Paris-Nice wrap-up
Race summary from director Lionel Marie Bonjour Garmin-Slipstream fans: The team did a good job this week! We were disappointed after the prologue on Sunday — Brad did a good job before and during the race but Contador was stronger. Christian was better day after day and his win was very important for all of [...]
Heavy climbing in Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6
Race report from DS Matt White Today was a very special day with over 5000 meters-plus of climbing even though in the race book it looked otherwise. Martijn had his planned hit out for the week. It was a very solid performance. Ryder once again showed he is amongst the best riders here solidifying his [...]
Hesjedal stays in top ten after Tirreno-Adriatico time trial
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s hopes for a high overall placement in the ‘race of two seas’ are alive and well with Ryder Hesjedal, as he was the top team finisher in the race’s individual time trial. The Canadian rode to a top twenty-five finish, just 1’26″ back from the new race leader, and 46 seconds faster than [...]
Paris-Nice, Stage 8: Nice-Nice; Millar ok after crash
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Tom Peterson and Trent Lowe made the most of the final stage of Paris-Nice, both making it into the early breakaway just 25 km into the stage. In the finale Christian Vande Velde finished high in thirteenth place, moving him far up the final general classification into 25th. As well, Peterson’s finish moved [...]
Hesjedal seventh in Tirreno-Adriatico stage 4
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s GC contender Ryder Hesjedal rode strongly in today’s decisive stage, finishing in seventh place, just 21 seconds off of stage winner and overall leader Joaquím Rodríguez. The team put Hesjedal in the right place to keep his shot at a high overall placement alive ahead of tomorrow’s individual time trial. The individual time [...]
Paris-Nice, Stage 7: Manosque – Fayence
A big day at Paris-Nice saw huge changes in the overall standings. Team Garmin-Slipstream’s David Millar held onto his top twenty GC placement, finishing just more than two minutes back from the winner. Christian Vande Velde escorted Millar to the line, and as a result he jumped up a place in the overall over teammate [...]
Farrar's win makes international headlines
International Herald Tribune US cyclist Farrar defeats favorite in Italy Reuters Farrar sprints late to win Tirreno-Adriatico third stage Cyclingnews Farrar surprises world’s best sprinters in Tirreno Cycling Weekly Farrar beats Cavendish in Tirreno sprint Pezcyclingnews Tyler Farrar Wins – And Gets Pez’d!
Farrar outsprints field in Tirreno-Adriatico stage 3!!!
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Tyler Farrar grabbed the right wheels in the conclusion of today’s stage, passing the lead-out trains in the final 100 meters to take an impressive field sprint win against some of the other top sprinters in the world. “The boys were great today!” said Farrar. “First Will slipped into the break of the [...]
Paris-Nice stage 6: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to La Montagne de Lure
Team Garmin-Slipstream rode bravely in the tough mountain finish in the queen stage of the ‘race to the sun.’ The team’s GC leader David Millar hung tough with the main contenders in the final climb to La Montagne de Lure, limiting his losses to keep a top twenty place in overall with 17th. Saturday’s seventh [...]
Tirreno-Adriatico stage 2: Ryder moves to 12th overall
Race report from DS Matt White Today was very typical of Italian races. It goes from very relaxed to pandemonium in an instant ! Sketchy roads, poorly lit tunnels, an odd stray dog, and even a crashed moto official were some of today’s highlights. Though the weather and coffee are balancing it all out quite [...]
Paris-Nice stage 5: Calm before tomorrow's uphill battle
Team Garmin-Slipstream continued to protect their GC man David Millar (right), who finished with the front group a couple of minutes after the day’s non-threatening break. There were no major changes to the overall, though Steven Cozza did pack it in with a sore knee. Tomorrow’s mountain stage will test our remaining riders with a [...]
Surviving Paris-Nice with kinesiotape, ice and high hopes
Special report from Team Chiropractor Matt Rabin This race is hard. Five days ago we convened for the start of Paris-Nice. When I got here, spirits were high and, for the most part, everyone was well. Then day one, WHAM, Christian hit the deck. Hard. Luckily he took the impact over the whole right side [...]
Vande Velde's Paris-Nice stage win makes international sports news
Here’s a small sampling of the international coverage garnered by Garmin-Slipstream’s Christian Vande Velde who won solo in stage 4 of Paris-Nice: New York Times U.S. cyclist adds flair to his win CNN Vande Velde wins as Contador shows form ESPN Beware of the new Vande Velde VeloNews Vande Velde recounts how he won International [...]
Tirreno-Adriatico stage 1: Ryder finishes with front chase group
Preserving his hopes for a podium finish in the seven-day Tirreno-Adriatico, Ryder Hesjedal finished with the front chase group and just 12-seconds off the stage winner. Though both Chris Sutton and Martijn Maaskant were involved in spectacular – and separate – crashes, they finished the stage relatively unscathed. Said DS Matt White: “Martijn went down [...]
Vande Velde wins solo at Paris-Nice! Millar moves to 7th overall!
With 20 kilometers to go in today’s 173.5-kilometer stage, Christian Vande Velde attacked his breakaway group and rode to a solid, solo win at Paris-Nice! Off the front with a seven-man break for more than 100 kilometers, Christian’s strong move left his break-mates standing still as he finished with a 14-second gap on second place. [...]
Cyclingnews: Hesjedal leads Garmin's Tirreno charge
Cyclingnews talks to Canadian Ryder Hesjedal who heads up Garmin-Slipstream’s squad at Tirreno-Adriatico this week. He finished 8th in last year’s edition of the week-long race and hopes to better that result this year. Said Ryder: “I am used to the pressure. I feel comfortable based on last year’s race. I have had this racing [...]
Paris-Nice stage 3: Millar hangs on, moves to 9th overall
In a stage that saw all the favorites beaten down by relentless rain and crosswinds, the Argyle Armada hung in to limit their losses and deliver David Millar (right) to a safe finish. Though David finished 40th on the stage, he dropped to only 9th in the overall. Dan Martin, who has been ill since [...]
Timmy's step-by-step guide to crashing
A special feature from the high-flying Timmy Duggan This first month of racing has been all about getting those sensations back, both physical and mental, as I continue my recovery from my brain injury. There have been a lot of little things in my life I’ve had to relearn. All the goings on in a [...]
Paris-Nice stage 2: Sunny status quo
Team Garmin-Slipstream protected their GC contenders during today’s sunny but nervous stage. There were few major changes to the general with the team still holding in second place overall by one second to Astana. Garmin-Slipstream stage 2 results 1. Heinrich Haussler 4h45’01″ 30. David Millar +00″ 38. Steven Cozza +00″ 45. Christian Vande Velde +00″
Cyclingnews: Hesjedal strong on Eroica gravel
Cyclingnews talks to Ryder Hesjedal (right) about his 10th place finish in this past weekend’s Eroica semi-classic race in Italy. “Hesjedal formed a move with Bennati, Visconti and Andy Schleck by the end of the seventh sector. They held ten seconds on the group of eventual winner Lövkvist with ten kilometres remaining. ‘It looked like [...]
Wiggins 2nd, Millar 5th in Paris-Nice opener
Pouring rain greeted the riders today in Amilly as they kicked off the 67th edition of Paris-Nice with a 9.3 kilometer, dead-flat individual time trial. Bradley Wiggins (above) held the fastest time for the second half of the day, until race favorite Alberto Contador finished seven second faster. Another race favorite, David Millar finished 5th [...]
Vuelta a Murcia stage 5 & final results
Christian Meier, Tom Danielson and Blake Caldwell finished with the front group at the end of today’s relatively rolling, short final stage at the Vuelta a Murcia, giving all three a bump up in their final overall classification. Stay tuned for photos. Garmin-Slipstream stage 5 results 1. Graeme Brown 3h11’46″ 21. Christian Meier +00″ 26. [...]
Mountainous Murcia stage 4 takes it toll
Today’s double climb stage at the Vuelta a Murcia took its toll on the peloton and proved tough for the Argyle overall. Tom Danielson, who has also been fighting the flu, was the highest finisher, coming in 21st and almost five minutes behind the stage winner. “I did my best today, but really felt ill [...]
Hesjedal rides to 10th at Montepaschi Eroica
With the help of his hard charging teammates, Ryder Hesjedal rode to 10th overall in today’s 190-kilometer Eroica semi-classic race today in Siena, Italy. In its third year, the race is know for its challenging terrain, including 57.2 kilometers of gravel roads. See the Cyclingnews report for the play-by-play. Garmin-Slipstream Results 1. Thomas Lovkvist 4h59’02′ [...]
