Sutton wins back-to-back down under, leads Sun Tour!
Director’s report from Matt White:
Another successful day at the office!
The team went on the attack from the start and Tom Peterson found himself in the break. He was also being the best placed rider on the GC which put pressure on Fly V to keep the break from going too far out.
Our boys [...]
Sutton leading sprints – Tour of Britain, stage 4
Director’s report from Matt White:
Well so far the Tour of Britain has been quite successful with Chris Sutton winning stage 1, then third on Stage 3 and today second on the stage. The team has ridden very well in supporting CJ.
Kai Reus still leads ahead of Boasen-Haagen at one second and CJ at five [...]
Tour of Austria wrap-up
Team Garmin-Slipstream wrapped up the Tour of Austria with some strong results, including a second place in the time trial from Svein Tuft and a top-ten overall from Tom Peterson.
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz:
Stage 8
A stage that was created for a bunch sprint, but it was close to getting a surprise as Svein was hammering [...]
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 [...]
Peterson finishes Tour of Bavaria in top-ten
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz
The last stage took of as all the others, very fast. But after 40km two riders for a small team got away and gained almost 10 minutes. Then the sprinter’s teams started to work, so that blocked pretty much the whole stage as it was easy to control afterwards.
We [...]
Peterson defends his top-ten GC position in the Tour of Bavaria ITT
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz
As not being his favorite discipline Tom had to do more than a good time trial to change his position on GC — he did his best but had to face the fact that the GC stayed the same afterwards.
We had Kilian up there who defended it well [...]
Breaks rule the day, until the end – Tour of Bavaria, stage 3
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz
As a lot of riders lost 25 minutes yesterday, we where in for a fast start! A lot of breaks went and we where well represented. But nothing got the chance to get away, until a huge group of 22 riders broke clear. We had CJ and Huub in there. [...]
Peterson makes the GC selection – Tour of Bavaria, stage 2
Race report from Top Peterson
Milram took control of the race after the break went. Everyday they’ve ridden an exceptionally fast tempo so I suppose they expect Linus to perform. Over the first climb the race exploded and I was able to make the selection. The rest of the stage was also quite selective and for [...]
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 [...]
Paris-Nice wrap-up
Race summary from director Lionel Marie
Bonjour Garmin-Slipstream fans:
The team did a good job this week! We were disappointed after the prologue on Sunday — Brad did a good job before and during the race but Contador was stronger.
Christian was better day after day and his win was very important for all of the team. I [...]
Paris-Nice, Stage 8: Nice-Nice; Millar ok after crash
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Tom Peterson and Trent Lowe made the most of the final stage of Paris-Nice, both making it into the early breakaway just 25 km into the stage. In the finale Christian Vande Velde finished high in thirteenth place, moving him far up the final general classification into 25th. As well, Peterson’s finish moved [...]
Cozza’s Cali: Golden day for Garmin boys
Steven Cozza’s special race report from inside the Tour of California peloton.
Yesterday was epic! Stage 2 took us across the Golden Gate Bridge and 115 miles down to Santa Cruz. It was pouring rain for all but the last five miles of the stage. A couple of times I thought I was drowning–seriously.
Today’s [...]
All downhill from here!
Chihuahua Stages 4 & 5
The time trial Thursday was good and bad. Bad first. Pat (right in pink KOM jersey) started to have stomach trouble in the morning, and unfortunately, it got worse as he raced. He was still able to move up in GC even after a bad morning. Tom didn’t have the [...]
Chihuahua stage 4 time trial: Donald 10th on stage 9th overall; Peterson 4th overall, Best Young
Though the locals certainly ruled yesterday’s individual time trial in Chihuahua, Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O still left their mark. Jason Donald (above) rode to 10th place while young Tom Peterson finished 17th, maintaining his lead as the race’s Best Young Rider. Pat McCarty still leads the mountain classification, and will need to defend his pretty [...]
Chihuahua: A day of racing and protests
Vuelta Chihuahua stage 3
Yesterday’s stage started with some big rollers and a break was established early. Tecos went to the front to control the pace immediately. Pat attempted to bridge but the guys in it were of no consequence to his jersey.
We rolled through a couple KOMs, small ones, and the points were [...]
Chihuahua stage 2 *very* brief report
Short post-race summary from DS Johnny Weltz
Today was good for us. Pat was in a long breakaway and took the mountain jersey. Tom Peterson was 4th on the stage (unofficially) and would normally take over the Best Young Rider classification.
Please stay tuned for a full report, results and photos!
L’Avenir Finale: Stetina 10th, Peterson 15th overall; US team second
Racing the Tour de l’Avenir down to the final meters today, the US team won stage 9 of the prestigious race with Tejay Van Garderen finishing with a 12″ gap on the hard chasing field. Peter Stetina finished 10th and Tom Peterson 15th in the overall classification and the American team was second only to [...]
VeloNews: VMG/Felt & Garmin-Chipotle sweep U23 championships
VeloNews reports on the U23 national road race championships and the 1-2-3 finish by VMG/Felt Kirk Carlsen, Team Garmin-Chipotle Peter Stetina and Tom Peterson.
From the article: “When Kirk Carlsen (VMG-Felt), Peter Stetina (Garmin-Chipotle), and Tom Peterson (Garmin-Chipotle) came to the line in that order at the end of the men’s U23 road race on the [...]
1-2-3 Sweep of U23 Nationals!
The argyle podium from left: Tom Peterson, Kirk Carlsen and Peter Stetina.
Today’s U23 National had a decisively argyle flair with a clean sweep of the podium. VMG/Felt’s Kirk Carlsen took top honors, followed by his VMG/Felt teammate and Team Garmin-Chipotle H30 stagiere Peter Stetina in second, with Team Garmin-Chipotle rider Tom Peterson finishing 3rd. [...]
Cascade Final: Stetina Best Young; Team Garmin Best Team
The final stage of the 2008 Cascade Classic was relatively uneventful though Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O rider Pat McCarty joined a break of 12 riders that hung off the front for more than 100 km before being reabsorbed. Peter Stetina finished 8th in the final push to the finish and teammates Tom Peterson, Pat McCarty and [...]
Cascade day 4: Tantalizingly close
We put our plan into action and came tantalizingly close to the stage win today. Towards the top of the first climb when it pitched a little steeper, we went to the front and pushed the pace trying to force a selection. It split things up a bit over the top, but not quite enough [...]
Cascade day 2 update: On the offensive!
Mirroring the efforts of their teammates in France, Team Garmin-Chipotle is also leading the Team GC at the Cascade Classic. The young squad also has a hold on the best young rider race with Tom Peterson, Peter Stetina and Steven Cozza in the top three.
Your daily race report from Blake:
In a complete turnaround from yesterday’s [...]
Cascade Classic stage 2: Peterson 2nd & best young, Cozza 4th
Race brief from DS Chann McRae
“Tom Peterson placed 2nd and Steven Cozza was 4th today. Peterson is now best young rider. Cozza attacked flat out 10 km from top of final climb up Three Creeks Road. He held the break off and set up Peterson’s attack. They rode very well today.”
*Stay tuned for full results, [...]
All for one
Team, team, team. All I had to do was finish the job and stand on the podium. I was never in trouble. I drank about a million bottles, had ice down the back, and relied on the strength and experience of my team.
Trent was incredible today. He kept me calm and out of [...]
