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New Tires for Garmin-Cervélo?

While perusing Team Garmin-Cervelo’s Flickr photostream the other day, I noticed something interesting. First of all, even though Garmin’s sponsored by Mavic for wheels and tires, the squad still appears to be using several sets of Vittoria tubulars for the classics. That’s not a big deal as teams often have clauses in their sponsor agreement … Continue reading

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Heinrich Haussler РGarmin-Cerv̩lo Makes a Good Call

Fans and pundits alike were perplexed to see Garmin-Cervélo’s Heinrich Haussler listed as a non-starter for Saturday’s fifth stage of the Tour of Oman. A double stage-winner in Qatar, Haussler would have been a candidate for the win in the final stage, and given his injury-riddled 2010 season, some (including myself) wondered if his knee … Continue reading

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2011 Team-by-Team Season Preview: Garmin-Cervélo

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport. We pick things up today with #5. #5 – Team Garmin-Cervélo With one huge exception, no team made a bigger splash this past off-season than Garmin-Cervélo.  By joining forces with the backbone of the Cervélo TestTeam—a move … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – Race Wrap-Up, De Peet, & Garmin’s German GPS

Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. Elia Viviani gave Liquigas its first win of the season with a sprint win in Saturday’s GP Costa degli Estruschi. The young Italian’s win was aided by fourth-place finisher Peter Sagan, a rider from whom much is expected later this spring. Androni Giocatolli’s Roberto Ferrari took second, continuing his … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – January 24, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, January 24, 2011 Garmin director Matt White fired for sending rider to former U.S. Postal doctor Dan Martin Speaks About Matt White Dismissal Opinion: Vaughters' Pedantry Just What Doctor Ordered Andrea Guardini wins again at Tour de Langkawi Lefevere ready to buy Telenet-Fidea if Stybar is prevented from … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – Weekend Wrap-Up & the Art of the Sack

This past week saw the first racing of the season with the Tour de San Luis and the Tour Down Under crowning their 2011 champions on Sunday. 1. In Argentina, the week looked as if it were on track to be dominated by Androni Giocatolli and Movistar with Androni’s Roberto Ferrari and Jose Serpa taking … Continue reading

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