Despite flatting just 2 km from the finish, Tyler Farrar (right with Christian) still wrapped up the day 4th overall and 2nd in the Best Young Rider competition, thanks to intermediate time bonuses.
Slipstream/Chipotle rode aggressively all day, keeping Tyler in striking range for the intermediate sprints. He took first and second place in two of […]

Only after the peloton had zigged and zagged its way through 200 km of road furniture and over walls did the racing really start. Though Slipstream/Chipotle H3O was well-represented at the front when the decisive break went, the splintering peloton and ensuing chaos left the riders in the third group back.
Slipstream Results
1. Damiano […]

A tailwind and clear sunny skies pushed the average speed of today’s 69th running of the Paris-Camembert up to an average speed of 45 kph. Pat McCarty was part of an early break of 13 that was eventually reeled in by teams Caisse d’Epargne and Bouygues. Despite a second break away attempt, the race ended […]

The 24-year-old Dutch rider Martijn Maaskant (above and below) hung with the world’s best cyclists today to finish a fabulous 4th - and just off the podium - in his Paris-Roubaix debut.
Sticking to the front of the race as the main group gradually dwindled over the dusty pavé, Martijn made the decisive break […]

Despite valiant efforts from all the boys today, Christian Vande Velde (left on final podium) couldn’t manage to steal back the time–just four little seconds–he needed to take the yellow jersey in the final stage of the 2008 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe.
The Argyle Armada was well-represented from the gun with Kilian Patour (right) joining […]

After 120 km on the lam, a four-man break was swallowed up with just 3 km to go and stage 4 wrapped up with a bunch sprint. Christian Vande Velde (12th) and Thomas Voeckler (26th) both finished with the same time as the stage winner. The French rider, however, managed to pick up 3″ in […]

This is a very cool feeling. My roommate Christian (left and below on podium) won the time trial today and just got back to the hotel. Actually, he didn’t just win it, he smashed everyone else. A ten-second difference over 9 km is a hell of a lot. To be honest, I think Voekler […]

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″ […]