Inside Garmin-Slipstream’s service course with Ryder
Ryder Hesjedal takes time out during training in Girona to guide us on a tour of the Garmin Slipstream service course – part office, part warehouse, part bike shop and part garage.
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SlowTwitch: Lucas Euser the mountain goat
SlowTwitch.com talks to Lucas Euser about last year, this year, strengths, weaknesses, books, food and the future.
Lucas: From a physical standpoint I am developing my climbing talent. From a bike racing perspective my greatest talent is being smart and reliable on the bike. I feel like I am developing into a very consistent rider and [...]
Tyler’s ‘hometown’ hopes for Belgian season opener
Tyler Farrar opens the classics season with this special weekend race preview
The Belgian classics season kicks off this weekend with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (formerly Het Volk) on Saturday and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Sunday. These races are always highly anticipated as a first glimpse at the form of all the big classics contenders after a long [...]
fi’zi:k Antares: Project DZ
fi’zi:k profiles Dave Zabriskie and his careful introduction to the ultra-lightweight Antares saddle.
“Late last summer one of the first Antares prototypes came available and Dave Zabriskie was the first professional cyclist to receive a sample. We called this: Project DZ. Zabriskie was recovering from another serious crash. With Dave recovering, not having sat [...]
VeloNews: Millar back to being a bike racer
VeloNews talks to Dave Millar about his desire to return to the winner’s circle in 2009.
VeloNews Physically, how are you feeling coming into this season?
David I feel strong, I feel relaxed. I put a lot of concentration on my training last year, almost too much of that and not enough on the actual racing. [...]
Cozza’s Cali: Sky’s the limit!
A final report from our hometown hero, Steven Cozza
Well it’s the last day of the Tour of California and it’s also the hardest day. So far over 40 riders and counting have abandoned this race. And today is going to be total carnage.
It’s our last day to go all out to take the [...]
Algarve finale: Millar 10th, Pate 13th overall
Today’s relatively uneventful stage in the Volta ao Algarve finished with a bunch sprint. There were no changes to the overall with David Millar finishing 10th and Danny Pate 13th overall.
David Millar is pictured right from yesterday’s time trial. Despite a flat, he finished 9th and just over one minute of Contador’s winning time.
Garmin-Slipstream final [...]
Visalia Times-Delta: Cycling a true team sport
The Visalia Times-Delta talks to Steven Cozza and Directeur Sportif Matt White about how every member of the team – from soigneurs to directors – contributes to Garmin-Slipstream’s success.
“Another team, Garmin-Slipstream, is having an excellent Tour of California. Garmin’s Thomas Peterson won Monday’s rain-drenched, 116-mile Stage 2 from Sausalito to Santa Cruz, and a teammate [...]
VeloNews: A day in the Garmin team car
Riding shot gun with Directeur Sportif Matt White, VeloNews reports on the happenings from inside the peloton during stage 4 of the Amgen Tour of California.
“Farrar (right) makes his way to the car. White asks, ‘How are you feeling?’ Farrar says he’s good. ‘You going for the sprint today, mate?’ Farrar says he is [...]
Cycle Sport: JV on the business of bike racing
In the February issue of Cycle Sport magazine, Jonathan Vaughters writes about the business of bike racing in “The Credit Crunch Bunch”.
An excerpt: “We are trying to create a stable business that can survive the ups and downs…This stability is key to the future of cycling and key to the anti-doping struggle. As soon [...]
California stage 4: Farrar 5th in Clovis sprint
Special Tour of California report from Directeur Sportif Matt White
Yesterday threatened to be one rude stage with a hell of a lot of climbing. With five categorized climbs and many more along the route, the race could have easily gone to pieces. The field went out of the blocks and the first hour was [...]
Volta ao Algarve stage 1: Albufeira>Faro
The 34th edition of the Volta ao Algarve kicks off today with a relatively rolling 164.6 km stage. The race hits its first climb after 42 km, the category 2 Coelho. The peloton will ascend one other minor category 3 climb before finishing in Faro.
Stage 1 is scheduled to start at 11:00 and finish [...]
Amgen Tour of California stage 4: Merced>Clovis
The Tour of California features the Sierra Mountains for the first time today. This 185.7 km climber’s stage includes four KOMs, ranging in altitude from the 600-meter CA 140 to the 1200-meter Crane Valley Road.
Stage 4 is scheduled to start at 11:00 and finish between 15:19-16:29.
Cozza’s Cali: Attack of the killer musettes
Steven Cozza reports from the Tour of California rain forest.
I’m starting to feel like a scuba diver out there. The rain just keeps coming.
Yesterday was a day of survival. My legs felt like cement. But I wasn’t alone. It was hard all around. I swear the Astana guys were all dizzy or something. About [...]
Amgen Tour of California stage 3: San Jose>Modesto
Today’s fun begins within the first few kilometers of the 167.7 km stage. From the gun, the course heads straight up the challenging Sierra Road climb (610 m) before hitting a fast and twisty descent (Calaveras Road alone has 40+ switchbacks). After climbing Patterson Pass, the riders have a long, flat run in to the [...]
Peterson scores first US win for Garmin-Slipstream!
Special Tour of California report from Directeur Sportif Matt White
Today was a big day for the team. During the Silver City training camp, we spoke about turning some of those near misses of last year into wins for 2009. It takes real confidence to turn opportunities into successes. And I hope today was a big [...]
Cozza’s Cali: Golden day for Garmin boys
Steven Cozza’s special race report from inside the Tour of California peloton.
Yesterday was epic! Stage 2 took us across the Golden Gate Bridge and 115 miles down to Santa Cruz. It was pouring rain for all but the last five miles of the stage. A couple of times I thought I was drowning–seriously.
Today’s [...]
Amgen Tour of California stage 2: Sausalito>Santa Cruz
With nearly 200 km to cover, the riders get off to an early start today in Sausalito. The course heads south over the Gold Gate Bridge through San Francisco and down Highway 1. The mostly flat 186.6 km costal stage includes two long, moderate climbs: Tunitas Creek Road and Bonny Doon Road.
Today’s stage is scheduled [...]
Cozza’s Cali: So close to home
The ever-insightful Steven Cozza is providing special race reports from inside the Tour of California peloton.
Stage 1 was not for the weak; it rained hard for all 4.5 hours of the race.
After heading out of the Sacramento Valley area, we headed up into the mountains of Solano County and then into Sonoma County [...]
Irishcycling.com: Martin 3rd overall in Tour Med, Best Young Rider
Irishcycling.com reports on Dan Martin’s solid performance in the 2009 Tour Mediterranean where he finished 3rd overall and took the Best Young Rider classification yesterday on Mt. Faron
“Irish road race champion Daniel Martin (Garmin Slipstream) underlined his huge ability when he finished third overall in the Tour of the Mediterranean today. The second-year pro [...]
California stage 1: Tommy D & Dave Z make key break
Special race report from Directeur Sportif Matt White
Well it was a nasty day in the bunch yesterday. It pretty much rained all day, and with temperatures in the 40s, it was not a pleasant stroll through California.
The race split into several groups on a harder than expected 2nd category climb with an elite group [...]
Tour Med: Martin Best Young Rider & 3rd overall!
Garmin-Slipstream capped off the longest and hardest stage of the Tour Mediterranean today by ushering Dan Martin (above in red) to a solid 13th place atop the final Mt Faron climb. His hard-fought finish on the infamously short but steep climb allowed Dan to take home the red Best Young Rider jersey of this [...]
Holloway takes bronze in Copenhagen
Daniel Holloway scored a bronze medal for the US when he finished third yesterday in the Copenhagen Track World Cup scratch race. He and Colby Pearce are racing as part of the national team. Colby finished 9th in the points race final on the opening day of racing.
Copenhagen men’s scratch final
1. Kazuhiro Mori Japan
2. [...]
