Today’s short, double HC climb stage was packed with action from the start. Danny Pate and Ryder Hesjedal (above center) joined a break of 20+ riders before the base of the first climb, the Col de la Lombarde (2351m). Behind, Christian Vande Velde (above left) stuck close to the yellow jersey group with all the […]

Just 12 km into today’s stage, Danny Pate (above) jumped in on a four-man breakaway that managed to hold off the wet, crash-weary peloton over the hors categorie Col d’Agnel climb and the steep final category 1 climb to the finish at Prato Nevoso. Pate dug deep today on the first of a series of […]

Lighting up the final ‘transition’ stage before the Tour heads back into the mountains, Julian Dean finished 4th in the final sprint into Digne-les-Bains. Kiwi Guy has managed to line up a series of top ten finishes in the past week but today was by far his best.
Also animating the stage was Will Frischkorn […]

With a lead-out from Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O, Julian Dean again found himself near the front of today’s final massive sprint. Our favorite “Kiwi Guy” finished 9th in the fast final with Martijn Maaskant close behind in 17th. There were no major changes to GC.
Tomorrow the race heads into Provence on its way to the Hautes-Alpes. […]

Winding it up with all the big hitters, Julian Dean finished 9th in the final run for the finish in Narbonne. Christian Vande Velde is still holding strong to third while little changed in the overall classification.
Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O stage 12 results
1. Mark Cavendish 3h40′52″
9. Julian Dean +00″
22. Martijn Maaskant +00″
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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 […]

The final stage of the 2008 Cascade Classic was relatively uneventful though Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O rider Pat McCarty joined a break of 12 riders that hung off the front for more than 100 km before being reabsorbed. Peter Stetina finished 8th in the final push to the finish and teammates Tom Peterson, Pat McCarty and […]

Danny Pate (right) and Julian Dean (left) made sure Christian Vande Velde (tucked in) stayed in striking range of the front group for when the race hit the final Peyresourde and Aspin climbs.
Rising to the challenges of the first real high mountain day of the Tour, Christian Vande Velde easily hung with the group maillot […]