(Updated) Giro, stage 3: Farrar second on stage and overall; Vande Velde heading home after crash
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s sprinter Tyler Farrar continued to show strong form and presence in a tricky sprint finish on the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, nearly taking out the stage win just behind Alessandro Petacchi. But his second place on the stage moved him up to second place overall and earned him the white [...]
Update: Vande Velde heading home after crash
Christian Vande Velde sustained two broken ribs and a severe contusion and sprain to his mid-back during today’s third stage. He will return to Girona as soon as possible for further examination. We will keep you posted on his recovery as it is too soon to speculate how long it will take.
On a happier [...]
Giro 2009: So close on stage 1
Team Garmin-Slipstream put forth a valiant effort today in the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia, finishing a close second in the team time trial by only six seconds. As a result, the team has five riders all within six seconds of the overall lead, including team captain Christian Vande Velde.
“Today went good for [...]
‘Twas the Night Before the Giro and all through the Hotel Canarie…
As Team Garmin-Slipstream makes the final preparations for the 2009 Giro d’Italia campaign here in Lido di Jesolo, Italy, riders and directors take a look back at last year’s epic ride and ahead to tomorrow’s start:
Christian Vande Velde, the first American to wear the Maglia Rosa since 1988, says: “leading the team across the [...]
NY Times on CVV: ‘Once a Support Cyclist, Now a Pack Leader’
The New York Times’ Juliet Macur profiles Christian Vande Velde days before the start of the Giro d’Italia, discussing his off-season training, family lineage and his transformation into a leader on Team Garmin-Slipstream.
Vande Velde finished just off the podium last year in Paris, and his goal this year is to make it into the [...]
Team Garmin-Slipstream announces Giro d’Italia start list
Team Garmin-Slipstream, defending Team Time Trial champion of the 2008 Giro d’Italia, today announced its much-anticipated line-up for the 2009 edition of the race.
Christian Vande Velde, the first American rider to wear the Maglia Rosa since 1988, will be joined by Bradley Wiggins, Cameron Meyer, Danny Pate, David Millar, David Zabriskie, Julian Dean, [...]
Cyclingnews: Vande Velde, Hesjedal ready for Giro
Team Garmin-Slipstream is in the final days of preparation for the year’s first Grand Tour, and is ready to go after the Maglia Rosa again with even more gusto than last year. Cyclingnews interviewed both Christian Vande Velde and Ryder Hesjedal on their personal, as well as the team’s, preparedness.
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VeloNews: Vande Velde talks Giro, Tour
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Christian Vande Velde sat down with VeloNews’ Andrew Hood to discuss the decision to race the Giro d’Italia next month as preparation to improve upon his fourth place in the Tour de France.
Vande Velde seventh in País Vasco ITT
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Christian Vande Velde continued his preparation for the Grand Tours with a strong closing time trial. Ryder Hesjedal also rode well.
Euser in the break, three in GC top ten: Castilla y Leon stage 3
Lucas Euser took the bullet in the third stage of Castilla y Leon, allowing his three Garmin-Slipstream teammates in the top ten of the overall to have a protected ride on a stage that averaged more than 28 mph!
“It was a wild and bumpy ride today.” said Euser. “I think CVV’s quote after the race [...]
Zabriskie third in Castilla y Leon TT, Third overall!!
David Zabriskie rode into third place in the general classification at Castilla y Leon, with a third place finish in the individual time trial.
“I was a little rusty with no racing since the Tour of California and getting really sick,” Zabriskie said. “I felt good on the flats but not so good on [...]
Team Garmin-Slipstream news round-up
After a successful pair of races in Europe — Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico — the cycling press was all a buzz about Team Garmin-Slipstream:
Velonews did a phone interview with Tyler Farrar about his major sprint win while he was on the team bus driving to the next stage. Many of the race previews for this weekend’s [...]
Paris-Nice wrap-up
Race summary from director Lionel Marie
Bonjour Garmin-Slipstream fans:
The team did a good job this week! We were disappointed after the prologue on Sunday — Brad did a good job before and during the race but Contador was stronger.
Christian was better day after day and his win was very important for all of the team. I [...]
Surviving Paris-Nice with kinesiotape, ice and high hopes
Special report from Team Chiropractor Matt Rabin
This race is hard. Five days ago we convened for the start of Paris-Nice. When I got here, spirits were high and, for the most part, everyone was well.
Then day one, WHAM, Christian hit the deck. Hard. Luckily he took the impact over the whole right side of [...]
Vande Velde’s Paris-Nice stage win makes international sports news
Here’s a small sampling of the international coverage garnered by Garmin-Slipstream’s Christian Vande Velde who won solo in stage 4 of Paris-Nice:
New York Times U.S. cyclist adds flair to his win
CNN Vande Velde wins as Contador shows form
ESPN Beware of the new Vande Velde
VeloNews Vande Velde recounts how he won
International Herald-Tribune Vande Velde of [...]
Vande Velde wins solo at Paris-Nice! Millar moves to 7th overall!
With 20 kilometers to go in today’s 173.5-kilometer stage, Christian Vande Velde attacked his breakaway group and rode to a solid, solo win at Paris-Nice! Off the front with a seven-man break for more than 100 kilometers, Christian’s strong move left his break-mates standing still as he finished with a 14-second gap on second [...]
ESPN Cycling: Family man Vande Velde targeting Tour podium
ESPN Cycling features an interview with Christian Vande Velde who talks about kicking off his European season this weekend with Paris-Nice.
“I feel ok, maybe a little bit better than last year at the same period,” he added before leaving for France, where he will take part in the March 8-15 Paris-Nice stage race, not usually [...]
Denverpost.com: Vande Velde emerges as rider to fear in ‘09
Reporting from the Amgen Tour of California opening press conference, the Denverpost.com tags Christian Vande Velde (right) as the rider to look out for this year.
“In a star-packed Tour of California featuring two Tour de France champions, eight Olympic medalists, 11 world champions and 17 Tour stage winners, Leipheimer was asked who may be [...]
CycleTo: Vande Velde’s best and worst days
CycleTo talked to Christian Vande Velde during the Silver City training camp about his best and worst days on the bike.
Roadcycling.com: Christian Vande Velde interview
The latest issue of Roadcycling.com talks to Christian about his 2008 season, life on Garmin-Slipstream and his goals for the 2009 Tour de France.
“Yeah I’ve had a pretty diverse career, that’s for sure. I’ve spent a lot of time being a team pursuiter. A lot of people forget about that. I had a [...]
Finding the Silver Lining
It’s that time of the year again. Training camps, new bikes, new clothes and, if you ride for Garmin-Slipstream and are American, it means Silver City. Silver City has everything you would ever want: Bowling Alley, Movie Theatre, the biggest mine you have every seen, altitude, gelato, mexican food, internet…ummm, and of course a [...]
PezCycling News: Christian gets PEZ’d
PezCycling News talks to Christian Vande Velde about his transformation in to a Tour de France contender, the team’s goals for 2009 and surviving a snowy Chicago winter.
“There’s a lot of guys who are going to step up and starting winning,” Christian said. “Tyler Farrar for sure will do that; Dave Zabriskie, who didn’t [...]
Cyclingnews Poll: Vande Velde Most Improved
The results of the Cyclingnews 2008 reader poll are in and Christian Vande Velde took the Most Improved Rider category by a HUGE margin over second place Carlos Sastre.
Christian took more than half the total votes as he clearly demonstrated this past year that “…he had the potential to not only hang with [...]
MBRA: Christian and his maglia rosa visit Michigan
The Michigan Bicycle Racing Association had the great pleasure of hosting Christian Vande Velde and his coveted Giro d’Italia maglia rosa late last week for a special holiday gathering.
For some shots of Christian and the popular pink jersey, check out this short MBRA report.
