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Team Garmin-Slipstream announces Giro d'Italia start list

Christian Vande Velde, Giro d'Italia team time trial Team Garmin-Slipstream, defending Team Time Trial champion of the 2008 Giro d’Italia, today announced its much-anticipated line-up for the 2009 edition of the race.

Christian Vande Velde, the first American rider to wear the Maglia Rosa since 1988, will be joined by Bradley Wiggins, Cameron Meyer, Danny Pate, David Millar, David Zabriskie, Julian Dean, Tom Danielson and Tyler Farrar.

“We are bringing an incredible group of riders to the Giro d’Italia, and we have some big goals we want to achieve,” said Matt White, Director. “The team has been training hard for this race and we’d of course love to get the Maglia Rosa again, but we will be happy with a few strong performances.”

When asked about the difficulty of choosing the list, White added: “Narrowing down a Grand Tour list is always difficult, especially when guys like Ryder Hesjedal have been having a tremendous season. But we need to keep our goal of helping Christian at the Tour de France in mind, and preserving someone like Ryder now could be a huge benefit to us later.”

The team will look to defend last year’s Team Time Trial victory on Saturday.

David Zabriskie, Giro d'Italia team time trial


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  • Practice Nurse Anthony Clarkson

    TALK ABOUT AN EXCITING LINE UP MATT !
    So looking forward to Saturdays start and eager to see ARGYLE on a PINK background again ? Look forward to seeing Dave Millar back in action hope it builds the form again for you nicely Dave ? Perhaps see an Englishman in Pink this Year ? that would be another GARMIN-SLIPSTREAM First ? And Tyler a Stage beckons for you . Just need to hear that FARRRARRRRRRR! Again on commentary that alone is worth the training
    Good luck guys you have a great Director with You Have a GREAT RACE MATT ! Anthony C Lincolnshire England Proudly wearing Argyle today as Englands best dressed GARMIN fan

  • dmv

    “May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. And the rain fall soft upon your fields. May God keep you in the palm of his hand.”

  • Dan

    This sets up great for either Farrar or Dean. Pretty good looking train to counter whatever Columbia sends out there.. Also looks like Pate, Tommy D, and VDV will get to do a little “freelancing”. As great as it’d been to have Ryder there, it makes perfect sense to keep him fresh for the TDF.

  • Adam Austin

    Happy to see Tommy D back in the mix for a major stage race. Would love to see him mix it up for a run at a stage win.

  • Jason is a Garmin Junkie

    Best of luck for the TTT and I hope for some great results from the whole group. JD and Tyler should get in the mix on many stages. DZ, Cam and Millar will get their shots on the long TT in the mountains and again to the finish in Rome. I’d love to see Pate pull off another stunning escape and I’ll keep hoping TD can post a solid GC. I’ll be watching from Atlanta. Go get ‘em!

  • Lozy

    Looks like a really strong team! I am glad to see The Pate and T.D. in the mix! Good luck to Julian and Tyler in the sprints! Let the Argyle Armada roll through Italy!!!

  • Jackson

    Julian!!!!

  • David

    Oh my… that is one fast TT team! Can’t wait to see this train. Love the sound of those Felt bikes and Zipp wheels when cranked up to speed… air being sliced apart… as a fan it’s a rush. All aboard the Garmin express.

  • The Cowboy Tiger

    Here’s to the Argyle Armada winning the TTT and getting another maglia rosa.

  • http://www.tadashitamura.com Kevin Tamura

    Nice. Glad to see tyler making his grand tour debut. Would love to see him spank Cav again.

  • Mike

    Started watching team Garmin after last year’s TDF and now I can’t wait to see them in action in a grand tour again. Go Garmin Giro Group! I’ll be watching in my finest argyle.

  • Jason

    I Love the lineup, but don’t love that I will not be able to watch the Argyle Train Dominate the TTT on Versus.

  • Josep

    Excellent team by the Giro !!! . Good luck to all the team.

  • Matthew

    Versus will not have the Giro. Where can we get the full stages online?

  • Stuart

    Great team – always better with a flying Kiwi in the mix.
    Go Julz, go boys, go hard!

  • http://www.roadcycling.co.nz Ben Christian

    Great to see Julian in the line up when it was looking so dodgy for awhile. Go Julz!

  • Ken

    Good luck guys. Julz, show em Kiwis can fly.

  • Jimmy

    Christian’s Year all the way around… and I hope to see him back in St Louis at the tour of Missouri.. But right now it is Cycling’s Playoffs.. the Giro, LE Tour, doesn’t get any better then this for a major Cycling Fan. Good Luck Farrar and Vandy! Kick some ass and take down Cavendish….

  • debbie

    being a hard arse pays off, good on you julz.

  • VanZabDan

    The Giro should be shown live on CyclingTV but I don’t think they have worked out the fees yet. Will send an update if that changes. Best wishes to the team, Brad

  • Corran

    Awesome lineup, very much looking forward to the TTT and the stages thereafter… especially the sprints – with Julz and Tyler, Garmin should be right up there in the mix…

  • david

    david millar is a scot but I’m sure he won’t mind being called english if he gets to wear pink, big chance julz sho them what you can do..

  • BRW

    Wow! Cam Meyer – from junior Aussie champ to Giro rider (at 21!). And he’s not there for his good looks. Watch this kid light up a break late in the Tour if given some freedom! And he can climb too to help out CVV. Go Cam. And did you hear they just signed Jack Bobridge as a stagiare!?! HE is going to be dead-set champion.

  • Sandy Cyclist

    As a fellow Scot, calling one of us English is like calling an American Canadian, which is something I admittedly enjoy doing to wind up the uninitiated.

    It could of course be applied to the one and only Brad, I can go fast and i’m gonna prove it, Wiggins.

  • Stig

    Good line-up for sure. Definitely a couple of stage wins there. I don’t think Columbia and Cavendish will be worried about Tyler though! Cav’s just on another planet at the moment.

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