Vande Velde completing return; Millar motivated for Tour
Two of Team Garmin-Slipstream’s top riders, both of whom were affected by mid-season injuries, are preparing for their Tour de France start in two weeks.
David Millar recently posted a big result at the Dauphiné Libére, finishing in ninth place overall. “I’m pleasantly surprised by how things went in the Dauphiné,” Millar told Cyclingnews’ Shane Stokes.
Christian Vande Velde is currently racing in the Tour de Suisse, his first race back since he crashed out of the Giro d’Italia. After starting the race conservatively, he was involved in a multi-rider crash on stage 3. Luckily he was not injured and finished the stage. Since then he has tackled the tough mountain stages with good form, finishing near the leaders on the tough stage 7 to Vallorbe Juraparc. He told Velonews’ Brian Holcombe that he is ‘happy’ in Switzerland.
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Any thoughts on letting Christian VandeVelde build for a run at the Vuelta instead of coming back too soon (at the Tour) after his major injuries?
Millar was climbing like a mofo during the Dauphine! Way to go!