6 May
Race report from DS Johnny Weltz
The 4 Days of Dunkerque opened today without the expected mass sprint finish. It all started out extremely fast and looked to be a great race. A breakaway with two French riders went early and Jason Donald was part of a chase effort. Unfortunately, he crashed in a corner (though […]
27 Apr
There were no real surprises during today’s final circuit race in downtown Atlanta. A breakaway that included Tom Danielson held about a one-minute gap on the peloton for most of the race.
The break was overtaken in the final 10 km circuit with all the team’s lining up for their shot at a final […]
25 Apr
Correction to the previous post that said that Tyler Farrar “took over” the sprint leader classification. Though Tyler is sporting that particular jersey, it is only because Greg Henderson, the actual sprint leader has the yellow leader’s jersey - and a rider can only wear one jersey. Tyler (30 points) is still second to Henderson […]
Read full story >>24 Apr
After the team’s perfectly executed team time trial ride today, Slipstream/Chipotle H3O is at the top of almost all the results lists. Trent Lowe will now be sporting the green Best Young Rider jersey, taking that honor from teammate Tyler Farrar. But Farrar didn’t go home empty handed today. He moved up in the points […]
Read full story >>24 Apr
Slipstream/Chipotle H3O took the inaugural 2008 Tour de Georgia team time trial with style and grace. Finishing with the necessary four riders - Tom Danielson, Trent Lowe, Christian Vande Velde and David Zabriskie - the team set the winning pace early in the race.
The Argyle Armada was seen “warming up” before the race […]
24 Apr
A first ever for the Tour de Georgia, today’s 16.1 km (10 m) team time trial takes place at the Road Atlanta race track, a hilly 2.5-mile, 12-turn track that is typically used for motor sports.
Teams will be run in heats with two teams on the track at one time. The Argyle Armada will […]
23 Apr
Finally, after two days of false calls to the podium, Tyler Farrar took to the steps with the full knowledge that he belonged there.
He placed a strong third in the final sprint and moved up to fully capture the Best Young Rider jersey (pictured left). Farrar is also second overall by nine seconds […]
23 Apr
Race report from DS Matt White
Well you win some and you loose some! And today wasn’t our day! Great weather turned like our luck bad. Huub (left) had made the early break, Dan’s early crash seemed harmless, and things were looking good. With the rain came a spat of crashes and we had three more […]