Team Garmin: JV reflects on Peterson’s win
One of the unique benefits of being in Team Garmin's Argyle Club – in addition to getting team apparel and free burritos – is hearing behind-the-scenes insight from Jonathan Vaughters and the team itself. Normally saved for club members, this note was too good not to share. To learn more about joining the Argyle Club and getting these notes in your own inbox, visit slipstreamsports.com/argyleclub.
Argyle club members,
Presidents day was a big day for Garmin-Slipstream. Tom Peterson took the stage win in Santa Cruz from the main breakaway of the day. Here's JV's take on Tom's breakthrough win:
I have to say I was getting a bit teary when Tom Peterson won yesterday. Tom is a rider I've worked with since 2005, and personally coached all along. He's grown a lot as a person and as a rider over the past 4 years, which has been immensely rewarding to see.
It's funny, because I can still remember in the fall of 2005 when Doug (Ellis) and I went to watch the team race at the Univest Classic in Souderton, Penn. I told Doug I was also there to watch a certain young man race and to meet him to see what sort of person he was. So, after the race, Doug and I took Tom out to a fine Chinese dinner. Tom did not say one word. We had to pry anything out of him, as he just didn't really feel comfortable talking. Tom was very shy to start out with, very. I think Doug thought I was nuts when I told him I thought Tom was the best talent in the USA for his age group. Perhaps he didn't want to socialize while eating Chinese, but he certainly was willing to talk with his legs, and for that reason I brought him on to the team.
He's already had his ups and downs in his short career, but he's making steady progress. Hopefully, this year, Tom will race his first Grand Tour, and someday, I think he will be one of the big stars of the three-week Tours.
JV
Jonathan Vaughters, Jedi Master
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