Writing for the Chicago Tribune, Christian Vande Velde talks about his “rest day” in Pau and the welcome site of a plate full of fresh Chipotle burritos.
“‘Rest days’ usually involve anything besides resting, but today I got some good Z’s in between riding my bike, introducing Chipotle burritos to France, massage, chiropractor, anti-doping testing […]

So far its been a really great Tour! The team has performed above expectations and it is getting very serious with Christian riding like one of the best!! I am pleased with my riding so far and hope to be with Christian when it’s really needed.
I am looking to have my best moments of […]

On an average day, each rider drinks about 8-10 bottles. That is about the same for Christian. As for food, normally they each have about 3-4 CLIF bars (Mojo, Nectar, Luna and the original - just depends on what their taste buds dictate that day!), 8 CLIF Gels, 5 packs of CLIF Shot Bloks, […]

The Wall Street Journal goes inside Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O and takes a ride with Directeur Sportif Matt White during stage 11 of the 2008 Tour de France.
From the article: “After an hour, a rider announces he needs water. ‘Okay, boys, the bar’s open,’ Mr. White announces. At that, team riders Danny Pate and Martijn Maaskant […]

As part of his daily VeloNews diary, Will Frischkorn writes about the stage 11 and the change in the nature of the race with big time gaps and a GC contender to protect. He also writes about the unfortunate positive tests of Beltran and Duenas.
“I think it says something positive as well that people are […]

Skirting the Haute-Pyrénées and heading east, today’s Tour stage was relatively uneventful. Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O tightly surrounded Christian Vande Velde throughout the stage, keeping him close to the front and out of trouble. Christian (pictured above with Evans) finished the stage 19th in the main peloton. There were no major changes in the overall classification.
Team […]

Allen Lim reveals all in this instructional video on how to make his rice cakes or “Francois”.

Writing for Roadcycling.com, Julian Dean talks about riding the mountains in the back and enjoying the crazy fans along with all the passionate Kiwis he has seen in the Pyrenees so far.
“I can’t sign off without mentioning the Kiwi fans. You guys are awesome and I love coming across you as I grovel my […]