Feature: Robbie Hunter, let the winning begin
Robbie Hunter is a new but veteran addition to the Argyle Armada for 2010. The seasoned sprinter brings experience as well as speed to the team, making for a fast one-two punch with teammate Tyler Farrar. We spoke with the South African right after he notched his first sprint win of 2010 and the first [...]
Race preview: Eroica and Paris-Nice
Team Garmin-Transitions director Matt White gives his take on last weekend’s first foray into the European schedule and a look ahead to both the Italy swing of races for the Classics crew, as well as the stage race Paris-Nice for the climbers.
I’m happy with how last weekend went, especially with the conditions. It started around [...]
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 [...]
Danny Summerhill’s ‘cross life
One of team Garmin-Transitions’ younger talents, Danny Summerhill, is just as home off the road as he is on it. As a junior in 2007 he won a silver medal at the cyclo-cross world championships.
This December he added the U.S. U23 national cyclo-cross champion jersey to a closet already packed with stars-and-stripes titles. [...]
Cyclingnews: David Millar interview
Team Garmin-Transitions captain David Millar recently did a feature interview with Cyclingnews about his career and his role on the World Anti-doping Authority’s Athlete’s Committee.
The sport of cycling has arguably suffered more than any other sport from the scourge of doping, and as the antidoping authorities finally begin to get ahead of the dopers [...]
Farrar featured in hometown event
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s speedster Tyler Farrar spent some of his off-season downtime back home in Washington state, speaking at a fundraiser for the Cascade Bicycle Club. He was also featured on Seattle’s KING 5 news.
Farrar third in Vuelta opener!
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
As we are up north in The Netherlands, close to the sea, there was no doubt the weather would have an impact on the race today — and so it did. For us a flying David Millar didn’t get what he deserved as the worst of the storms [...]
NY Times: A peek into the Garmin-Slipstream kitchen
Soldiers are not the only ones that march on their stomachs. Enduring the grueling 21 stages of the Tour de France requires special fuel, and a lot of it — from the range of Clif products, such as Clif Bloks and Clif Bars, to the 5-star meals prepared by our very own team chef, [...]
Keeping our cool in the peloton
It is no secret that July in France is usually one thing above all others: H-O-T. And Team Garmin-Slipstream is also renowned for its attention to things like preventing our riders from overheating. Take the ice vests for instance, developed in part by our team physiologist Dr. Allen Lim and worn before the stage [...]
Vande Velde’s NY Times blog: Surviving a trial as a team
Read Christian Vande Velde’s blog on the New York Times web site.
Tuesday’s team time trial was bittersweet given the circumstances: we lost four of nine riders with 28 kilometers, or about 17 miles, to go over an undulating, technical course with gale-force winds. This was a consequence of our team going fast from the [...]
Wiggins’ Edge 705 data: Stage 1, Monaco
Here is the data download from Bradley Wiggin’s Garmin Edge 705 during stage 1 of the Tour de France.
**Note that the charts include his two warm-ups sessions as well as his race.
Velonews: Farrar, an American sprinter
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s speedster for the field sprints at Le Tour, Tyler Farrar, has been getting a lot of attention this year. From field sprint wins to the prologue and eventual overall at the Delta Tour of Zeeland, the man from Wenatchee, Washington is turning a lot of heads — in a role not often occupied [...]
Food site profiles Team Garmin-Slipstream’s diet
The award-winning food web site Epicurious recently wrote an article about healthy energy food, speaking with Timmy Duggan and Allen Lim in order to get an insight into the team’s much-talked about dietary plan.
With the Tour de France kicking off next week and several other big road races, such as the Giro d’Italia, [...]
Vaughters’ top US rides: Peak to Peak Highway
The Men’s Journal series continues with a hometown favorite of Jonathan Vaugthers, the Peak to Peak Highway ride outside of Boulder.
3. The Peak to Peak Highway
Boulder, Colorado (93 miles)
Almost half of the nation’s pro cyclists live in Boulder, and after you’ve ridden in Colorado and experienced its combination of well-built roads, demanding climbs, and surprisingly [...]
Team Garmin-Slipstream Documentary Blood, Sweat + Gears premiers on Sundance Channel
See the preview of the Sundance Channel documentary Blood, Sweat +Gears: Racing Clean to the Tour de France and catch the premier on June 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Check out http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500336483 for more information.
Crash Course: 5280 magazine profiles CVV
Read Geoff Van Dyke’s profile of Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Tour de France captain Christian Vande Velde
Now he is The Man, on The Team (Boulder’s Garmin-Slipstream), preparing to win The Race (the Tour de France). Today’s ride through the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, not far from Venice, is part of the Giro, the second most important bike race [...]
Vaughters’ top US rides: Silver City to Gila Cliff Dwellings
Check out Jonathan Vaughters’ second entry for Men’s Journal about his top rides in the United States — the Gila Monster!
2. The Gila Monster
Silver City, New Mexico (108 miles)
Team Garmin-Slipstream holds its pre-season camp in Silver City every year, and the team members have a love/hate relationship with this one. It’s an incredibly lumpy ride [...]
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 [...]
Bid to win VIP access in Paris with Team Garmin-Slipstream
During the finale of perhaps the greatest spectator sport in the world, Paris, France will be the setting for the lucky individual who outbids their competitors, capturing a VIP package loaded with fun events, gifts, parties and of course four premier seats at the finish line on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Proceeds benefit Bloch School [...]
Dauphine Libere prologue: Director’s report
Director’s report from Lionel Marie:
It was a special time trial with 3 kilometers of climbing in the first part, a technical two-part fast descent and then winding for the last 2 kilometers.
Svein Tuft was prudent after his last crash in Catalunya, completing his return to racing. David Millar was good but the second [...]
Jonathan Vaughters’ best US rides on Men’s Journal
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s CEO Jonathan Vaughters is offering his opinion for the best rides in the United States in a special column over the next four weeks for Men’s Journal.
His first entry is Visalia to Sequoia National Park, a 110 mile ride that starts in the orange groves of California’s central valley and rides to the [...]
Bradley Wiggins’ Garmin Edge 705 data – Giro d’Italia, stage 12
Here is the data download from Bradley Wiggins’ Garmin Edge 705 during stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia.
Video: Garmin’s young gun, Cameron Meyer
The youngest member of Team Garmin-Slipstream, and one of the youngest in the peloton of the Giro d’Italia, is Aussie Cameron Meyer. The recent track points race world champion is now racing in his first-ever Grand Tour — and is a solid contributor to the team. He talks about his new experience to CycleTo.
