Race report: Farrar sprints to third at Gent-Wevelgem
In what’s a good sign for the upcoming northern classics, Tyler Farrar sprinted to third in the 73rd Gent-Wevelgem to put Garmin-Cervélo on the podium at the important, one-day semi-Classic in Belgium. Belgian star Tom Boonen won in a hotly-contested sprint, with Italian Daniele Bennati crossing the line second just ahead of Farrar, who rounded [...]
Race Preview: Trofeo Binda
UCI Womens World Cup Trofeo Binda is on tap this Sunday for the Garmin-Cervelo women’s team. The Trofeo Binda women’s world cup race consists of one large 60km lap and 4 smaller laps of 15km for a total of 122km. Each 15km lap has a 2-3km climb, which will present the main difficulty for race [...]
Race report: Volta a Catalunya, stage 4
Dan Martin kept his top-five on the GC while MIchel Kreder put in a top-ten in the final sprint. Johnny Weltz sent this report: The stage today started with 40 km of slight downhill. As many lost time on the moutain stage yesterday it was their turn to try for a stage win. Breaks went [...]
Race preview: 80th Critérium International
The 80th Critérium International begins this Saturday, kicking off an action packed weekend from the island of Corsica This year’s Critérium International continues to bring one of the most exciting stage race formats to the cycling calendar, packing three stages into two days. The first stage, 198 kilometers from Porto-Vecchio to a 16km summit finish [...]
Race report: Volta a Catalunya, stage 3
Tom Peterson had a strong day riding in the breakaway while teammate Dan Martin climbed up the GC with a fourth place on the day. Johnny Weltz sent this report:
Race report: Volta a Catalunya, stage 2
Tom Peterson added a second consistent finish on the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya to put himself into the top-five of the overall. Johnny Weltz sent this report: This was the only really flat stage in this race and it started with a very fast start. A group of four got a go [...]
Race preview: Volta a Catalunya
The 90th running of the Volta a Catalunya takes place this year starting Monday in the popular tourist destination Lloret de Mar. Since the race takes place in the same region as Garmin-Cervélo’s European base of Girona, our riders will look to put on a strong performance in front of the “hometown” crowd. In previous [...]
Race report: Haussler leads with top-20 in bad-luck Milan-San Remo
Heinrich Haussler led Garmin-Cervélo with 18th in Saturday’s gripping Milan-San Remo that saw an unlucky crash derail the chances for reigning world champion Thor Hushovd in the first spring classic of the 2011 season. Garmin-Cervélo lined up with high hopes of winning the 102nd running of the season’s longest one-day Classic, but Hushovd was involved [...]
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 [...]
