Race report: Farrar forced to abandon - Tour de France, stage 12
Tyler Farrar, who suffered a broken left wrist and sprained left elbow after a crash on stage 2, was forced to abandon the race on stage 12. “I am devastated to leave the Tour and my teammates,” said Farrar. “You never want to leave any race but especially the Tour. It’s the event we work [...]
A physio's tale: Tour de France, stage 2
Team Garmin-Transitions’ physiotherapist Toby Watson will be checking in from the roads in France during Le Tour (literally from the roads as the transfers from start to finish in the car is the staff’s only down time!) After stage 2 the physio team was ‘on the rivet’ themselves tending to the carnage. (You can follow [...]
Vande Velde tries to overcome broken hand in Missouri
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s captain for the Tour of Missouri, Christian Vande Velde, crashed at the end of the first stage, breaking a bone in his hand. “Luck hasn’t been on my side this year,” said Vande Velde after the stage. “I went down in the big crash with 500 meters. I crashed into the guys who [...]
Injured reserves: The Twilight Zone edition
Report from Dr. Shannon Sovndal, team physician: As many may already know, in a bizarre incident, Julian Dean was shot in the finger with an air rifle by an unknown person during the thirteenth stage of this year’s Tour de France. After initial evaluation and treatment, the injury slowly improved during the remainder of the [...]
USA Today -The Vande Blog: 'Back in the Saddle'
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Christian Vande Velde is a regular blogger for USA Today. You can read his latest entry in which he details his road to recovery after crashing out of the Giro d’Italia on stage three. Allen Lim is the cycling version of the wolf and right now, my savior. He can turn almost anything [...]
Injured Reserves: Vande Velde's treatment reveals extent of injury
Christian Vande Velde, who crashed out of the Giro d’Italia during stage three, continues to undergo medical evaluation and as anticipated, additional imaging studies have revealed the extent of his injuries. Conclusive results show that he sustained a total of six fractures, including three vertebrae fractures (spinous processes,) a pelvic fracture and two rib fractures. [...]
Pedal Mag: Svein Tuft — Back in the saddle
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Canadian time trial champion Svein Tuft spoke with Pedal Magazine about his recovery from injury during the Spring Classics, and how he is looking forward to returning to racing next week with the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.
Injured Reserves: Vande Velde recovering from Giro crash
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Christian Vande Velde, who crashed out of the Giro d’Italia during stage three, continues to undergo examinations at home in Girona. The results so far have confirmed that he sustained one rib fracture, a severe contusion and sprain to his mid-back and a hairline fracture to his pelvis but team doctor Prentice Steffen [...]
Euser injured in crash while training, recovering in Spain
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Lucas Euser was involved in an accident with a car while riding in Carretera de Amer yesterday. He sustained two broken ribs and a shattered patella (knee cap.) He underwent surgery today on his patella and is currently recovering at a local hospital. The accident is under investigation by local police. Our thoughts [...]
Injured Reserves update
With the plethora of injuries sustained by Team Garmin-Slipstream over the past months, the Injured Reserves list is quite long. The good news is that the members of the list are progressing in their rehabilitation at or ahead of schedule, with Tyler Farrar looking to make his return to racing next week at the Tour [...]
Injured Reserves: David Millar update
The rehab progress of Team Garmin-Slipstream’s David Millar is moving along well, due both to the medical team’s expertise and a cooperative patient! Millar broke his clavicle during stage 8 of Paris-Nice. Team physiotherapist Toby Watson reports on the status of the team leader in a letter to his specialist Dr. David Potter. I am [...]
Injured Reserves: Svein Tuft update
Many have asked for an update of Svein Tuft, who is one of many Garmin-Slipstream riders recovering from mishaps in the past month. In his case he and Mike Friedman tried to knock over some giant flower planters that were handily located in the middle of the road in the Three Days of De Panne. [...]
Injured Reserves: Blake Caldwell update
Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Blake Caldwell is one of many of the Argyle Armada that is currently recovering from an injury — in his case a broken hip. But with a little time, and some ‘space-age’ equipment from Dr. Allen Lim, he should be back on the bike sometime soon. Like several of you, I’ve been anxiously [...]
Injured Reserves: Julian Dean update
Gent-Wevelgem was a mixed back for Team Garmin-Slipstream, with Julian Dean injured in a bad crash. But thanks to the team’s crack medical staff his injury ended up looking worse than it actually was. Dr. Prentice Steffen escorted Dean all the way into surgery — and even got to scrub-in as first assistant! Julian reports [...]
Danielson out of País Vasco
Despite having good recent form and a plan to use the racing this week as preparation for the upcoming major races, Tom Danielson was unable to start the second stage of the Vuelta al País Vasco due to illness. “The night before the race I got really sick,” said Danielson. “I had a fever, etc… [...]
Injured Reserves: Caldwell, Friedman & Tuft
Team Garmin-Slipstream went almost a whole week without a crash or injury — but as it is often said, things happen in threes. On Thursday three of the Argyle Armada ended up on the deck with three disparate results. The worst of the three was Blake Caldwell who crashed while going out for a training [...]
Cyclingnews: Irish champ Martin back for Amstel Gold
Cyclingnews’ Shane Stokes interviewed Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Irish champion Dan Martin about his delayed start to the season due to illness, and his upcoming return at the Amstel Gold race.
Injured Reserves update
In response to David Millar’s injury update, many of you have inquired about the status of the rest of the injured Argyle Armada, including the status of Tyler Farrar following his crash Saturday at Milan-San Remo. Below is the injury update from the team’s doctor, Prentice Steffen: Tyler Farrar injured his shoulder, but he had [...]
'The Millar Diaries' meets 'Injured Reserves'
Team Garmin-Slipstream injury update While the Argyle Armada had two successful races last week, including wins by Tyler Farrar and Christian Vande Velde, the other results were some riders hitting the deck. The Paris-Nice squad only finished with three riders total — such is bike racing. The most serious injury was to David Millar, who [...]
Surviving Paris-Nice with kinesiotape, ice and high hopes
Special report from Team Chiropractor Matt Rabin This race is hard. Five days ago we convened for the start of Paris-Nice. When I got here, spirits were high and, for the most part, everyone was well. Then day one, WHAM, Christian hit the deck. Hard. Luckily he took the impact over the whole right side [...]
Injured Reserves Update: Hip Chip
Brief update on Jason Donald’s hip injury: “There is a chip on the posterior side of the greater trocanter of the femur. It’s not serious and a couple of weeks on crutches should do the trick. We expect a quick heal.”
Injured Reserves Report: Jason's Hip
Medical update on Jason Donald after his crash in the final kilometers of the final stage of the Vuelta a Chihuahua: “I talked with Jason who is on a layover at DFW from Chihuhua City to Denver. It sounds like a “hip fracture” that will be painful and annoying, but ultimately not a big deal. [...]
Injured Reserves Report: Caldwell medical update
Official medical statement from Missouri Blake Caldwell crashed during today’s time trial at the Tour of Missouri. He sustained a concussion, clavicle fracture, sternum fracture, pelvic fracture and a pulmonary contusion. He is currently in stable condition at an area hospital, where he will remain for observation. Our thoughts are with him, and he appreciates [...]
