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Today was the first of two rest days for Team Garmin riders in the Tour de France. To make sure they got the rest (and dinner) they deserve in proper Team Garmin-Chipotle style, Steve Ells, chief executive and founder of Chipotle Mexican Grill, traveled to France to cook dinner for the riders, staff and others [...] The post A burrito made for the pros...

In what Team Garmin director Jonathan Vaughters called "the ride of his life" in a Twitter update, Christian Vande Velde tamed the mountains between Pau and Hautacam to hold on to third place in the overall GC standings of the Tour de France. Vande Velde, or CVV in cycling shorthand, survived a shakeup in the [...] The post Team Garmin’s Vande Velde is one...

The newest team in town is proving it belongs on cycling’s biggest stage. In Thursday’s first mountain stage through the Massif Central, Team Garmin’s Christian Vande Velde went on the offensive with 5 km left and held off the chase group until about the last kilometer. Christian’s aggressive riding moved him into fourth place overall, [...] The post Team Garmin: Two in top five...