe, the world’s worst weather, a local track race in Buttgen, and 9 days in Mettmann Germany, we are still alive! So something must have gone right. Significant events include, [...]
PezCycling News: JV on Giro ‘09
Pic: Matt Conn/Pez
PezCycling talks to Garmin-Slipstream’s Jonathan Vaughters (above right) about his thoughts on and hopes for the 2009 Giro d’Italia.
From the article: “Christian wants to do both [Giro and Le Tour]. Racing the Giro and racing hard at the Giro is what got him to the point where he could do so well in [...]
spoke.ie: 2009 Giro route suits Garmin-Slipstream
spoke.ie reviews the 2009 Giro d’Italia route, featuring comments from Jonathan Vaughters and the team’s plans to contend for the overall.
From the article: “The route includes many interesting stages including an opening team timetrial along the Lido in Venice (the spit of land that connects the city to the mainland. With just 5 turns [...]
Australian Criterium Championships: Chris ‘CJ’ Sutton takes bronze
The Leader Australian features Chris “CJ” Sutton and his bronze medal performance in Sunday’s Australian Criterium Championships at the Cronulla International Grand Prix.
From the article: Chris “CJ” Sutton couldn’t win the Australian Criterium Championships at the Cronulla International Grand Prix on Sunday, and no one else could either – apart from the two runaway leaders [...]
No longer the new kid, time to start taking names
Oh crap. We are past halfway through December already. So that’s it. I’m no longer a neo-pro. No longer the new kid. It was kind of fun, 2008. Personally, I love a challenge. I went into last year thinking maybe I could start walking by the season’s end. The fact that I was in [...]
CyclingNews: White reflects on stellar ‘08
CyclingNews talks to directeur sportif Matt White (pictured right with Julian Dean) about his first year with Team Garmin-Slipstream and the team’s goals for 2009.
From the brief: “We had a super year, and it’s going to be hard for us to improve on it in a lot of ways,” White continued. “There are only [...]
CyclingNews: Vaughters looks for second pink jersey
Following the official presentation of the 2009 Giro d’Italia route, CyclingNews talks to Jonathan Vaughters about Team Garmin-Slipstream’s hopes for the race and a second maglia rosa.
From the article: The stage from Sestri Levante to Riomaggiore is the longest time trial in 13 years and nearly double the longest time trial of 2008. Vaughters [...]
CyclingNews: Millar looks ahead; team focuses on time trialing
CyclingNews excerpts the recent series of L’Equipe interviews with David Millar on his goals, Vande Velde’s potential and the team’s time trial focus.
From the excerpts: “I believe that he can win the Tour,” said Millar of Christian Vande Velde. “He has been very regular in stage races this year. He wore the pink jersey in [...]
L’Equipe: Millar “l’ame de l’equipe”
For all our French and multi-lingual fans out there, the French sports daily L’Equipe features a series of exclusive interviews with David Millar, Team Garmin-Slipstream’s moral leader. David speaks frankly about lessons learned from his first season, his program for 2009, and the changing culture of the sport.
From the article: Avez-vous fixé votre [...]
New York Times talks to Vaughters about new ADSI contract
The New York Times talks to Garmin-Slipstream team director Jonathan Vaughters about the recent decision to hire Don Catlin and his company, the Anti-Doping Sciences Institute, to oversee the team’s testing program.
From the article: The Garmin-Slipstream team director, Jonathan Vaughters, said that Catlin had already begun collecting urine and blood samples for his team’s riders. [...]
ESPN: Garmin-Slipstream, Columbia name Catlin for anti-doping programs
ESPN.com writer Bonnie Ford talks to the directors for both Team Garmin-Slipstream and Team Columbia about their decision to work with the Anti-Doping Sciences Institute run by Dr. Don Catlin and his son, Oliver.
From the article: Garmin team director Jonathan Vaughters said his hope is that techniques developed in Catlin’s program will continue to erode [...]
Top U.S. professional cycling team, Garmin-Slipstream, partners with ADSI to continue anti-doping program
Participation in Anti-Doping Science Institute’s New Program Continues to Demonstrate Garmin-Slipstream’s Dedication to Anti-Doping and Ethical Sporting
December 8, 2008 – Boulder, CO – Slipstream Sports LLC and its chief venture, the Garmin-Slipstream Professional Cycling Team, isn’t just sporting a new name in 2009, when it will officially be called Garmin-Slipstream. The top U.S. team today [...]
MBRA: Christian and his maglia rosa visit Michigan
The Michigan Bicycle Racing Association had the great pleasure of hosting Christian Vande Velde and his coveted Giro d’Italia maglia rosa late last week for a special holiday gathering.
For some shots of Christian and the popular pink jersey, check out this short MBRA report.
Backstedt back to basics
Check out Biciciclismo’s Spanish version of Magnus Backstedt’s update.
After 13 years as a professional you would think that it might start to get a little tough each winter to motivate yourself for another season. Not so for the cycling world’s favourite big Swede Magnus Backstedt.
After finishing the season strongly at the Tour of Britain [...]
CyclingNews: Danielson looks forward to “good pressure”
CyclingNews talks to Tom Danielson about his new training regime and likely schedule for the 2009 season. The 30-year-old rider is working closely with Jonathan Vaughters on his training schedule, diet and fat-burning capabilities.
From the article: “Basically we sat down and looked at all my weaknesses from last year and from years past, even [...]
DailyPeloton.com: Martin, Maaskant among best of 2008 neo-pros
The DailyPeloton profiles the top 10 neo-pros of 2008, including Irish national champion Dan Martin and Paris-Roubaix surprise Martijn Maaskant.
From the feature: From one ox-strong time-trialist Martin to a namesake waif-like climber: English-born Irishman Daniel Martin has shone for Slipstream this year. Signed from VC Pomme La Marsaillaise, the lanky nephew of Tour winner [...]
La Times: Top Armstrong? Christian knows how hard it is
Philip Hersh of the Los Angeles Times talks to Christian Vande Velde about his 2008 season and the fact that he successfully rode both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, something Lance Armstrong hopes to do in 2009.
From the article: It’s a risky business, especially if the goal is to win both [...]
CyclingNZ.com: Dean confirmed in Tour Down Under
CyclingNZ talks to Tour Down Under officials about Team Garmin-Slipstream – and specifically Julian Dean – participating in the six stage race in January.
From the article: “We are also looking forward to seeing Julian Dean perform as New Zealand’s current national road race champion.” Dean was a incredibe performer in the Tour de France [...]
VN Fresh Korn: Here’s a toast to team-building!
In his regular VeloNews Fresh Korn journal, Will Frischkorn writes about Team Garmin-Slipstream’s recent training camp in Boulder and how some off-season fun and games go a long way to building a stronger team.
From the journal: “Cycling is a damn hard job. Sure, there are good times, and those are shared freely. Crossing the [...]
2008 Highlight Video
Garmin – Slipstream Pro Cycling Team 2008 Highlights from Matt Johnson on Vimeo.
