My Argyle Sock Monkey
Fan Kevin from Texas sent in this photo and note about his very cute argyle sock monkey: “I’ve tried to find some argyle in my budget. Unfortunately, I have no budget. So I use the socks I have already.”
Tour of Utah podium pics
It was a pleasure to meet Jason today. What a great guy! Even though he was starting to tighten and cramp up and the team car was waiting to leave, he still made time to stop and talk with us and allow us to get a picture with him. That was a great experience. The [...]
William sends thanks and art from Nova Scotia
Showing his full appreciation for Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O’s efforts during the Tour de France, 8-year-old William from Nova Scotia sent in this great fan letter and original art! The scan of the picture doesn’t do the original argyle art justice! Do we have a new jersey design here?
Avid Argyle July: 17 hours of driving for the love of Argyle
Our July Avid Argyle winner Jamie Naragon from Rossford, Ohio will drive for miles to watch “the nicest guys in the peloton…” I’ve followed cycling for 13 years, and the past few years have been difficult because of the dark times of the sport. The emergence of a clean team, however, here in America has [...]
I got Garmin!
Avid Argyle fan Andy Su from Bend, Oregon made his own Team Garmin-Chipotle tee-shirt complete with argyle to show his support for the guys racing the Cascade Classic. His reward – a genuine team mussette!
Avid Argyle June: Meeting Farrar like meeting President
Martijn Maaskant (left) and Tyler Farrar (right) take a moment to pose with Alison before the start of the CSC Invitational. By Alison Moore, winner of the June Avid Argyle essay contest I am relatively new to following professional cycling but my dad travels from Atlanta, Georgia to California each year to volunteer at the [...]
Avid Argyle June: Young fan's love of cycling renewed
By super fan Ryan Humphries, age 18, winner of the June Avid Argyle essay contest Let me put this out there: I love professional cycling, but professional cycling hasn’t always loved me back. I have loved this sport since I was about ten years old, but found my heart broken before the 2006 Tour de [...]
Avid Argyle June: I cycled, I lived the Giro
An honorable mention in the June Avid Argyle essay contest goes to Jenni James for her article that appeared in “The Signature,” a civilian enterprise newspaper for members of the U.S. military living in Sigonella, Sicily. Jenni wrote about her experiences with the 2008 Giro d’Italia that included several Argyle sightings.
Giro postcard winner
We are happy to announce the winner of our Giro d’Italia postcard contest. Italian fan Gary Osnato took the time to send us the special Giro postcard (right) with a note about his favorite cyclist. Gary Osnato of Imola, Italy wrote: “Hello Everybody! I am an Italian fan of cycling! My favorite is David Millar [...]
Roubaix and Georgia postcard contest winners
We are happy to announce the winners of our Paris-Roubaix and Tour de Georgia postcard contests. These two Argyle fans cheered on the Argyle at these two events and took the time to send us the special event postcards (Roubaix right) with notes about their favorite cyclists. Tour de Georgia John Hollingsworth of Knoxville, Tennessee, [...]
