Wow! What an epic day of bike racing! There is no other way to describe it. Today I took my first UCI victory as a professional cyclist. But no way in hell was it easy getting here.
It all started Monday as I flew into Denver from the US Pro championships, the awful […]

Lucas Euser, Steven Cozza and Danny Pate (hidden) drive the breakaway during the US Pro national road championships in Greenville, South Carolina.
When this team began five years ago, one goal was to be in the Tour de France. The next goal was to make new American champions. Young talent was recruited throughout the US […]

As the today’s activities wrap up, Team Garmin-Chipotle has officially set the tone for the weekend by winning the US Pro national time trial championships with Dave Z and putting a total of 4 riders in the top 5. Here is a follow up the conversation Timmy (below right) and I had yesterday with a […]

As I sit in the heat and humidity of downtown Greenville, South Carolina, I can’t help but think about the role Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O will play in cycling history over the next two days. We have proven ourselves on European soil and have been a dominant team domestically. We already have two national champions on […]

I’ll start by saying I am about as apolitical as they come. I am a somewhat disengaged Gen X voter who doesn’t really feel that I can make a difference. In 2004 I voted, but I have to say the 15 minutes I had to wait in line to vote felt like 15 minutes I […]

For those who haven’t heard, my recovery period since Portugal has been spent either in bed or with my head in a toilet. Not ideal preparations for my home race, but I had someone to keep me company. CJ (Chris Sutton) was looking after me, then he got sick to an even greater extent than […]

Race preview from DS Matt White
Well wet and windy is what we expected, and sure enough we have it.
There’s a relatively small field here of 112. There are several elite teams, so we can expect aggressive racing - especially from the local lads! We had some bad luck with Chris and Dan picking up […]

From left to right: Steven Cozza, Tyler Farrar, Dan Martin and DS Johnny Weltz accepting the award for top team after the opening prologue.
I tell you I could write a book with all the stories I am taking home from this race. From day one, I swear I felt I was in a moto grand […]