Le Tour: Vande Velde makes the break
Christian Vande Velde kept the argyle fight up front and center on stage 15, getting into the main breakaway and riding valiantly into the final for second. The action for the first half of the stage was relentless as numerous teams tried to get into the breakaways, none more so than the argyle armada with [...]
Video: Recap of Millar’s stage 12 win
Bicycling Magazine spoke with David Millar and Allan Peiper following stage 15.
Le Tour: Zabriskie ‘most combative’ as bad luck run continues
David Zabriskie launched and drove the day’s main breakaway on stage 6. That effort combined with his solo attack at the end earned Zabriskie the ‘most combative award, the lone bright spot on an otherwise dismal day for the argyle. “We tried pretty hard to be smart about it,” said Zabriskie about the break. “[The [...]
Point Garmin
For our French speaking fans (or those with Google Translate) check out the “Garmin Point of the Day” at Point Garmin! La deuxième étape du Tour de France ralliera Visé à Tournai, toujours en Belgique. Aujourd’hui, notre point Garmin est donc la Citadelle de Namur. Les coureurs passeront par ce point entre 14h25 et 14h40, [...]
Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda unveils new team kit
TEAM GARMIN-SHARP-BARRACUDA UNVEILS NEW TEAM KIT, TO BE DEBUTED AT THE 2012 TOUR DE FRANCE Slipstream Sports recently welcomed Sharp as a new co-title sponsor and today unveiled its new team kit, which will be ridden for the first time at the 2012 Tour de France. The kit was created by the team’s innovative technical [...]
Race report: Garmin-Cervélo claims team prize; Danielson top-10 in Tour – Tour de France, stage 21
Garmin-Cervélo proudly took victory laps on the Champs-Élysées on Sunday after securing the team’s prize in a spectacularly successful Tour de France. Garmin-Cervélo earned a spot on the final podium in Paris with victory in the prestigious team’s competition and Tom Danielson secured a top-10 with ninth place overall in a solid Tour performance that [...]
Photo of the Day: July 24, 2011
Ryder Hesjedal leads the bunch, 2011 Tour de France View the Photo of the Day series here:
Race report: Danielson secures top-10, Garmin-Cervélo’s poised to win team GC
Garmin-Cervélo secured likely victory in the prestigious team classification while Tom Danielson sewed up a spot in the top-10 with another strong performance in Saturday’s decisive time trial at the Tour de France. Danielson powered to 11th on the stage at 2:08 slower than stage-winner Tony Martin to secure ninth place overall with just one [...]
Photo of the Day: July 23, 2011
Team soigneurs Josep and Sophie await the riders on stage 6, 2011 Tour de France View the Photo of the Day series here:
Race report: Ryder attacks up Alpe d’Huez as Garmin defends top-10, GC lead
Garmin-Cervélo rode with strength in Friday’s short but explosive stage over the Galibier and up Alpe d’Huez to keep Tom Danielson in the top-10 and defend its lead in the team classification. Ryder Hesjedal attacked up the Alpe d’Huez and later led the team with 10th on the stage. Danielson crossed the line with him [...]
Photo of the Day: July 22, 2011
Tyler Farrar going for the sprint in stage 15, 2011 Tour de France. View the Photo of the Day series here:
Feature: Sean and Olga Fowler – Keeping the Tour boys fed and happy
When American chef Sean Fowler opened his restaurant, El Racó d’Urús, in the Catalan Pyrenees, just southeast of Andorra, he had no idea it would lead to a life on the road with the Garmin-Cervélo pro cycling team. But then in one day in the spring of 2008, Fowler was out riding his bike when [...]
Race report: Danielson defends top-10, Garmin-Cervelo tightens grip on team GC
Tom Danielson bravely defended his spot in the top-10 as the squad defended its hold on the team classification in Thursday’s grueling, three-climb 200.5km 18th stage across the French Alps. Danielson hung with the top GC favorites over two hors-categorie climbs and fended off wind and high altitude to cross the line ninth at 3:25 [...]
Photo of the Day: July 21, 2011
Tom Danielson descending on his Cervelo R5ca, 2011 Tour de France. View the Photo of the Day series here:
Race report: Danielson carries top-10 hopes into Alps – Tour de France, stage 17
Tom Danielson rides into two decisive stages in the French Alps with hopes of defending his spot in the top-10 overall at the Tour de France. Garmin-Cervélo defended its lead in the team ranking in Wednesday’s 179km 17th stage from Gap, France to Pinerolo, Italy. Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen won the stage out of a [...]
Wallpaper: Thor Hushovd Wins Stage 16, 2011 Tour de France
With Ryder Hesjedal celebrating in the background, Thor Hushovd outsprints Boasson Hagen for the win on stage 16 of the 2011 Tour! Click to Download: 2560×1440 | 1920 x 1200 | 1440 x 900
Photo of the Day: July 20, 2011
Thor Hushovd, stage 13, 2011 Tour de France View the Photo of the Day series here:
Race report: Thor de France continues, Hesjedal third – Tour de France, stage 16
Garmin-Cervélo’s dream run through the Tour de France continued Tuesday with an impressive stage victory by Thor Hushovd in the 162.5km 16th stage into Gap. Hushovd sprinted to his second stage win of the 2011 Tour while Hesjedal crossed the line third for his best-ever Tour stage result. Hushovd and Ryder Hesjedal rode into the [...]
Photo of the Day: July 19, 2011
Fans from Norway show their national pride, go Hushovd! View the Photo of the Day series here:
Feature: A Provencal Rest Day With Chipotle
For the Garmin-Cervélo team, the second rest day of the Tour de France starts off with a ride through the Rhône Valley. “Nothing special, just spinning the legs out” Tyler Farrar says of their two-hour ride through vineyards that spread like green blankets around the flanks of the Mount Ventoux, also known as the Giant [...]
Feature: Rest Day #2 with the chiro
Team chiropractor Matt Rabin checks in with us again after the second rest day, with another week of racing to reflect upon. The second rest day certainly comes with a touch more optimism. We are further south, the sun is shining, and Paris seems close, but yet so far. There is far more of a [...]
Stage Preview: Week 3, 2011 Tour de France
With 15 stages completed, the Tour de France has been a great time to be a Garmin-Cervelo fan. With Thor Hushovd’s brilliant victory on stage 13 and Tom Danielson riding strong in 9th overall, we’re looking forward to the third and final week of the Tour. Thor Hushovd on his way to winning stage 13 [...]
Photo of the Day: July 18, 2011
Tom Danielson and Christian Vande Velde, 2011 Tour de France. View the Photo of the Day series here:
Race report: Farrar second in windy stage – Tour de France, stage 15
Tyler Farrar sprinted to second in Sunday’s windy 193km 15th stage from Limoux to Montpellier. Julian Dean positioned Farrar well for the sprint finale, but the finish line came too soon for the surging Farrar. The yellow jersey stayed the same in a stage that saw no major shakeups in the overall classification, with Garmin-Cervélo’s [...]
