Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
Unfortunately I saw almost nothing of the U23 race or time trial this year, thanks to generally hectic times, but if it seems unimportant, here is some information to make you (OK, me) wish we'd watched it. The U23 races have been run since 1996. [Prior to that there were amateur events of a similar nature.] Excluding last year's results -- give those kids some time -- here are some names from past...
Cyclelicious (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
We all know the Tour of Missouri had some touch and go moments last summer when Missouri Governor Jay Nixon threatened to cut funding for the Tour of Missouri. Even now, with this world class cycling event creating new fans in the nation's heartland, stoking interest, and drawing $30 million in spectator spending, the future of the Tour of Missouri is in doubt . Some real superstars of professional...
USA Cycling (Free subscription) | 29/08/2009
USA Cycling Pro Time Trial Champion David Zabriskie and two-time U.S. Pro Road Race Champion George Hincapie will be among the star-studded fields for the Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships, to be held August 29-30, 2009. Other top pro cyclists who have confirmed are Craig Lewis, Christian Vande Velde, Danny Pate, Tom Danielson, Tom Zirbel, John Murphy, Floyd Landis and...
Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
Top notch cycling returns to the Greenville area this coming weekend with the Greenville Hospital System US Pro time trial and road cycling championships. Last year's time trial champion David Zabriskie is once again on hand to try to take his fourth straight national time trial championship, while he and the rest of his Garmin teammates will hope to take home the Stars & Stripes in the road race...
Bicycle Design (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
The USA Pro Championship race weekend kicks off tomorrow with an afternoon press conference. So far, I have only seen a preliminary start list for the races, so it will be interesting to find out if there will be any surprise entries…probably no major ones at this point, but anything is possible I guess. My prediction is that the time trial will be a Zabriskie repeat, especially since VandeVelde...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Motivated by a strong performance in the Vuelta a Burgos, Garmin Slipstream's Tom Danielson is now focussed on fine-tuning his form in advance of the Vuelta a España. The 31-year-old proved he was back to strong form when he won Saturday’s time trial in the 2.HC Spanish event, beating team-mate Danny Pate by ten seconds. It was his first major victory since winning a stage of the 2006...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Today's winners: Vincenzo Nibali, the Shark of the Strait, used his descending skill to drop a few compatriots in the finale of the GP Citta di Camaiore and solo home to victory. And yes, I am taking full credit for kinda sorta calling this one yesterday. Look it up! Andre Greipel finally bagged that stage win at the Tour de Pologne, though his teammate Edvald Boasson Hagen couldn't make up ground...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
We didn't have a live thread yesterday. But today is the all important ITT. Ok tomorrow's stage is also quite desicive in terms of the GC... Start and finish in Roa, 15K. It looks rather flat I may add. The stage starts about 16:30 local time, check here or here for live streaming later. T his is a Spanish live ticker. Official website here . Stage result: 1. Tom Danielson (Garmin) 17:09 2. Danny Pate...
Three O'Clock in the Morning (Free subscription) | 06/07/2009
Like all of you, I was glued to the television box on Saturday and Sunday, watching the first two stages of this years Tour de France. This year is notable since it marks the return to the race of seven-time winner Lance Armstrong after a three-year retirement. I know this to be the case because Versus , the network that has the Tour de France broadcast rights in the US (channel 55 on Time Warner Cable...
Garmin Blog (Free subscription) | 06/07/2009
Team Garmin's day began in muggy Monaco with Bradley Wiggins in the green jersey and third place overall, and it wrapped up in balmy Brignoles with Tyler Farrar following a beautiful leadout by Julian Dean and Danny Pate to finish...
Cyclelicious (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Happy USA Independence Day, all! When Greg LeMond became the first American to race the Tour de France in 1984 and then started beating the Europeans at their own game, he paved the way for the current generation of professional American cyclists who have joined the peloton along with Lance Armstrong. They've turned this greatest of bike races into an American sport as much as a European one, with...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Lance Armstrong, riding for Astana, today begins his first Tour de France in four years. In 2005, Armstrong won the last of his seven consecutive Tour titles. BAS CZERWINSKI Associated Press PARIS – Stopped only by world wars since its debut in 1903, the Tour de France has grown from a newspaperman's marketing campaign into a global sporting event with few equals. After nearly a century of routing...
Tour de France 2007 (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Every year, I run down the riders' countries of origin, with special attention to the English-speaking countries. Here's last year's, for comparison. USA Lance Armstrong, Astana Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Slipstream George Hincapie, Columbia-HTC Levi Leipheimer, Astana Danny Pate, Garmin-Slipstream Christian Vande Velde, Garmin-Slipstream David Zabriskie, Garmin-Slipstream Seven is up from four last year....
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Seven Americans and one Canadian are among the 189 starters from 21 teams lining up for the individual time trial Saturday in Monaco to click the 2009 Tour de France into gear. U.S.-registered Garmin-Slipstream boasts the strongest North American representation, with Christian Vande Velde, Dave Zabriskie, Danny Pate and Tyler Farrar starting from the United States and Ryder Hesjedal as Canada’s...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 24/06/2009
Garmin-Slipstream brings back some familiar faces with a few new ones for the 2009 Tour de France. The squad released its nine names for next months’ Tour, with Christian Vande Velde as the team captain and Tour debutante Tyler Farrar the man for the sprints. Returning with Vande Velde from last year’s Tour team are David Millar, Ryder Hesjedal, Danny Pate, Dave Zabriskie and Julian Dean....
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