Team Garmin-Slipstream announces Giro d'Italia start list
Team Garmin-Slipstream, defending Team Time Trial champion of the 2008 Giro d’Italia, today announced its much-anticipated line-up for the 2009 edition of the race. Christian Vande Velde, the first American rider to wear the Maglia Rosa since 1988, will be joined by Bradley Wiggins, Cameron Meyer, Danny Pate, David Millar, David Zabriskie, Julian Dean, Tom [...]
Ryder Hesjedal's Garmin Edge 705 data: Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Here is the data download from Ryder Hesjedal’s Garmin Edge 705 during Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Cyclingnews: Vande Velde, Hesjedal ready for Giro
Team Garmin-Slipstream is in the final days of preparation for the year’s first Grand Tour, and is ready to go after the Maglia Rosa again with even more gusto than last year. Cyclingnews interviewed both Christian Vande Velde and Ryder Hesjedal on their personal, as well as the team’s, preparedness.
Liège director's report: Explaining the DNFs
The Argyle Armada of Team Garmin-Slipstream finished up its Spring Classics campaign on a strong note, with Ryder Hesjedal finishing in eleventh. This combined with Martijn Maaskant’s fourth place in the Ronde van Vlaanderen is a job well done for team director Lionel Marie. Some of you have asked why there are so many ‘Did [...]
Hesjedal nearly cracks top ten in Liège
Team Garmin-Slipstream finished its Spring Classics campaign in a strong fashion thanks to Ryder Hesjedal, who continued his progression up the results with an eleventh in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Race report from Ryder Hesjedal Sunday went perfect! The team did a great job once again repeating the same plan as Flèche and I was very excited to [...]
More exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ video with Garmin-Slipstream at Tirreno-Adriatico
Here is another exclusive video of Team Garmin-Slipstream ‘behind the scenes,’ this time during the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race in Italy. A perfectly executed day with Ryder Hesjedal, the GC leader protected, Will Frischkorn strong in the day’s breakaway, and Tyler Farrar outsprinting the world’s best en route to victory for the Argyle [...]
View Ryder Hesjedal’s Garmin Edge 705 data on Garmin Connect: Flèche Wallonne
Here is the data download from Ryder Hesjedal’s Garmin Edge 705 during La Flèche Wallonne.
Team effort for Flèche Wallonne
Race report from Ryder Hesjedal Today the TEAM raced great! I only wish I could have delivered a better result for all the hard work that was accomplished. I was confident for a good race today and was given a perfect chance. Our two new additions to this week Tommy D and Lucas blended in [...]
Amstel Gold: Director's report
Director’s report from Lionel Marie The team was present all day long, and Ryder got into good break with the likes of Oscar Freire. It was a little bit early, but you never know how it will play out. For the rest of the team this race was a new experience and it’s never easy [...]
Hesjedal makes the break at Amstel Gold
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Ryder Hesjedal continued to build on an impressive spring campaign in the Classic Amstel Gold. The Canadian made it into one of the main breakaways of the day and still managed to finish strong. “Today went well for me personally,” he said after the race. “I felt good all day even working my [...]
Ryder Hesjedal's Garmin Edge 705 data: País Vasco ITT (with HR!)
Check out the data download from Ryder Hesjedal’s Garmin Edge 705 from the final ITT of País Vasco.
Exclusive 'behind the scenes' video with Garmin-Slipstream at the Montepaschi Eroica
Get an exclusive look at Team Garmin-Slipstream ‘behind the scenes’ during the recent Eroica Toscana cycling race in Tuscany. Catch a ride inside the support car with director sportif Matt White as he details team tactics for the race. See Ryder Hesjedal animated off the front, finishing 10th with the support of a strong squad [...]
Vande Velde seventh in País Vasco ITT
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Christian Vande Velde continued his preparation for the Grand Tours with a strong closing time trial. Ryder Hesjedal also rode well.
Duggan on the attack, DZ in contention – País Vasco, stage 2
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Timmy Duggan was on the attack today in the second stage of the Vuelta a País Vasco. Duggan attacked in the first 10km of the race, starting the action for the day. Ryder Hesjedal was mixing it up in the field sprint for third place with a top-twenty result. The team’s GC hopes [...]
Whitey satisfied with Tirreno-Adriatico performance
Race summary from director Matt White Well Tirreno has come to a conclusion and I am very happy on a few fronts. The team showed great focus from day one — working and succeeding on every task given to them. Ryder rode a very solid race and achieved what we wanted from him, adding another [...]
Farrar close to another win, Hesjedal 8th overall in Tirreno-Adriatico!
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s sprinting sensation Tyler Farrar nearly doubled his stage wins in Italy, posting a close second in San Benedetto del Tronto. Ryder Hesjedal finished safely in the field to claim eighth place overall! “The guys were super again today!” Tyler said. “The final circuit was crazy so positioning was crucial. The boys put me [...]
Heavy climbing in Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6
Race report from DS Matt White Today was a very special day with over 5000 meters-plus of climbing even though in the race book it looked otherwise. Martijn had his planned hit out for the week. It was a very solid performance. Ryder once again showed he is amongst the best riders here solidifying his [...]
Hesjedal stays in top ten after Tirreno-Adriatico time trial
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s hopes for a high overall placement in the ‘race of two seas’ are alive and well with Ryder Hesjedal, as he was the top team finisher in the race’s individual time trial. The Canadian rode to a top twenty-five finish, just 1’26″ back from the new race leader, and 46 seconds faster than [...]
Hesjedal seventh in Tirreno-Adriatico stage 4
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s GC contender Ryder Hesjedal rode strongly in today’s decisive stage, finishing in seventh place, just 21 seconds off of stage winner and overall leader Joaquím Rodríguez. The team put Hesjedal in the right place to keep his shot at a high overall placement alive ahead of tomorrow’s individual time trial. The individual time [...]
Tirreno-Adriatico stage 2: Ryder moves to 12th overall
Race report from DS Matt White Today was very typical of Italian races. It goes from very relaxed to pandemonium in an instant ! Sketchy roads, poorly lit tunnels, an odd stray dog, and even a crashed moto official were some of today’s highlights. Though the weather and coffee are balancing it all out quite [...]
Tirreno-Adriatico stage 1: Ryder finishes with front chase group
Preserving his hopes for a podium finish in the seven-day Tirreno-Adriatico, Ryder Hesjedal finished with the front chase group and just 12-seconds off the stage winner. Though both Chris Sutton and Martijn Maaskant were involved in spectacular – and separate – crashes, they finished the stage relatively unscathed. Said DS Matt White: “Martijn went down [...]
Cyclingnews: Hesjedal leads Garmin's Tirreno charge
Cyclingnews talks to Canadian Ryder Hesjedal who heads up Garmin-Slipstream’s squad at Tirreno-Adriatico this week. He finished 8th in last year’s edition of the week-long race and hopes to better that result this year. Said Ryder: “I am used to the pressure. I feel comfortable based on last year’s race. I have had this racing [...]
Hesjedal rides to 10th at Montepaschi Eroica
With the help of his hard charging teammates, Ryder Hesjedal rode to 10th overall in today’s 190-kilometer Eroica semi-classic race today in Siena, Italy. In its third year, the race is know for its challenging terrain, including 57.2 kilometers of gravel roads. See the Cyclingnews report for the play-by-play. Garmin-Slipstream Results 1. Thomas Lovkvist 4h59’02′ [...]
Velonews: Hesjedal back in the Eroica mix
Velonews talks to Ryder Hesjedal about his love of the ‘strade bianche’ that make the Monte Paschi Eroica so darn much fun. Ryder left his mark on the semi-classic race last year with a long solo breakaway and a 10th place finish. Velonews: Does your mountain biking background give you any sort of advantage? Ryder [...]
