With a month of racing already under our belts, we’re ready for the start of the “real” season–at least for the Belgians.
Het Volk is their kick-off race, and everybody we’ve encountered in Belgium are well aware of what the weekend holds. With seasonal, yet “it could be worse”, Belgian weather for the forecast, it […]

As the opening event on the Belgian cycling calendar, Het Volk is known for its wet, muddy roads and cobbled climbs - conditions that can prove daunting for even the most able mechanic. But Slipstream/Chipotle’s Kris Withington and Tom Hopper, the two wrenches on the spot for this weekend’s fun, are prepared for the worst.
“When […]

Ryder Hesjedal winds up for a 5th place finish.
Slipstream/Chipotle came out firing for today’s penultimate stage of the 2008 Volta a Valencia. The four-climb stage was animated by repeated attacks with several members of the burrito brigade joining in the fun.
Hoping to build on his 11 mountain points, Timmy Duggan joined an early break […]

Today’s critical break wasn’t going without one of the argyle boys! Timmy had an awesome ride and basically forced the breakaway over the first climb. He was out there so long that long I actually started to miss the guy. About 150km I think. He’s now 2nd in the mountains. So now we are in […]

So I have spent almost a week and a half here in Girona. During the first week, I was staying with Dan Martin at his place. For the last couple of days I have been living with Will and Meatball. It has been great to catch up with the boys. That is the one […]

Slipstream/Chipotle’s Ryder Hesjedal and Trent Lowe managed to hang with some of the sport’s best climbers today on what was a surprisingly challenging first stage of the Volta a Valencia. The final climb of the day - Alt del Garbi - with widely varying 15-18% grades - broke the front group down to ten, two […]

So the weather was great, but personally I wasn’t. The good news is that team rode well and we are pretty damn happy with the day. Trent and Ryder finished with the front group of about 24 guys. So now they will be fighting it out for the GC.
The whole stage was driven by the […]

Today we–Ryder, Timmy, Lucas, Pat and I (pictured right)–cruised from Girona down to Valencia in the Slipstream/Chipotle bus and tried to get out for a short spin. I got lucky and fell on a sweet road out of the Valencian suburbs. Our hotel, apart from challenging the parking skills of our bus driver, is […]