Posted: Tue, Jul 8th
Mr. Rogers' Tour - Will powerOh so close.
Garmin Chipotle’s Will Frischkorn, out ahead of the peloton in a four-man breakaway from the first 10 kilometers of the Tour’s third stage from Saint-Malo to Nantes, came within a wheel’s length of winning a stage in his first grand tour.
Not a bad ride ...
Posted: Sat, Jul 5th
Cadel Evans says going from Tour de France favorite to victor won't be easyOn the eve of his fourth Tour de France, Silence-Lotto’s Cadel Evans told a crowded hotel lobby that though he might be the pre-race favorite heading into the race, due to his second-place finish last year, given this year’s list of contenders, actually winning the race is ...
Posted: Fri, Jul 4th
Team Columbia presents Tour squad, new jerseyFor the second consecutive day, an American team kicked off its Tour de France by unveiling a fresh jersey design created for a new title sponsor.
Team Columbia, the former T-Mobile team referred to as Team High Road for the first half of the 2008 season, presented its new ...
Posted: Thu, Jul 3rd
Absences make the Tour ... more interesting?Pro cycling fans may find themselves unclear who to root for at this year’s Tour de France. The list of familiar faces absent from this year’s race is as long as it is top-heavy.
The exclusion of the Astana team of defending champion Alberto Contador and teammates Levi ...
Posted: Thu, Jul 3rd
Team Garmin-Chipotle unwraps its new kitAmerican pro continental team Garmin-Chipotle presented by H30 made its Tour de France debut Thursday afternoon in Brest with the unveiling of its newly designed jersey.
Flanked by Jon Cassat, Garmin’s vice president of communications, team manager Jonathan Vaughters ...
Posted: Thu, Jun 19th
U.S. Olympic road hopefuls awaiting selection to BeijingEditor's Note: In an article published June 13th, VeloNews.com incorrectly reported that George Hincapie automatically qualified for the U.S. Olympic team by taking second in the time trial at the 2007 Tour of Benelux. Hincapie did not compete in the 2007 Tour of Benelux, and ...
Posted: Wed, Jun 18th
Garmin is the new title sponsor of the Slipstream-Chipotle teamFor the third time in 10 days, a major international cycling team has announced a new title sponsor heading into next month’s Tour de France.
GPS maker Garmin International has signed on as the title sponsor of American professional continental team
Posted: Mon, Jun 16th
Phinney posts world pursuit markAmerican Taylor Phinney, the 2007 world junior time trial champion, set a new world junior pursuit record Monday at the ADT Event Center velodrome in Carson, California.
Phinney’s time of 3:16.589 in the 3000-meter individual pursuit broke Australian Michael Ford’s ...
Posted: Sun, Jun 15th
TdF, Amgen Tour partner on promotionsDon’t be surprised to see some cross-pollination between the Tour de France and the Amgen Tour of California during the French grand tour this July.
Amgen Tour organizers AEG Sports have signed a marketing partnership with Amaury Sports Organization (ASO), the French owners ...
Posted: Thu, Jun 12th
Gerlach's struggle with drugs featured on A&EFormer American pro road racer Chad Gerlach, once a promising U.S. Postal Service rider who became homeless and addicted to drugs, will be featured on episode of A&E’s “Intervention” next week.
Gerlach rode professionally for Montgomery-Bell in 1995, U.S. Postal Service ...
Posted: Mon, Jun 2nd
Phinney, Summerhill continue to impress abroadTaylor Phinney and Danny Summerhill, VeloNews magazine’s joint selection as the 2007 North American juniors of the year, each had impressive rides on European soil over the past weekend.
Posted: Mon, May 19th
Injured reserves: Slipstream’s Zabriskie, Duggan play the waiting gameSix weeks ago, Slipstream-Chipotle’s Timmy Duggan was slated to be a member of team time trial winning squads at both the Tour de Georgia and the Giro d’Italia. Instead, Duggan went down in a pileup in Georgia the day before the TTT and suffered a brain injury that landed ...
