Report: Young argyle riders impress – Tour Down Under, stage 5
Today’s stage was a show for the young guns of the argyle armada — Nathan Haas and Jack Bauer. Sporting Manager Allan Peiper and Director Sportif Geert Van Bondt sent this report. Today we had three flat laps of 40km and then two times up Willunga, all with a strong wind and 25C. From the [...]
Race report: Tour Down Under, stage 2
Team DS’ Allan Peiper and Geert Van Bondt sent this report from the second stage. 148 kms today with start in Lobethal in the Adelaide hills. Two riders got away early and the bunch let them go. They got a good lead and there seemed to be no trouble. Vacansoleil rode for the GPM sprint [...]
Report: Crash limits sprint chances – Tour Down Under, stage 1
A crash in the final kilometer took the argyle sprint crew out of the running, with Heinrich Haussler looking otherwise strong for the finish. DS’ Allan Peiper and Geert Van Bondt sent this report. Temperatures hit 42C yesterday and everyone suffered. Four riders were away after 5km and after 15km we turned right into the [...]
Preview: Starting 2012 Down Under
The first race of the 2012 season is finally here, the Tour Down Under. Team Garmin-Barracuda’s always smiling Chiro Matt Rabin sent us this preview of what has happened so far, what’s to come, as well as what his role will be this first week. Birthday boy Andreas Klier and Heinrich Haussler show off their [...]
Cam Meyer wins Tour Down Under overall
The Garmin-Cervélo team locked up the overall win for Cam Meyer at the Tour Down Under. This is the first overall victory for the 23 year-old Meyer who won his first pro race two days earlier on stage 4. “I am absolutely shocked but so excited a the same time,” said Meyer. “I just crossed [...]
Cam Meyer defies the breakaway odds down under!
Cam Meyer‘s first pro road race win could not have come in a better place, on his home soil in Australia’s biggest cycling stage, the Tour Down Under. In a race that many say is an automatic field sprint finish on every stage, he and teammate Matt Wilson defied the odds in a five-man breakaway, [...]
Video: Travis Meyer interviewed ‘down unda’
Travis Meyer is interviewed during his time down under, and talks about the upcoming season.
Meyer doubles Aussie TT title for birthday!
Garmin-Cervélo’s Cam Meyer gave himself quite the birthday present by defending his title as the Australian national time trial champion. Jack Bobridge added to the party by coming in second and joining his teammate on the podium. “It is an extra special [birthday[ present and something I trained hard for over December, so to come [...]
Bobridge claims Aussie RR title
Garmin-Cervélo’s Jack Bobridge stormed his way to the green and gold of the Australia national champion jersey, winning the biggest race of his young career from a whittled-down break on a daring solo move. “Anyone would say they would love to be the Australian open road champion, so to get one is absolutely fantastic, I [...]
Rhodes, Ryan finish 1-2 in Aussie Road Champs
The Garmin-Cervélo team got off to a good start in the 2011 season by adding another national champion to the list, with Alex Rhodes taking the title as teammate Carla Ryan celebrated the win in second place.”Yeah it was great to start the year off with a new team and a win,” said Rhodes about [...]
Team Garmin-Cervélo Announces Roster for Tour Down Under
Team line-up features Tyler Farrar and five Australians including Adelaide local Jack Bobridge and the Meyer brothers January 7, 2011 – Boulder, CO – Team Garmin-Cervélo, the leading professional cycling team dedicated to ethical sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions, today unveiled its much-anticipated roster for the Tour Down Under. The roster [...]
Race report: Millar nabs silver at worlds
David Millar flew the Union Jack with pride down under, putting in a remarkable performance in the world championship time trial and taking home the silver medal. As well, his teammate in argyle David Zabriskie put in a strong result with 8th.
