Video: Beyond the Peloton, season 3: Introduction
The first installment of season three introduces the new Team Garmin-Cervélo and follows them through their first races in Belgium.
Race preview: Milano-Sanremo – ‘La Primavera’ 300km Sprinter Showdown
In it’s 102nd year, Milano-Sanremo is one of the most unique one day Classic races on the pro cycling calendar. The race requires a rider who can produce a winning move after riding 280 kilometers, something that isn’t often required in pro cycling. It’s common for one-day Classics like Liege or Flanders to be over [...]
Race report: Haussler clinches green – Paris-Nice, stage 8
Team Garmin-Cervélo wrapped up Paris-Nice today with Heinrich Haussler securing the green jersey. The peloton was still a bit nervous after yesterday’s hectic stage, during which Martijn Maaskant crashed heavily on the Cote de Gourdon, suffering injuries including seven broken ribs. Haussler also crashed several times on yesterday’s stage but finished and held on to [...]
Race report: Paris-Nice, stage 7
It was a rough day for all the riders on the rain-soaked and lumpy seventh stage of Paris-Nice. Ryder Hesjedal kept a good pace in the finale while Matijn Maaskant and Heinrich Haussler had a rough-and-tumble day. Haussler crashed multiple times on the treacherous wet roads including once into a cement wall on a descent. [...]
Race report: Talansky top ten in TT – Paris-Nice, stage 6
In his first season at the top level of the sport, Andrew Talansky is already showing that he belongs here. In his first WorldTour time trial, he finished an impressive seventh alongside some of the top time trial names of the sport. “Being at my first WorldTour race is a new experience that I am [...]
Race report: Farrar retains overall lead – Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 3
Tyler Farrar sprinted to second on today’s third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, which stretched 189km from Terranuova Bracciolini to Perugia. Garmin-Cervélo helped set the pace in the final 10km and World Champion Thor Hushovd again ushered Farrar to in the finale. Team director Jonathan Vaughters remains impressed with the team work in Italy and said, “The [...]
Data: Christophe Le-Mével – Paris-Nice, stage 5
Garmin Connect data from Christophe Le-Mével’s day in the break at Paris-Nice.
Race report: Paris-Nice, stage 5
Frenchman Christophe Le-Mével made the first important break about 20km in to today’s 193km stage of Paris-Nice. Directors Bingen Fernandez and Robby Ketchell check in: Stage 5 was the hardest yet as riders faced 7 categorized climbs between Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise and Vernou. LeMevel’s group of six was able to stay away until the 3rd to last [...]
Race report: Farrar sprint to win and lead – Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 2
Tyler Farrar sprinted to victory thanks to a superb lead-out led by Thor Hushovd and donned the leader’s jersey in stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico.
Race report: Paris-Nice, stage 4
Report from Directors Bingen Fernandez and Robby Ketchell: Today’s 191km stage stretched from Crêches-sur-Saône to Belleville and the peloton faced its hilliest day yet with 3,000 meters of climbing. A breakaway of four got away in the first 20km and was able to maintain a gap of about four minutes until roughly 140km into the [...]
Report: Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 1 – TTT
Today’s opening TTT in Tirreno saw the boys of Garmin- Cervélo blast into second place on the flat, 16.8km course. A last minute roster change meant David Zabriskie came in to replace David Millar, who came down with a flu and fever before the race. Jonathan Vaughters, directing along with DS Lionel Marie, said “We [...]
Preview: Paris-Nice
The race to the sun kicks off tomorrow near Paris, and the argyle armada is poised for big results. Starting near Paris, and finishing on the French Riviera, Paris-Nice is commonly known as the race to the sun. It’s arguably the official kick-off of the French stage racing season, and the list of previous [...]
Preview: Eroica Montepaschi Strade Bianche
March is a month when pro cycling fans start to get excited about the big one day classics in April. It’s tough to ignore just how close we are to Flanders and Roubaix, but there is no reason to ignore the month of March. Just take a look at our Schedule…it’s loaded! There are some [...]
Data: Le-Mével & T. Meyer – Haut Var
A double data day from the Haut Var race with downloads from Travis Meyer and Christophe Le-Mével. See details and more at Garmin Connect.
Race reports: Omloop & Kuurne
Team Garmin-Cervélo kicked off its Spring Classics campaign in true Belgian fashion — in the mud and rain. While a late-race crash kept Martijn Maaskant from a top result in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Tyler Farrar fought back from two flats to take a fourth in the field sprint at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Director Johnny Weltz sent these [...]
Catching up with Emma Pooley
When Jonathan Vaughters introduced 28-year old Garmin-Cervélo rider Emma Pooley at a team presentation earlier this year, he remarked that in 2010 the 28-year won the world time trial championship as well as the British road and TT championships, all while working on her Ph.D. Handed the microphone, Pooley admitted that pro cycling has become [...]
Race report: Haussler wins again, takes lead – Tour of Qatar, stage 3
Heinrich Haussler added his second stage win of the Tour of Qatar, back-to-back with his first win of the race. The win also put him into the overall lead of the tour. Director sportif Johnny Weltz sent this report: It was a really tough day in the desert! The winds were near gail-force again and [...]
Data: Heinrich Haussler – Tour of Qatar, stage 3
Check out Heinrich Haussler’s Garmin Edge 500 data file from his second sprint win on the third stage of the Tour of Qatar. Haussler’s win put him into the overall lead. More photos from the Tour of Qatar:
Data: Heinrich Haussler – Tour of Qatar, stage 2
Check out Heinrich Haussler’s Garmin Edge 500 data file from his sprint win on the second stage of the Tour of Qatar. Haussler also took over the sprint leader’s jersey. More photos from the Tour of Qatar:
Race report: Haussler takes sprint – Tour of Qatar, stage 2
Heinrich Haussler took his first win of the 2011 season, out-sprinting the field at the Tour of Qatar. His win puts him into the sprint leader’s jersey. Johnny Weltz dispatched this report: It was a short stage and not too windy like the first stage. A lot of teams who missed the break yesterday gave [...]
Data: Johan Van Summeren – Tour of Qatar, stage 2
Check out Johan Van Summeren’s Garmin Edge 800 data file from the second stage of the Tour of Qatar, including 1,357 max power! More photos from the Tour of Qatar:
Garmin-Cervélo Girona Training Camp—An Inside View
What happens at a pro team training camp? To find out, we spent seven days with the Garmin-Cervélo team at the camp that ended on February third in Girona, Spain, the town that is also the team’s European headquarters. Long days in the saddle are the backbone of the camp. Yet for riders, the experience [...]
Farrar’s first win of 2011!
Tyler Farrar opened up his 2011 win account at the Trofeo Palma de Mallorca, winning the field sprint on stage 1. More photos from the Trofeo Palma de Mallorca:
