Posted: Sun, Apr 27th
Sivtsov wins Georgia as Henderson claims finaleThe 2008 Tour de Georgia couldn’t have ended better for Team High Road on Sunday, as Kiwi sprinter Greg Henderson won the final stage and Belarusian Kanstantin Sivtsov secured his overall race lead by four seconds ahead of Slipstream-Chipotle’s Trent Lowe.
Posted: Fri, Apr 25th
Full recovery expected for Tim DugganSlipstream-Chipotle rider Timmy Duggan, who crashed violently on a descent during stage 3 of the Tour de Georgia, is expected to make a full recovery and will be released from the hospital soon.
The team's Web site said Duggan underwent surgery on his collarbone on Friday. ...
Posted: Thu, Apr 24th
Slipstream wins TTT, Henderson in yellowStarting the day one man down after Timmy Duggan’s frightful crash on Wednesday, an inspired Slipstream-Chipotle won the Tour de Georgia’s stage 4 team time trial Thursday at the Road Atlanta automotive raceway.
Slipstream rode four laps ...
Posted: Tue, Apr 22nd
Did politics and money work their way into the Tour's "most subjective" award?Eyebrows, and a few voices, were raised at the conclusion of stage 2 of the Tour de Georgia Tuesday when race officials announced that they had awarded the day’s most aggressive rider prize to G.E.-Marco Polo’s Rhys Pollock rather than Toyota-United’s Justin England.
Posted: Tue, Apr 22nd
A conversation with Bissell Boss Glen MitchellDomestic team Bissell opened up its caravan vehicle passenger seat to VeloNews during stage 2 of the Tour de Georgia. And with four and a half hours of racing, there was plenty of time for small talk with team director Glen Mitchell.
Mitchell, a two-time member of New ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 21st
Danielson: protected leader, or opportunist?One of the most interesting moments of the Tour de Georgia’s opening stage developed midway through the race, when two former overall winners, Chris Horner and Tom Danielson, jumped into a 13-man breakaway following the second intermediate sprint.
Also in the breakaway ...
Posted: Fri, Apr 18th
2008 Tour de Georgia previewWith no individual time trial and a trip planned up the steep Brasstown Bald mountain, the seven-day 2008 Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T, appears to be a climber’s race. Odds-on race favorites include 2006 overall winner Tom Danielson ...
Posted: Tue, Apr 15th
Saunier Duval won't be in Georgia, Rock willThe line-up for the upcoming Tour de Georgia changed Tuesday when ProTour team Saunier Duval-Scott announced that it would not be able to attend the race.
Replacing the Spanish ProTour team is domestic squad Rock Racing, which had filed
Posted: Fri, Apr 4th
Despite rocky road, Hamilton enjoys the rideTyler Hamilton is looking at the glass half full.
After the Rock Racing team captain was prohibited from racing at the Amgen Tour of California and his team was not invited to this month’s Tour de Georgia, it would be understandable for Hamilton to be discouraged following ...
Posted: Fri, Mar 21st
Road Warriors: Jelly BellyThe name on the team jersey is new, as are many of the riders wearing it. But the mission remains the same after nine years under the Jelly Belly banner — to provide a home for developing riders and win some key races along the way.
Posted: Fri, Mar 21st
Ball, Birrell debate Georgia snubThe past week has been one Rock Racing’s Michael Ball would likely rather forget. On Tuesday the team owner and Italian star Mario Cipollini announced that they had
Posted: Mon, Mar 17th
ACE founders split over LandisThere's been a split at the company launched two years ago to provide cycling teams with independent anti-doping programs. The fissure leaves one of the founders working with Rock Racing and the other with Slipstream-Chipotle, BMC and High Road.
Paul Scott and Paul Strauss, ...
