Report: Rasmussen wins – Bayern Rundfahrt, stage 1
Alex Rasmussen sprinted to victory in a cold and wet opening to Bayern Rundfahrt in Germany. “It was a 200km day with rain and crosswind the whole way,” said the Dane. “There was a little climb at the 1km to go and it was about 500 meters long. I moved up on the climb and [...]
Rider diary: Tired Legs and the infamous Hankaberg
Sharon Laws sent us another great diary entry, this time from the Thuringen Rundfahrt in Germany. Noemi Cantele, Lizzie Armistead, Trine Smidt, Iris Slappendal, Sharon Laws, Emma Pooley After an easy five days recovering from the Giro I was back on a plane again heading this time to Germany for the International Thuringen Rundfahrt. I [...]
Race recap: Women continue to shine – Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt
Team Garmin-Cervélo’s pro women continued their strong season at the Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt in Germany. Lizzie Armitstead wins stage 6 Emma Pooley wins stage 4
Another fast Garmin in Vattenfall
Before our pros took the start of the Vattenfall Cyclassics, one of our sponsors set the tone for the day. Gunda Häußler of Garmin Germany rode in the amateur age group or Jedermann event along with 22,500 other people. Riders had the choice of 55km, 100km or 155km distances over the same roads of the [...]
Race report: Farrar repeats Vattenfall win
Tyler Farrar showed he is back on form after healing his broken wrist he suffered in the Tour de France by defending his win at the Vattenfall Cyclassics. “It’s amazing to have won again,” Farrar told Cyclingnews. “It always takes a lot of luck to win a one-day race like Vattenfall. To have that luck [...]
Race report: Meyer unlucky in Bayern-Rundfahrt finale
Team Garmin-Transitions almost capped off a week in Germany with a breakaway win, thanks to Travis Meyer working hard to keep the break alive. Unfortunately, that work made it possible for the hanger-on to take the win off of Meyer’s back. Director Johnny Weltz sent this report: From the gun it was a fast stage. [...]
