Race report: Vanmarcke 4th; Le Mével in breakaway at Vuelta
Sep Vanmarcke sprinted to fourth in Saturday’s penultimate stage at the Vuelta a España that saw Christophe Le Mével ride into the day’s main breakaway. Le Mével was part of a big escape that pulled clear early in the four-climb, 185km 20th stage from Bilbao to Vitoria. The profile suggested that a breakaway would stay [...]
Race report: Martin 4th after strong attack; climbs to 14th at Vuelta
Dan Martin attacked at the base of the final summit finish of the 2011 Vuelta a España to finish fourth in the stage and climb to 14th overall. Martin surged clear with an impressive attack at the base of the final, 6km climb to the Peña Cabarga summit in the 211km 17th stage in northern [...]
Race report: Stetina 19th in last day in mountains as final TT offers shot at victory
Garmin-Cervélo’s grand tour rookie Peter Stetina confirmed his potential by fighting right to the end in Saturday’s epic climbing stage over the Finestre pass to finish 19th on the stage and climb to 22nd overall. Christophe Le-Mével defended his 15th place overall in the Giro’s parting shot in the mountains. Vasily Kiryenka won out of [...]
Race report: Le-Mével climbs to 15th at Giro
Christophe Le-Mével climbed into 15th overall in Friday’s rainy mountain stage as just two days remain in the Giro d’Italia. Le-Mével crossed the line 30th at 2:20 behind stage-winner Paolo Tiralongo in the 209km 19th stage from Bergamo to Macugnaga and slotted into 15th overall, now at 23:25 behind leader Alberto Contador. “The fatigue of [...]
Race report: Millar revs up for Milan as Le-Mével suffers up Nevegal
David Millar used Tuesday’s climbing time trial at Nevegal as a test for Sunday’s final time trial in Milano while Christophe Le-Mével admitted that he’s feeling the effects of the Giro d’Italia. Millar led the team with 24th while Le-Mével was hoping for more after struggling to 104th at 3:48 back. “I had no power [...]
Race report: Le-Mével hangs tough in shootout in Dolomites
Christophe Le-Mével hung on for as long as he could in the epic, seven-hour-plus trek across the Dolomites in Sunday’s 229km 15th stage at the Giro d’Italia. Le-Mével couldn’t follow the wheel when the attacks came late in the stage, but defended his 16th placing in the overall standings in five-climb “queen stage” at the [...]
Stage Preview: 2011 Giro d’Italia, Week Three
Moving into the third week of the Giro d’Italia, the general classification is still wide open, and Christophe Le-Mével is poised for a great result in Milan! The third week of the Giro starts with a 229 kilometer stage over 5 mountain passes, including the Passo Giau at an elevation of 2,236 meters (7,378 feet). [...]
Race report: Stetina, Le-Mével solid on Zoncolan
Garmin-Cervélo’s Peter Stetina and Christophe Le-Mével were rock solid on the summit finish up Monte Zoncolan in the 172km 14th stage at the Giro d’Italia to keep the team’s top-10 GC hopes alive. Stetina led the way with 15th on the stage at 3:29 back while Le-Mével crossed the line 18th at 4:00 behind stage-winner [...]
Race report: Le-Mével nearly snags maglia rosa at Giro
Garmin-Cervélo’s Christophe Le-Mével rode into the “virtual pink jersey” after sneaking into the day’s main breakaway at the hilly 11th stage at the Giro d’Italia in a daring bid to capture the elusive maglia rosa. The breakaway was eventually reeled in and Alberto Contador retained the Giro’s leader’s jersey, but Le-Mével wasn’t afraid to lay [...]
Garmin-Cervélo takes breather at Giro’s rest day
Garmin-Cervélo riders took a breather Monday after a wild opening nine stages at the Giro d’Italia that’s included a run in the pink jersey and sees Christophe Le-Mével in third place overall. The Garmin riders flew Sunday evening from Sicily to arrive on Italy’s Adriatico coast for Monday’s first of two rest days. “It’s been [...]
Race report: Le-Mével climbs to third overall at Giro
Christophe Le-Mevel climbed into third overall at the Giro d’Italia after another superb performance in what was the first major summit finish in this year’s race. Le-Mével rose to the challenge of the two-climb ascent of Europe’s most active volcano and crossed the line 11th on the stage and nudged up to third overall as [...]
Tech and Training: Le-Mével’s Garmin Edge 800 Giro stage 5 data
Christophe Le-Mével’s Garmin Edge 800 data on Garmin Connect from stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia. More photos from the Giro d’Italia:
Race report: Le-Mèvel hangs tough in first Giro climbing stage
Garmin-Cervélo’s Christophe Le-Mével passed the first test in the mountains as the Giro d’Italia raced up its first of eight summit finishes of the 2011 edition. Le-Mével crossed the line 10th in the 110km seventh stage from Maddaloni to Montevergine for his third consecutive top-10 and stayed within shot of the pink jersey at fourth [...]
Race report: Le-Mével holds fourth overall after fast uphill sprint
Garmin-Cervélo’s Christophe Le-Mével sprinted to seventh place in Thursday’s 216km sixth stage in another strong showing to defend his fourth-place position in the overall standings at the Giro d’Italia. Le-Mével confirmed he’s in top shape just five seconds off the maglia rosa after nearly a week of racing at the Giro. “Christophe was very confident [...]
Race report: Le-Mével stays with leaders on hilltop finish at Orvieto
Garmin-Cervélo’s Christophe Le-Mével climbed into fourth place overall after finishing with the top favorites in Wednesday’s fifth stage at the Giro d’Italia across the dusty “white roads” of Tuscany. David Millar ceded his grip on the pink jersey when he succumbed on the short but steep climb to the spectacular hilltop town at Orvieto, but [...]
Tech & Training: Christophe Le-Mével’s Garmin Edge 800 data – Liège-Bastogne-Liège
See Christophe Le-Mével’s Garmin Edge 800 data from Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Race preview: Liege-Bastogne-Liege
“La Doyenne” brings 255k of racing over the famous climbs of the Ardennes this weekend. Liege-Bastogne-Liege enters it’s 97th edition in 2011, retaining much of the history that the race has had since the first edition in 1892. Although the profile may look relatively docile, LBL is certainly a race for the climbers, or all-around [...]
Race report: Le-Mevel attacks for a top-ten in Flèche Wallonne
Christophe Le-Mével notched a top-10 at Flèche Wallonne with an impressive ninth-place ride up the Mur de Huy to cap a solid day for Garmin-Cervélo at the Belgian classic. Ryder Hesjedal bounced back from his stomach problems at Amstel Gold Race on Sunday to climb to 13th up the finish-line “wall” at Huy in good [...]
Data: Christophe Le-Mével – Paris-Nice, stage 5
Garmin Connect data from Christophe Le-Mével’s day in the break at Paris-Nice.
Race report: Paris-Nice, stage 5
Frenchman Christophe Le-Mével made the first important break about 20km in to today’s 193km stage of Paris-Nice. Directors Bingen Fernandez and Robby Ketchell check in: Stage 5 was the hardest yet as riders faced 7 categorized climbs between Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise and Vernou. LeMevel’s group of six was able to stay away until the 3rd to last [...]
