Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O completely ruled the roads during today’s penultimate stage of the 2008 Tour of Ireland. After repeated attacks by Magnus Backstedt and Martijn Maaskant, Maggy (above) made and drove the day’s break, working the group’s lead on the peloton to over four minutes. With Maggy the virtual leader - and #1 decoy - […]

As I sit in the heat and humidity of downtown Greenville, South Carolina, I can’t help but think about the role Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O will play in cycling history over the next two days. We have proven ourselves on European soil and have been a dominant team domestically. We already have two national champions on […]

I’ll start by saying I am about as apolitical as they come. I am a somewhat disengaged Gen X voter who doesn’t really feel that I can make a difference. In 2004 I voted, but I have to say the 15 minutes I had to wait in line to vote felt like 15 minutes I […]

Race report from DS Matt White
“Well today was a long slog, over 200 km with very undulating terrain. Team Colombia was forced to control the race again all day with Cavendish in yellow. We put a lot of pressure on over the final climb of the day causing a huge split. But everything re-grouped in […]

Race report from DS Matt White:
“Well our two sick boys CJ and Dan had nothing left and had to stop. Julian picked up more time bonuses and moved up to second place on GC.”
“Tomorrow is a very solid 200 km and the plan is to have one of the boys in the break. In […]

For those who haven’t heard, my recovery period since Portugal has been spent either in bed or with my head in a toilet. Not ideal preparations for my home race, but I had someone to keep me company. CJ (Chris Sutton) was looking after me, then he got sick to an even greater extent than […]

Despite the “bumpy” profile of today’s opening stage of the 2008 Tour of Ireland, the finish came down to a bunch sprint where Kiwi Guy finished second to Mark Cavendish. Team Garmin-Chipotle worked to keep Julian up front and clear over the small climbs coming into the final half of the stage. Julian demonstrated […]

Race preview from DS Matt White
Well wet and windy is what we expected, and sure enough we have it.
There’s a relatively small field here of 112. There are several elite teams, so we can expect aggressive racing - especially from the local lads! We had some bad luck with Chris and Dan picking up […]