Posts Tagged ‘Ricardo van der Velde’

Zabriskie attacks on Castilla y Leon, stage 4

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 [...]


Langkawi day 2: Racing for more than a song

Langkawi day 2: Racing for more than a song

There is this song here at the Tour of Langkawi they play at the start of every stage. It’s simply known to us as the ‘Tour of Langkawi song’. But it’s so much more than a song. It has such a strong presence, I swear I was singing it before I even got here. Everyone [...]


Meet Ricardo van der Velde

Meet Ricardo van der Velde

Ricardo van der Velde is a 21-year-young Dutch rider who comes to Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O from the Rabobank development team. Initially Ricardo was going to join the VMG/Felt U23 Team, but it was decided that he should go directly to the professional team. Johan van der Velde, Ricardo’s father, was a very talented bike rider [...]