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Jake’s Journal du jour: Most Courageous Ryder cruises through cobbles
This will be quick. While the team's resurgent performance on the Tour's toughest stage today has everyone's spirits energized, I can't say the same for any of my batteries. Unlike the previous 24 hours, there's plenty of good news today. Ryder Hesjedal, on his third Tour with Team Garmin, was honored with the Most Courageous [...] The post Jake’s Journal du jour: Most Courageous... -
Jake’s Journal du jour: UPDATE – Injuries force Vande Velde out of Tour
After top 8 finishes in France each of the past two years, Garmin-Transitions leader Christian Vande Velde is out of the Tour with injuries sustained in Monday's stage 2 - a day which Garmin teammate David Millar puts "in my top five worst days on a bike… ever." Read Millar's perspective on the "Absolute carnage" at the team's rider diaries, and continue reading here... -
Jake’s Journal du jour: Team Garmin turns heads early in Tour
We were sooo close to celebrating an American holiday in France when Tyler Farrar sat in perfect position in the first road stage of cycling's biggest event. Having left the kickoff site in Rotterdam and traveled into Wenatchee, Washington, native Farrar's new adopted homeland of Belgium, the stage was set for fireworks. But the always [...] The post Jake’s Journal du jour: Team Garmin...