Dauphine Libere prologue: Director's report
Director’s report from Lionel Marie: It was a special time trial with 3 kilometers of climbing in the first part, a technical two-part fast descent and then winding for the last 2 kilometers. Svein Tuft was prudent after his last crash in Catalunya, completing his return to racing. David Millar was good but the second [...]
Millar tenth in Dauphine Libere opening prologue!
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s David Millar finished a strong tenth in Dauphine Libere opening prologue, leaving him in good position to contend for the overall.
Cyclingnews: Millar happy with Giro conditioning
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s David Millar spoke with Cyclingnews about his decision to withdraw from the Giro d’Italia in order to focus on the Tour de France, saying that he was satisfied with his performance coming back from a broken collarbone a two months ago. “I didn’t even know I was coming to the Giro, and to [...]
David Millar's Garmin Edge 705 data – Giro, stage 14
Here is the data download from David Millar’s Garmin Edge 705 during stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia.
The Millar Diaries, stage 3
UPDATE: This diary entry was written Monday evening — since then Vande Velde’s condition has improved significantly, and he is traveling back to Girona Tuesday afternoon for further examinations. May 11, 2009: We just went and visited Christian, rarely have I seen somebody in so much pain, even our attempts to lighten the mood backfired [...]
The Millar Diaries: Whitey's mythical Giro (stage 2)
I’ve spent most of my career doing the Tour de France/Vuelta España double. Last year I was sold on the Giro d’Italia/Tour de France double for the first time. JV and Whitey were the persuaders and Whitey in particular was a very good salesman: Whitey: ‘Mate, you’ll love it! The Giro’s a three week training [...]
The Millar Diaries: Giro, stage 1
Day one of the Giro completed. I didn’t expect to be back here but falling off my bike and breaking my collarbone were not planned during our scheduling, so after the operation and during my recovery I knew that my best option for returning to racing was the Giro. So here I sit tonight, writing [...]
‘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 [...]
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, Tom [...]
Injured Reserves update
With the plethora of injuries sustained by Team Garmin-Slipstream over the past months, the Injured Reserves list is quite long. The good news is that the members of the list are progressing in their rehabilitation at or ahead of schedule, with Tyler Farrar looking to make his return to racing next week at the Tour [...]
Injured Reserves: David Millar update
The rehab progress of Team Garmin-Slipstream’s David Millar is moving along well, due both to the medical team’s expertise and a cooperative patient! Millar broke his clavicle during stage 8 of Paris-Nice. Team physiotherapist Toby Watson reports on the status of the team leader in a letter to his specialist Dr. David Potter. I am [...]
'The Millar Diaries' meets 'Injured Reserves'
Team Garmin-Slipstream injury update While the Argyle Armada had two successful races last week, including wins by Tyler Farrar and Christian Vande Velde, the other results were some riders hitting the deck. The Paris-Nice squad only finished with three riders total — such is bike racing. The most serious injury was to David Millar, who [...]
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 [...]
Paris-Nice, Stage 8: Nice-Nice; Millar ok after crash
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Tom Peterson and Trent Lowe made the most of the final stage of Paris-Nice, both making it into the early breakaway just 25 km into the stage. In the finale Christian Vande Velde finished high in thirteenth place, moving him far up the final general classification into 25th. As well, Peterson’s finish moved [...]
Paris-Nice, Stage 7: Manosque – Fayence
A big day at Paris-Nice saw huge changes in the overall standings. Team Garmin-Slipstream’s David Millar held onto his top twenty GC placement, finishing just more than two minutes back from the winner. Christian Vande Velde escorted Millar to the line, and as a result he jumped up a place in the overall over teammate [...]
Paris-Nice stage 6: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to La Montagne de Lure
Team Garmin-Slipstream rode bravely in the tough mountain finish in the queen stage of the ‘race to the sun.’ The team’s GC leader David Millar hung tough with the main contenders in the final climb to La Montagne de Lure, limiting his losses to keep a top twenty place in overall with 17th. Saturday’s seventh [...]
Paris-Nice stage 5: Calm before tomorrow's uphill battle
Team Garmin-Slipstream continued to protect their GC man David Millar (right), who finished with the front group a couple of minutes after the day’s non-threatening break. There were no major changes to the overall, though Steven Cozza did pack it in with a sore knee. Tomorrow’s mountain stage will test our remaining riders with a [...]
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 place. [...]
Paris-Nice stage 3: Millar hangs on, moves to 9th overall
In a stage that saw all the favorites beaten down by relentless rain and crosswinds, the Argyle Armada hung in to limit their losses and deliver David Millar (right) to a safe finish. Though David finished 40th on the stage, he dropped to only 9th in the overall. Dan Martin, who has been ill since [...]
Wiggins 2nd, Millar 5th in Paris-Nice opener
Pouring rain greeted the riders today in Amilly as they kicked off the 67th edition of Paris-Nice with a 9.3 kilometer, dead-flat individual time trial. Bradley Wiggins (above) held the fastest time for the second half of the day, until race favorite Alberto Contador finished seven second faster. Another race favorite, David Millar finished 5th [...]
Algarve finale: Millar 10th, Pate 13th overall
Today’s relatively uneventful stage in the Volta ao Algarve finished with a bunch sprint. There were no changes to the overall with David Millar finishing 10th and Danny Pate 13th overall. David Millar is pictured right from yesterday’s time trial. Despite a flat, he finished 9th and just over one minute of Contador’s winning time. [...]
CyclingNews: Millar looks ahead; team focuses on time trialing
CyclingNews excerpts the recent series of L’Equipe interviews with David Millar on his goals, Vande Velde’s potential and the team’s time trial focus. From the excerpts: “I believe that he can win the Tour,” said Millar of Christian Vande Velde. “He has been very regular in stage races this year. He wore the pink jersey [...]
L'Equipe: Millar "l'ame de l'equipe"
For all our French and multi-lingual fans out there, the French sports daily L’Equipe features a series of exclusive interviews with David Millar, Team Garmin-Slipstream’s moral leader. David speaks frankly about lessons learned from his first season, his program for 2009, and the changing culture of the sport. From the article: Avez-vous fixé votre programme [...]
Meeting Millar
Angela Manancourt from Birmingham, UK talks about meeting David Millar during the 2008 Tour de France: I got a chance to meet David Millar before the start of the stage out of Le Bourg d’Oisans on this year’s Tour de France (2008). Having the chance to meet him in person, getting an autograph and having [...]
