Video: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad & Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Team Garmin-Transitions’ sport director Matt White takes us in the team car for the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad race. And we talk to a cold and wet Martijn Maaskant after Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.
Farrar on podium – Omloop Het Nieuwusblad
Director’s report from Matt White:
So not a bad way to start the Classics campaign — third place in the first Belgium Classic of the season!
We had two options going into the day. Plan A was Martijn and if it came back together then we had Tyler. As things turned out Tyler was the plan where [...]
Farrar: Bring on the Classics
Tyler Farrar is Garmin-Transitions’ main man for the sprints and one of the leaders for the Spring Classics campaign, which kicks-off with Omloop Het Neiuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. He recaps the racing in the Middle East and looks ahead to European racing.
“The season has gotten off to a pretty good start,” Farrar said about the [...]
Race Preview: Omloop Het Neiuwsblad & Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Garmin-Transitions’ sport director Matt White is ready to head into the Spring Classics season with the Omloop Het Neiuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne races.
I’ve got a good feeling — the guys from Qatar and Oman will come with good conditioning and fast legs. Those guys have missed winter so they haven’t had a risk of getting sick [...]
Video: Omloop Het Neiuwsblad reconnaissance
Team Garmin-Transitions’ sport director Matt White takes the boys on a recon mission for the upcoming Omloop Het Neiuwsblad race.
Millar Time: Showing off the new ride
Welcome to another installment of Millar Time. This week David Millar shows off his brand new Felt F1 SL, with some mysterious prototype wheels from Mavic. Jealous? Well you too can have one of your own in our Argyle Store!
Team beginning to gel – Volta ao Algarve, stage 5
Director’s report from Matt White:
In today’s final time trial, David Millar was in his normal all or nothing TT mode. Dave rode an incredible start to the TT absolutely flying and as usual taking incredible lines — but he slightly over cooked one corner and was a lucky man to walk away with only [...]
Kreder wins best young rider – Haut Var, stage 2
Director’s report from Lionel Marie:
Today was a long 200km stage over all the climbs of this part of France.
It was finally sunny and no wind, but always a fast start and the leader’s team controled it until the last 100 kilometers — with the harder part of the stage still to come, timing the [...]
Kreder in best young rider jersey – Haut Var, stage 1
Director’s report from Lionel Marie:
We missed the break of 13 today so some of our guys had to do the chasing with the other teams for 120 kilometers! Michael Kreder had a very good ride today finishing eighth and taking the best young rider jersey. But a hard day as it was a [...]
Cameron Meyer nets TT podium spot – Tour of Oman, stage 6
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
Today was the final big battle after a lot of fighting in the mass sprints, the time trial was expected to have a big impact on the race and so it did.
After all of Tyler’s fighting in the mass sprints he was not expected to be our top guy [...]
Rain, rain, go away – Volta ao Algarve, stage 2
Director’s report from Matt White:
Here is the report from what is usually sunny Algarve…
I have just seen the results on a brutal day. Six-plus hours in torrential ran with endless meters of climbing — in temperatures that ranged from 5 C – 9 C.
Man o man what a brutal day, which took its toll on [...]
Farrar extends green jersey lead – Tour of Oman, stage 5
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
A fast start for the day as some team’s lack of presentation yesterday brought them to the front to try to catch up on lack of success. So it went very fast for some 20 km, but as the circuit had little to offer it boiled down to three riders getting [...]
All quiet on the Algarve front – Volta ao Algarve, stage 1
Director’s Report from Matt White:
A rather uneventful day today, with an early break being allowed to get out to nearly 10 minutes then slowly reeled in by the sprinters’ teams — with the race all coming together in the final kms.
Our riders were tucked away quietly in the peloton except for a sick [...]
Farrar in points jersey – Tour of Oman, stage 4
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
A long day started out with a 7:30 a.m. bus transfer to the airport and an hour flight to an airport 128 km away from the start town. We finally got there with the start delayed an hour.
But still right from the start there was an attack, as six [...]
Farrar moves up to second on GC – Tour of Oman, stage 3
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
Another big day for Tyler who wore the sprinter’s jersey today — he finished third after a day that was dominated by a four man breakaway which never was close to success.
We had a relatively easy day until 20 km from the finish where we had to climb for 2 [...]
Team Garmin-Transitions’ roster for Volta ao Algarve
While Team Garmin-Transitions has been rolling since January with the Tour Down Under, and continuing this month with the Tours of Qatar, Oman and Mediterraneen, not everyone on the Argyle Armada has started his season just yet. This week the team’s stage race big guns such as Christian Vande Velde, David Millar and Ryder Hesjedal [...]
VeloNews: A conversation with Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin-Transitions’ captain Christian Vande Velde is preparing for his first race of the year, the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal. VeloNews’ Andy Hood sat down with him last month during the training camp in Calpe, Spain.
Christian Vande Velde is holding nothing back this season as he sets his sights on the ultimate prize [...]
Farrar close again! – Tour of Oman, stage 2
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
A pretty flat stage with a slightly uphill finish — it was a stage made for Tyler!
After a few kilometers and several attacks a group of four riders took off. They gained up to six minutes, all the time with the leader’s team doing the work in the bunch. [...]
Under the lights – Tour of Oman, stage 1
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
Not much to say from the opening stage in Oman. The Sultan decided to make an appearance at the opening ceremony and it pushed the start back an hour. It got dark much earlier into the race which made it hard to race in, so the riders decided not to race [...]
Status quo in crazy stage – Tour of Mediterraneen, stage 4
With the shortening of the fourth stage of the Tour of Mediterraneen the GC and other classifications remain the same, including Dan Martin in the KOM jersey and Michael Kreder in the best young rider’s jersey.
Farrar so close – Tour of Qatar, stage 6
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
The GC was pretty settled so a stage win was the goal. The riders was very motivated to finish up the best possible. Right at the start four riders took off and as all of them were far down on the GC the leader’s team didn’t ride too hard. They [...]
Martin stays in KOM lead – Tour of Mediterraneen, stage 3
Director’s report from Lionel Marie:
It was a fast start today with two dangerous guys in the break — Valverde and Vino! So it was general panic behind…
The breakaway lasted for 70 kilometers with Française Des Jeux and AG2R chasing. While the two up front took most of the KOM points Dan Martin climbed well [...]
