Preview: Starting 2012 Down Under
The first race of the 2012 season is finally here, the Tour Down Under. Team Garmin-Barracuda’s always smiling Chiro Matt Rabin sent us this preview of what has happened so far, what’s to come, as well as what his role will be this first week. Birthday boy Andreas Klier and Heinrich Haussler show off their [...]
Race preview: Recon for the Giro Donne
Sharon Laws is part of our team for the Giro Donne, the Grand Tour for women’s racing. She sent this diary of the team’s scouting of the race. The Giro Donne is the most prestigious women’s stage race of the year and runs from the first to the tenth of July taking in many of [...]
Race Preview: 2011 Tour of California
Great line-up for Team Garmin-Cervélo tackles the 6th edition of the Tour of California starting this Sunday in Lake Tahoe. As the Tour of California heads into it’s 6th edition, there’s little question that this year’s race will be one of the most exciting races on the 2011 calendar. Starting on Sunday in Lake Tahoe, [...]
Stage Preview: Giro d’Italia, Stages 8-14
The 2011 Giro moves into it’s second week greeting the peloton with tough course profiles, a volcano, and two of the most difficult climbs in Europe. If your time is precious and you’re watching at home, the “can’t miss” stages are: 9, 11 and 14. Stage profiles can be seen in full size below. Starting [...]
Race preview: Lionel Marie discusses the Giro d’Italia
Garmin-Cervélo brings a deep, balanced team to the season’s first Grand Tour with eyes on winning stages and putting a man in the top-10 overall at the Giro d’Italia. Sport director Lionel Marie said the nine-man squad lines up Saturday for the team time trial in Torino with ambitions of being protagonists throughout the three-week [...]
Race preview: Paris-Roubaix
Team Garmin-Cervélo is well-prepared to tackle the ‘Hell of the North’ this Sunday with a powerful team, led by world champion Thor Hushovd. 2011 Paris-Roubaix Roster: Tyler Farrar Roger Hammond Heinrich Haussler Thor Hushovd Andreas Klier Gabriel Rasch Sep Vanmarcke Johan Van Summeren Jonathan Vaughters: “The team is incredibly motivated for Sunday. We did a [...]
Race preview: 80th Critérium International
The 80th Critérium International begins this Saturday, kicking off an action packed weekend from the island of Corsica This year’s Critérium International continues to bring one of the most exciting stage race formats to the cycling calendar, packing three stages into two days. The first stage, 198 kilometers from Porto-Vecchio to a 16km summit finish [...]
Race preview: Milano-Sanremo – ‘La Primavera’ 300km Sprinter Showdown
In it’s 102nd year, Milano-Sanremo is one of the most unique one day Classic races on the pro cycling calendar. The race requires a rider who can produce a winning move after riding 280 kilometers, something that isn’t often required in pro cycling. It’s common for one-day Classics like Liege or Flanders to be over [...]
Preview: Paris-Nice
The race to the sun kicks off tomorrow near Paris, and the argyle armada is poised for big results. Starting near Paris, and finishing on the French Riviera, Paris-Nice is commonly known as the race to the sun. It’s arguably the official kick-off of the French stage racing season, and the list of previous [...]
Preview: Eroica Montepaschi Strade Bianche
March is a month when pro cycling fans start to get excited about the big one day classics in April. It’s tough to ignore just how close we are to Flanders and Roubaix, but there is no reason to ignore the month of March. Just take a look at our Schedule…it’s loaded! There are some [...]
