Cold and wet – Giro d'Italia, stage 7
Race report from Tyler Farrar Today appeared to be on track for another field sprint for the first 200km. The guys were fantastic, riding the front all day to control the breakaway! Unfortunately, when we hit the big descent down to the finish, the weather unleashed on us with cold, rain and fog. A few [...]
Fangyle: Giro, stage 1
Argyle fans Jenni James and her husband sent this dispatch from stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia. Venezia – Stage 1: Sicily to Venice to see a little Red, White & Blue We arrived on Wednesday from Sicily to hang out and relax, but the real focus of the trip was to catch a glimpse [...]
Video: A hard day in the saddle – Giro, stage 5
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Tom Danielson and Dave Zabriskie talk to CycleTo about just how hard the final 10km of the stage actually was.
‘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 [...]
Duggan on the attack, DZ in contention – País Vasco, stage 2
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Timmy Duggan was on the attack today in the second stage of the Vuelta a País Vasco. Duggan attacked in the first 10km of the race, starting the action for the day. Ryder Hesjedal was mixing it up in the field sprint for third place with a top-twenty result. The team’s GC hopes [...]
Zabriskie on the final podium in Castilla y Leon
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s GC rider David Zabriskie finished Castilla y Leon keeping his third place podium spot well protected, with his teammates around him in the effort. In other news, Blake Caldwell celebrated his birthday in style — on the bike riding for DZ. Happy birthday Blake! Birthday boy Blake Caldwell Director’s report from Johnny Weltz [...]
Zabriskie attacks on Castilla y Leon, stage 4
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s David Zabriskie, sitting in third overall by just 22 seconds, put the pressure on the leaders in Castilla y Leon, when he attacked the field solo. Meanwhile, Tom Danielson and Christian Vande Velde sacrificed their top ten GC spots to help with the attacking. DZ remains in third overall with one more stage [...]
Limited edition Argyle Hero posters available now!
Visit the Argyle Shop now to get the recently printed, limited edition Argyle Hero posters, featuring Tyler Farrar’s huge win at Tirreno-Adriatico, and US time trial champion Dave Zabriskie. The 26″ x 19″ posters are printed on high-quality paper and are a great gift for any Argyle Armada fan! Visit the Argyle Store before supplies [...]
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 [...]
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 the [...]
fi'zi:k Antares: Project DZ
fi’zi:k profiles Dave Zabriskie and his careful introduction to the ultra-lightweight Antares saddle. “Late last summer one of the first Antares prototypes came available and Dave Zabriskie was the first professional cyclist to receive a sample. We called this: Project DZ. Zabriskie was recovering from another serious crash. With Dave recovering, not having sat on [...]
Cozza's Cali: Golden day for Garmin boys
Steven Cozza’s special race report from inside the Tour of California peloton. Yesterday was epic! Stage 2 took us across the Golden Gate Bridge and 115 miles down to Santa Cruz. It was pouring rain for all but the last five miles of the stage. A couple of times I thought I was drowning–seriously. Today’s [...]
Cozza's Cali: So close to home
The ever-insightful Steven Cozza is providing special race reports from inside the Tour of California peloton. Stage 1 was not for the weak; it rained hard for all 4.5 hours of the race. After heading out of the Sacramento Valley area, we headed up into the mountains of Solano County and then into Sonoma County [...]
California stage 1: Tommy D & Dave Z make key break
Special race report from Directeur Sportif Matt White Well it was a nasty day in the bunch yesterday. It pretty much rained all day, and with temperatures in the 40s, it was not a pleasant stroll through California. The race split into several groups on a harder than expected 2nd category climb with an elite [...]
Cozza's Cali: The best it yet to come
The ever-insightful Steven Cozza is providing special race reports from inside the California peloton. Wish I could say I had the ride of my life yesterday, but unfortunately I can’t. Normally I would have been really pissed off with my placing but I honestly gave it my best shot. I rode as fast as I [...]
Versus.com: Chillin' with Dave Zabriskie and more
As part of a special Versus video series on Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Silver City training camp, Robbie Ventura talks to Dave Zabriskie his form for California, his new national time trial champion skinsuit, dznuts chamois cream and his 2009 season. There are also video features on the team’s training program and the mechanical side of cycling.
Packing for OZ: Blackberry, red gum & hot sauce
Packing for a month and a half in a different hemisphere seemed like a daunting way to start my season last week. But after 10 months of no racing, I was actually excited to lug out the suitcase and get ready to hit the road. I didn’t really pack until the day I left for [...]
Cyclingnews: Murcia attracts Zabriskie
Cyclingnews talks to Vuelta a Murcia organizers about how several of the sport’s best – including David Zabriskie – will be lining up for the 29th edition of the race in March.
All aboard the DZ Express!
Paris-Tours 2008 As I pulled into line on the back of our breakaway, the “TGV – Z” (above) whooshed by! On the flat roads from Paris to Tours, I witnessed something, someone, almost as streamlined and powerful as the high speed French TGV trains, flying with velocity and determination to get to the finish line. [...]
Tyler joins sprinting elite; Dave Z sports skin suit?
Special race report from DS Matt White Today at Paris-Tours we witnessed two very special things. One, Tyler Farrar (right) showed he is ready to step up to the top line of world sprinters. And then, we had the first man to race Paris-Tours in a skin suit?! Who else but our TT specialist, Captain [...]
CycleTo: Z's take on Hair
In this ‘unplugged’ interview with Dave Zabriskie taken in Italy after Worlds,CycleTo tries to find out what it is like in Z’s world.
Franco-Belge Battle Day 1: Tyler 2nd to Boonen!
With his second place finish in the opening stage of the Circuit Franco-Belge, Tyler Farrar took over the Best Young Rider jersey. For the first stage of Franco-Belge we had wind, rain and nothing but dangerous roads. It was a war here in Europe today! If my mom would of been able to see what [...]
