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Photo of the Day: July 16, 2011

Bryan — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:39:46 +0000

David Zabriskie leads, 2011 Tour de France.

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Stage Preview: Tour de France, Week 2

Bryan — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:11:00 +0000

As the Tour moves on to the second week of racing, we have to say…WOW, what an amazing first week for team Garmin-Cervelo. At the time we write this, the team won stage 2′s team time trial, Tyler Farrar won stage 3, and Thor Hushovd has defended the yellow jersey through stage 6. Congratulations is in order for all the riders and staff, it’s been a fun week to be a Garmin-Cervelo staff member and fan!

This image pretty much sums up the first week as far as we’re concerned:

Beginning with stage 8, the Tour moves into difficult terrain which should favor the overall GC contenders. Stage 8 finishes in Super-Bresse after a tiered 900 foot climb starting at around 6.5k to go. The finish climb could favor punchy climbers with explosive power, but we’ll be looking to David Millar, Vande Velde, Danielson, and Hesjedal to show their climbing form prior to the high mountains.

Stage 9 looks to be a very tough day of racing prior to the first rest day on Monday, July 11th. With 8 categorized climbs, including the third category finishing climb, stage 9 looks like a day for a big breakaway of stage win hopefuls polka dot jersey contenders.

On paper, Stages 10 and 11 look very similar to Stage 9, but both stages have fewer categorized climbs that could favor the sprinters as their chances for stage wins quickly dwindle.

Stages 12 and 13 finally take the Tour into the high mountains of the Pyrennes for what will be the first two major GC battles of the Tour. Stage 12 finishes on the HC climb to Luz Ardiden, but also crosses the mighty Tourmalet which was featured twice in the 2010 Tour de France. We’re hoping Ryder Hesjedal has good memories of the Tourmalet and will hold his position as a GC contender after stage 12.

Stage 13 features the massive hors category climb Col d’Aubisque, but is otherwise not a mountainous stage. After stage 12′s super tough terrain, stage 13 should be another day for a breakaway, likely including a rider looking to gain points in the competition for the polka dot climbers jersey.

After a very tough first week of racing, the second week of the Tour could produce some surprises and shake up the overall classification. If we had to pick a “must watch” stage, it would be stage 12 over the Tourmalet and finishing on Luz Ardiden. Enjoy the race and stay tuned here for daily race reports from Team Garmin-Cervelo!

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Stage Preview: Tour de France Week 1

Bryan — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:27:26 +0000

The Tour doesn’t really need an introduction, it’s the TOUR. Easily one of the largest sporting events in the world, and certainly the biggest race of the pro cycling season.

For 2011, the Tour celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the first time the race was held in the Alps. The result is a route that doesn’t visit the high mountains for the first 10 stages. That’s not to say the first week will be easy!

Beginning in the Vendee region, stage 1 starts the first week with what might be a common theme: wind off the ocean, unpredictable weather, and tricky stage finishes. Stage 1 finishes up a 1-2k false flat that could leave the pure sprinters fighting for seconds. Look for Tyler Farrar or world champion Thor Hushovd to be battling for the win this Saturday.

In such a huge event, you hate to blow off other aspects of the race, but stage 2 is definitely for “all the marbles” in the first week of this year’s Tour. JV has made it very clear that we’re gunning for the victory in the team time trial. Riders like David Millar, David Zabriskie, Christian Vande Velde, Tom Danielson and Ramunas Navarduaskas all bring a huge amount of TTT experience with them to stage 2. With a team built around riders who are great time trialists, this will be a fun stage to watch!

Stages 3, 4, and 5 all share similar characteristics: none are truly flat, and all could present riders with strong cross winds off the ocean. Stage 5 includes a finish atop the “Mur de Bretagne” in the cycling, moule-frites, and crepes crazed Brittany region of France. There’s no way to call stages 3, 4, and 5 “sprinters” stages, but Tyler, Thor and possiby David Millar or Ryder Hesjedal might all have strong showings on these stages.

Stages 6 and 7 appear to be flatter, further away from ocean crosswinds, and will probably lead to large bunch sprints. Ace leadout man Julian Dean will definitely be helping Tyler Farrar look for a stage win on stages 6 and 7!

Team Garmin-Cervelo is poised with a great line up for this year’s Tour de France. The first week should be a great week for the team, we can’t wait to see it unfold!

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Race Preview: Criterium du Dauphine

Bryan — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:49:56 +0000

June is turning into the month of the “mini tour de france”. First up, the Dauphine brings the heat with four uphill finishes and a tough individual time trial that will be very similar to a key stage of the Tour de France 6 weeks later!

Dan Martin will be looking for a good result at this year’s Dauphine.

On paper the Dauphine is a tough race to read. In a somewhat unusual parcours, the Dauphine will have decisive stages all the way to the final climb of the final stage to La Toussuire. The first uphill finish comes on stage two, and looks like it will be a tough climb, even though it only gains around 1500 feet over 8-10k.

Perhaps the most interesting day to watch Tour contenders comes shortly after on stage 3. Everyone in the race who has aspirations of winning the Tour de France overall, will want to have a great showing on stage 3 in Grenoble.

After a sprint stage 4, and a mid-mountain day on stage 5, the Dauphine will face it’s toughest climb on stage 6 to Collet d’Allevard. Stage 6 is the final day where overall contenders in the Dauphine have a super tough finish to reinforce their lead, or try to take over the lead. The stage 6 finish will certainly be fun to watch!

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Our full line-up for the Criterium du Dauphine is: Julian Dean, Tyler Farrar, Andreas Klier, Daniel Lloyd, Dan Martin, Ramunas Navardauskas, David Zabriskie, and Johan Van Summeren

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Photo of the Day: June 1st, 2011

Bryan — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:56:12 +0000

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David Zabriskie in route to winning stage 6, 2011 Tour of California

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Wallpaper: David Zabriskie, 2011 USPRO Time Trial

Bryan — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:36:29 +0000

Over memorial day weekend, Dave Z. rode to his 6th USPRO Individual Time Trial Championship in Greenville, South Carolina. This is a fantastic photo of Dave from team photographer, Mark Johnson. Enjoy!

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Photo Gallery: Stage 6, 2011 Tour of California

Bryan — Sat, 21 May 2011 06:56:19 +0000

Under clear blue skies with abundant California sunshine, David Zabriskie took the victory in today’s stage 6 individual time trial with a new course record of 30:35. David’s victory capped a great day for Team Garmin-Cervelo, which also included Emma Pooley’s 5th place in the women’s time trial challenge. Click on the thumbnails below for the full stage 6 photo gallery from Mark Johnson!

Wallpaper: David Zabriskie Winning Stage 4, Tour of Romandie

Bryan — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:57:35 +0000

Showing great form ahead of the Tour of California, Dave grabbed his first win on Stage 4 of the Tour of Romandie. Take this image home to your desktop and celebrate with us!

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Preview: Tour of Romandie

Bryan — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:44:55 +0000

Tour of Romandie starts April 26th with a week of racing in the Swiss countryside.

The Tour of Romandie begins tomorrow with an exciting race format and great line up from Team Garmin-Cervelo. A 3.5km prologue opens things up with a pan flat course profile and what should be a sub 4 minute explosive effort perfect for prologue specialists.

Following the prologue the race moves into the hills for stages 1, 2, and 3. While there is a mountain top finish on stage 2, Romandie doesn’t have any high mountain finishes. The race course does have some significant climbing, but the overall classification will probably be decided during stage 4, a 20.5km individual time trial.

Team Garmin-Cervelo will have a great roster at the Tour of Romandie. We’re looking forward to seeing Dave Zabriskie and David Millar race the opening prologue and stage 4 individual time trial. Along with Zabriskie and Millar, our roster includes Jack Bobridge, Tom Danielson, Cameron Meyer, Peter Stetina, Andrew Talansky, Jack Bobridge, and Matt Wilson.

The Tour of Romandie should be a great week for Team Garmin-Cervelo, stay tuned to our team site for a full recap and race photos, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter for the latest race updates!

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Race report: Tour of California, stage 3

CJ — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:38:57 +0000

Team Garmin-Transitions’ David Zabriskie grabbed the Tour of California by the neck today, winning stage 3 out of the lead breakaway and taking over the race lead. That makes the second major win for the Argyle Armada on the day!

“I’ve been the runner up at the Tour of California a couple of times, but I’ve never won a stage, never touched the leader’s jersey in the time the race has been going on. So just to touch the jersey is quite an honor,” Zabriskie was quoted by Cyclingnews.

“The feelings I had today were really good. It’s the first time I’ve been able to go that deep so far this season. Hopefully I can stay with Levi in the climbs to come.”

“The team was great,” said director Jonathan Vaughters. “We had everyone positioned into the base of every climb, so hats off to Robbie, Tom P, Willo, and Cozza. Tommy D, Ryder, and little Pete all made the selection of 20 behind, with Ryder being unbelievably strong.”

“Zab climbed quite easily with Levi, while Rogers was visibly suffering over Bonny Doon. At the top their gap was 1:20. Levi sat on the last, downhill while Dave and Rogers kept the gap open. With 1km to go, Dave let ‘er rip, and Levi didn’t respond, so he got a gap and held it, barely… Less than 1cm, in the photo finish.”

“Now on to defend… The stage starts with a jaunt up Sierra road about 5 kms in. That’s gonna sting. But the boys are confident, happy, and we have a strong and experienced crew here. Robbie has been a great road captain, and I’m sure he’ll do his job well today.”

“The battle is won!!! Now the war begins…”

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