The varying terrain - not to mention the rain and crosswinds - of today’s individual time trial proved to be far more challenging than expected. The course included the Monte de Colbordolo (4.6 km long with 6.3% grade) and an uphill finish in Urbino on a cobbled hill with a 6% grade.
Christian Vande Velde […]

Race report from DS Matt White
Unfortunately, Magnus is not well having a mild fever and will not be starting today. There’s no point in pushing him now. It could be detrimental for the weeks to come.
It’s going to be a super hard time trial! 18 km flat and the rest up hill. Only Christian and […]

The opening prologue of the Volta a Catalunya was a fast, short 3.7 km time trial. The results of the race against the clock were slightly altered by late afternoon showers. The relatively young Argyle crew rode well against a stacked start list that included Fabian Cancellara, George Hincapie, and stage winner Thor Hushovd.
Christophe Laurent […]

This 36 km individual time trial starts on the coast and moves inland and slightly upward to the finish in Urbino. According to Christian Vande Velde, who previewed the course today with David Millar, it will be a tough ride.
Slipstream ITT start times
13:06 Chris Sutton
13:08 Danny Pate
13:16 Pat McCarty
13:22 Julian Dean
13:27 […]

Despite an early breakaway, today’s slow stage (39.6 kph) ended in a mass sprint that saw “Kiwi Guy” Julian Dean (above) in good position. Dean finished 9th and seems to be coming back strong from a couple of hard crashes during stage 2.
Christian Vande Velde also finished with the front group on the […]

Race report from DS Johnny Weltz
Since there were still 70 riders close enough on GC any of them could win the race, the boys played it out until the end. Will (right) was the first to attack right from start. He was later joined by three others and that was the break of the […]

Race report from DS Johnny Weltz
Today’s double stage day got off to a roaring start this morning with the Argyle maing and taking all the breaks.
Right from 0 km, the guys were on fire! Will was in the first two-man break that got caught 200 meters from the first bonus sprint. Then Kilian took […]

While the Giro crew survived a fast, uneventful stage 8, the guys over in France lit things up a bit at Picardie. Early in the stage, Mike Friedman and Christophe Laurent (right from Criterium International) joined a break that eventually broke up, leaving Christophe to defend the Argyle.
Christophe’s long breakaway of six riders was […]