Timmy Duggan gets Pez’d: Wrapping up 2009
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Timmy Duggan came back from a near career-ending crash in 2008 to have a strong 2009 season, nearly winning stage 8 at the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. Timmy spoke with Pez Cyclingnews’ Edmond Hood about his season in review.
It has been a few months since last we spoke to Garmin’s Timmy [...]
Duggan makes the break – Tour of Missouri, stage 2
Race report from Timmy Duggan:
After the unfortunate early exit of our GC leader Christian Vande Velde with his broken hand, we were constantly on the look out today for a big GC deciding move.
Zabriskie and I were in a promising one with all the major hitters from all the big teams but of [...]
Peterson, Frischkorn in the break; three in top 20 overall – Tour of Austria, stage 2
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
With a very hard mountain top finish at the end of the day, it was not clear who would take charge to control the race all day. Ee wanted to have a break to go with us in it to be in front of the action. So when a group of [...]
Active all day, Tuft in 4th overall – Tour of Austria, stage 1
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
The first stage started out quite easy — just a few attacks but nothing serious went of until the third category moutain where a group of escaped escaped with Timmy Duggan in it. The break lasted until the bottom of the descent and was caught.
Then with 50 km in [...]
Food site profiles Team Garmin-Slipstream’s diet
The award-winning food web site Epicurious recently wrote an article about healthy energy food, speaking with Timmy Duggan and Allen Lim in order to get an insight into the team’s much-talked about dietary plan.
With the Tour de France kicking off next week and several other big road races, such as the Giro d’Italia, [...]
Duggan reflects on Dauphine ride
Nothing inspires the will to win inside me like my second place finish by a wheel in the Dauphine Libere!
It was a bittersweet moment for sure. On one hand it feels so good to finally be at the point where I can win on the ProTour level after fighting so hard this past year [...]
Duggan takes second on the line in Dauphine finale!
Director’s report from Lionel Marie:
Last stage and a last big pleasure with the team! A very big group (28 guys) for the break but also with Timmy Duggan!
The last climb with 40 km to go included a 10km climb with a 10% average gradient. Timmy was alone after five kilometers! But on top Clement [...]
Climber-turned-sprinter Martin fifth in Tour of Romandie, stage 2
Race report from Johnny Weltz
Today the sun was out so we had a very fast start! A strong group got off and we were well represented with Timmy in it. But a strong chase for 20km left any option to escape impossible. After it was caught two riders went off and that was the break [...]
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 [...]
Duggan in break, Dean 8th in Critérium International opener
Team Garmin-Slipstream began the Critérium International with a strong effort. First, Timmy Duggan was one of only four riders to make it into the day’s main break, which stayed away for most of the stage. Then in the finish, Julian Dean contested the sprint with an eight place result, despite crashing earlier in the stage.
Timmy [...]
Timmy’s step-by-step guide to crashing
A special feature from the high-flying Timmy Duggan
This first month of racing has been all about getting those sensations back, both physical and mental, as I continue my recovery from my brain injury. There have been a lot of little things in my life I’ve had to relearn. All the goings on in a [...]
Surviving the spring storm sampler
Timmy reports on the madness in Murcia.
What a strange day! We woke up, looked out the window, saw some non-threatening clouds and headed to the start anticipating the massive climb on today’s menu. Then, as we left the hotel parking lot and turned the corner, it started pouring rain and blowing. Close the eyes, [...]
From book-on-tape slow to 70 kph
Timmy’s take on day one at the Vuelta de Murcia
Today was a day of contrasts. After a windy start, a small non-threatening break took off and we settled down for the longest stage of the week on some riveting wide open interstate with a nice full head wind. It was one of those days [...]
Murcia preview: Ready for the classic Euro spring experience!
Timmy Duggan checks in from the Vuelta de Murcia
I’m happy to be back in Europe now and am ready to start my first race here–the Vuelta de Murcia. I’ve spent the early part of my season doing some very good racing at the Tour Down Under and the Tour de Langkawi. Those race though [...]
Cyclingnews: Duggan not feeling the heat in Malaysia
Cyclingnews talks to Timmy Duggan about the Tour de Langkawi and his form as the race heads into the hills.
While Duggan finished in the top 20 during his last visit to Malaysia, the rider is cautious of making any predictions for this year’s race. He is making a comeback to the sport after [...]
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 [...]
Officially back in the peloton
I’m excited to say I’ve erased the little bit of doubt left in my mind about my comeback to the highest level of cycling with my completion of the Tour Down Under. Just a few short months ago, a few hard days of training would plunge me into a week of depression and fatigue. [...]
VeloNews: A conversation with Timmy Duggan
During last week’s Tour Down Under, VeloNews “caught up with the diminutive Duggan from Garmin-Slipstream before the start of the queen stage of the TDU, and discovered the 26-year-old Coloradan’s been waging something of a comeback himself.”
From the interview: “…this race is a little tough to tell. I mean, every day hasn’t been a [...]
LA Times: Looking past Lance and finding Timmy
The Los Angeles Times chronicles Timmy Duggan’s amazing return to racing less than nine months after his high-speed crash during the 2008 Tour de Georgia.
“Duggan is riding the Tour Down Under with the blessing of his family, of Vaughters, of team manager Matt White. He has found so far that he processes the feel of [...]
Timmy’s Take: Down Under picking up
The Tour Down Under picked up in intensity today with a difficult finishing circuit and some small time gaps on a long, tough uphill drag to the finish. Once on the circuit, Julian jumped up the road to get the party started. We wanted a tough race to put Griepel in trouble. At times [...]
ESPN.com: Other comebacks at Tour Down Under
In a special feature on ‘other’ comeback tales at the Tour Down Under, ESPN.com talks to Timmy Duggan about his amazing recovery from his high speed crash last year.
From the interview: “[The crash] was really a big shock to my central nervous system,” Duggan said. “It’s tough to recover from a brain injury at the [...]
Down Under stage 1: Searing hot survival!
Just wrapped up a searing hot stage 1 with a field finish after our go-to man Julian was taken out of the sprint. His rear wheel exploded with just a few kilometers to go and he had to get a new bike [Ed note: A Quick Step rider actually slammed into Julz wheel.]. Surely [...]
Feeling the rush again!
Oh man, it feels so good to be a bike racer again! The Tour Down Under is the last real test of how my recovery from the brain injury is going as I see how well I respond to the rhythm of racing and day-to-day recovery. Returning to normal daily life after a trauma [...]
