Report: Tour de Langkawi update, stages 6 & 7
Though the first half of the race went great for the Garmin-Barracuda, illness and crashes have taken a toll on the argyle armada. Sporting Director Allan Peiper sent this report. Tommy D really took some skin off his right leg in his crash on stage 3. It got infected and the medical staff has been [...]
Race report: Volta a Catalunya, stage 3
Tom Peterson had a strong day riding in the breakaway while teammate Dan Martin climbed up the GC with a fourth place on the day. Johnny Weltz sent this report:
Race report: Vuelta a España, stage 18
The Argyle Express once again put in a hard chase of the breakaway to pull the race together in time for a field sprint, allowing Tyler Farrar to post another top-five result. Director sportif Johnny Weltz sent this report: As it was a totally flat day and on top of that a very short day, [...]
Race report: Vuelta a España, stage 16
Tom Danielson put it all on the line today, bridging up to a late-race attack on the final slopes of the Vuelta’s queen stage. This allowed him to move up another spot on the overall to seventh. Earlier in the race Tom Peterson rode in the day’s main breakaway while Christian Vande Velde spent another [...]
Race report: Vuelta a España, stage 6
After a huge win on stage 5, the luck turned for Tyler Farrar as a late-race puncture on the final climb just 17km from the finish, combined with big gaps in the race caravan, made it impossible for the sprinter to regain the fast-moving peloton. Director sportif Johnny Weltz sent this recap: Today was a [...]
Peterson scores first US win for Garmin-Slipstream!
Special Tour of California report from Directeur Sportif Matt White Today was a big day for the team. During the Silver City training camp, we spoke about turning some of those near misses of last year into wins for 2009. It takes real confidence to turn opportunities into successes. And I hope today was a [...]
