Cascade day 3 report: Cozza, Stetina ITT top ten; Garmin leads best young and team overall
It’s 11pm here and we just finished a dinner of takeout Italian food in the hotel breakfast room. It was one of the more lively dinners we’ve had this week with all of us sharing stories of near crashes, crashes, and could have been crashes from the crit we just finished. Unfortunately, Peter and Jason [...]
Cascade day 2 update: On the offensive!
Mirroring the efforts of their teammates in France, Team Garmin-Chipotle is also leading the Team GC at the Cascade Classic. The young squad also has a hold on the best young rider race with Tom Peterson, Peter Stetina and Steven Cozza in the top three. Your daily race report from Blake: In a complete turnaround [...]
The word of the day: chasing!
Chasing. That was the word of the day for stage 1 of the Cascade Classic. After an off-the-line attack by Steve Cozza that had the whole field chasing for the better part of the first hour, things shifted out of our favor and we were caught out of a 11-rider break with 60 km to [...]
Cascade Classic stage 1: Chasing down GC hopes
Race report from DS Chann McRae It was crazy today! An 11-man break formed early and we had to chase freaking hard! On the climb with Levi, Peter Stetina gets to within seven seconds of the breakaway. Levi will not pull through, so they don’t close the gap and the break goes up to two [...]
Calm before the Cascade Classic
The day before a race usually provides a good transition between the chaos of traveling and the familiar stage race routine. Tomorrow is the first stage of the Cascade Classic here in Bend, Oregon. Most of us arrived yesterday evening and today was a chance for us to preview the course for Thursday’s hilltop finish. [...]
Dunkerque Done! Martijn 8th in final sprint!
Today’s stage was tailored made for the sprinters. Short and to the point. This stage was a welcome change from the 190 km stages of a few days ago. Martijn and Mike were our designated leaders for the day. Once the pace picked up with 5 laps to go of the 6.5k circuit, the rest [...]
Dunkerque day 5: Meatball in the mix
Here in Dunkerque we were all so happy to hear the news of the team’s victory in Italy. Simply amazing! Just after the we finished the race, we heard the news that they were leading with only a couple teams remaining. It was an anxious ride back to the hotel awaiting the final results. OK, [...]
Dunkerque day 4: Wind and hills take their toll
Today’s stage started out with a strong tailwind, which kept the speed very high and resulted in a high speed pile-up that took down several riders, including Will and myself. Will landed hard on his knee, which forced him to abandon. I was lucky and came out of it without any injuries. As the race [...]
Redlands finale: VMG/Felt riders Summerhill 11th in road race; Stetina 10th overall
Our 19-year-old rider Danny Summerhill (left) definitely deserves a big shout out for hanging tough yesterday and finishing 11th in one of the hardest road races in the US. Nearly half the field dropped out, so it was not an easy ride. The race got off to a very nervous and dangerous start with at [...]
Redlands criterium results and power stats
The Redlands Crit is now done with and we all got through it without incident. Like most years, it starts out fast and doesn’t let up. The speed picked up considerably in the closing minutes as other teams with a chance in the sprint tried to bring back the break. Tom and Peter finished safely [...]
Young guns come out shooting for Redlands
Yesterday the VMG/Felt U23 guys really earned their keep and showed they are more than ready to bump elbows with the pros. DS Chann McRae gave them all tough jobs today and they stepped up to the plate and performed like seasoned vets. By just putting on a Slipstream jersey, we are expected to play [...]
Redlands: Stetina 8th, Danielson 13th in prologue; Blake's stage 1 scoop
Yesterday our team put in solid performances with Peter (right) and Tom in 8th and 13th respectively. Way to go guys! VMG/Felt U23 rider Peter is showing some great form coming off his 2nd place in the San Dimas prologue last week. Tom certainly was on a good ride considering he had to get back [...]
Blake ready for Redlands!
Redlands is one of the very few races we do that has a host housing program. The race organization sets teams up with families in the area. Every year I’ve done Redlands, we’ve stayed with great people who made us feel right at home. This year is no different. We’re staying in a massive home [...]
Slipstream Sports LLC announces Team Slipstream/Chipotle 2008 roster; Chipotle increases sponsorship, signs on as presenting sponsor
Slipstream Continues Mission to Promote Ethical Sporting and Invites Fans To “Get In The Slipstream” with a Contest to Design the Official 2008 Team Jersey August 31, 2007 – Boulder, CO – Boulder, CO – August 31, 2006 – Slipstream Sports LLC and its chief venture, the Slipstream/Chipotle Professional Cycling Team, is poised for a [...]
