A quiet peloton gathered early this morning under a slow, cold drizzle to compete in the first of a two-stage day of day two of Circuit Cycliste Sarthe. A three-man break animated most of the stage. The fugitives were caught just before the finish by a handful of riders with the main peloton only 3″ […]

Velonews.com columnist and Slipstream/Chipotle talent Will Frischkorn writes about all “the sounds of spring” that make early season racing so much fun.
“…the light crackling sound of hail smashing into helmets; the honking of blown noses, clearing both spring sickness and mud; a hacking cough piercing the air every few minutes; and the worst sound […]

If you have ever ridden a bicycle, you have a near-miss or angry motorist story to tell. It’s just inevitable in a society where the car is king and anything—or anyone—else is an obstacle.
David Zabriskie hopes to change that with Yield to Life.
“As a professional cyclist I have ridden my bike all over the world,” […]

Et bien bilan de la 1ère étape. Il faisait super froid et nous devons joué au chat et a la souris avec les échapees. Puis une chute avec CJ, Christian et Pat! On a perdu du temps…mais pas trop. Et il reste encore quatre étapes!
Demain lever a 6h45 et départ 9h45! Et ils annoncent 1 […]

Our 19-year-old rider Danny Summerhill (left) definitely deserves a big shout out for hanging tough yesterday and finishing 11th in one of the hardest road races in the US. Nearly half the field dropped out, so it was not an easy ride.
The race got off to a very nervous and dangerous start with […]

Martijn Maaskant (above): I’m really happy with this result in my first Ronde! I didn’t expect this in my debut here. Hopefully I can hold on to this form for a couple of weeks and help Maggy in Paris-Roubaix next Sunday.

Huub Duyn (right): Bad day to have bad legs! I still enjoyed the people […]

Race report direct from DS Johnny Weltz
“The race turned out to be just as hard as expected. We really wanted a group to go from the start. We tried hard to make it happen, but a strong tailwind made the pace too fast for anyone to go.”
“As we got close to first feed zone, […]

Though Slipstream/Chipotle’s squad in France might have thought they were steering clear of the ugly conditions that typify Flanders, today was a completely different story. The riders in Rennes faced rain, cold, snow, hail and ice and the race saw an unusual number of abandons.
As the frozen (”frigorifié” in French) peloton continued to dwindle, the […]