Dan Martin warming up for his mountain time trial ride with DS Jonathan Vaughters looking on.
Today really blew me away. Not the race. Not the result. But the total support of the whole team. It was awesome! Though some would translate such support as pressure, I try to put it to my advantage by […]

Well, it’s time for Route du Sud. This is a very important race for me. I need to show myself here and I am very motivated to do so. I’m especially looking forward to the mountain time trial on Friday.
Some riders from my team have been here by my house for a […]

I had awesome legs today. We were actually working for Martijn. We led out the first sprint for the bonus seconds and Martijn was on my wheel. Maggy hit out first, then I kicked with 250 meters to go. I opened up a gap on Credit Agricole and won the sprint. I knew then […]

Today we definitely paid for all the good weather we’ve had so far. It was very wet. Near on five hours in the pissing rain! But at least the sun was shining on a certain Mr. Peterson today who finally got in the right break. Although the peloton never gave the group too much […]

It’s really nice to do some races in my home country, especially around here for the Delta Tour. This is near the area where I grew up and used to train. So I know the roads and there is a lot of support from the Dutchies!
Today is the last day of this short stage race […]

Up and down. Left and right. All done at warp speed. That about sums up today. 2500 meters altitude gained and never going above 600 meter. About one inch of flat road and an average speed of over 42kph.
The break didn’t go until 75 km and even then it was only allowed 1′30″. […]

Who will make the cut? That’s the theme for June as the riders race their hearts out in Portugal, the Netherlands and France. They’re racing for the results that will earn them one of nine spots on the 2008 Tour de France squad.
Up north in the Netherlands, a hardy crew of sprinters and Classics […]

I had fun today. It was one of those days where I had an endless supply of ammunition at my disposal. Though my legs would hurt, I could still keep going.
The day started very fast. Big breakaways would get a gap, then a team would chase them down, uphill and down twisty descents. […]