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• Hesjedal Accepts Challenge For Top Five Finish
  July 8th, 2010
  

  REIMS, France – Ryder Hesjedal is not quite ready to target the yellow jersey, but the big Canadian knows he has no choice but to step in and replace Christian [...]

• Garmin To Refocus Goals After Losing Yellow Jersey Man
  July 6th, 2010
  

  ARENBERG PORTE DE HAINAUT, France – Garmin-Transitions have had a literally agonizing 24 hours, but they are determined to make their Tour de France campaign one to remember for all [...]

• Garmin’s Vande Velde Out Of Tour With Broken Ribs
  July 5th, 2010
  

  SPA, Belgium – US rider Christian Vande Velde has been forced out of this year’s Tour de France after breaking two ribs and suffering eye injuries in the crash-marred second [...]

• Garmin Trio Taken To Hospital, Total Of Five Crash
  July 5th, 2010
  

  SPA, Belgium – Tour de France hopeful Christian Vande Velde was among three riders from Garmin-Transitions taken to hospital for checks, team said after the crash-marred second stage of the [...]

• Legs, Not Tactics, The Key To Tour Crown Says Vaughters
  July 1st, 2010
  

  by Justin Davis ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, July 1, 2010 – Military-style tactics and meddling mind games will matter little when and if Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong duel in the mountains [...]

• Vande Velde Sees Yellow Jersey Bid Beyond Cobbles
  July 1st, 2010
  

  by Justin Davis ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, July 1, 2010 (AFP) – Garmin-Transitions believe they can survive the potentially treacherous Tour de France third stage and get Christian Vande Velde to within [...]

• Millar Focused On Tour Prep For Vande Velde
  June 8th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis ANNONAY, France, June 8, 2010 – David Millar admits finishing on the podium at the week-long Dauphine Criterium would prove a considerable morale boost to his [...]

• Vande Velde Off Bike For Two Weeks
  May 14th, 2010
  

  MARINA DI CARRARA (Italy), May 14, 2010 – American Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Transitions), who abandoned the Giro on Monday, will have to take a break of two weeks from his [...]

• Vande Velde Out Of Giro With Broken Clavicle
  May 10th, 2010
  

  Team Garmin-Transitions’ Christian Vande Velde Crashes out of Giro, Confirms Broken Clavicle Team Garmin Transitions’ Christian Vande Velde crashed today during stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia, suffering a broken [...]

• Cavendish Doubles In Missouri
  September 8th, 2009
  

  ST. LOUIS, MO (September 8, 2009) British speedster Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) proved to be the fastest man in the peloton for a second day, winning Stage 2, presented by Missouri [...]

• Vande Velde Crashes At Tour of Missouri
  September 7th, 2009
  

  Christian Vande Velde (Garmin SlipStream) crashed during the first stage of the Tour of Missouri and broke his hand. The crash occurred within sight of the finishing chute. The break [...]

• Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
  June 27th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 26, 2009 (AFP) – Potential Tour de France champions at this year’s race, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance of 3459.5km: Alberto Contador (ESP/Astana) Described [...]

• Christian Vande Velde Returns to Competition
  June 11th, 2009
  

  CHRISTIAN VANDE VELDE, TEAM GARMIN-SLIPSTREAM, RETURNS TO COMPETITION American Will Ride the Tour de Suisse June 11, 2009 – Boulder, CO – Christian Vande Velde, the Garmin-Slipstream team leader who [...]

• Vande Velde of Team Garmin-Slipstream Recovers As Additional Injuries Surface
  May 20th, 2009
  

  May 20, 2009: Christian Vande Velde, who crashed out of the Giro d’Italia during stage three, continues to undergo medical evaluation and as anticipated, additional imaging studies have revealed the [...]

• Christian Vande Velde Riding For Team Garmin Wins Paris-Nice Stage 4
  March 11th, 2009
  

  SAINT ETIENNE, France, March 11, 2009 (AFP) – American Christian Vande Velde, riding for Garmin, won the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice race here on Wednesday, a 173.5km ride from [...]

• VANDEVELDE HOLDS ON TO LEAD DURING STAGE SEVEN, WINS YELLOW JERSEY AT 2008 TOUR OF MISSOURI, CHICCHI WINS STAGE 7
  September 15th, 2008
  

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Sept. 14, 2008) – Thousands of fans lined the streets of downtown St. Louis to watch Team Garmin-Chipotle’s Christian Vandevelde (USA) cross the finish line safely and [...]

• Team Columbia’s Michael Barry Solo’s To Take Tour of Missouri Stage Four Win
  September 11th, 2008
  

  Rolla, MO, USA, 11 September 2008 – Columbia’s Michael Barry soloed to his first win of the season today, taking out Stage Four of the Tour of Missouri at the [...]

• Vandevelde Takes Tour of Missouri Time Trial
  September 10th, 2008
  

  American Christian Vande Velde claimed dominance to the rest of the field, winning the individual time trial in Branson Wednesday at the Tour of Missouri. Vande Velde, who finished an [...]

• Top Riders To Headline Tour of Missouri 2008
  August 30th, 2008
  

  TOP AMERICAN AT 2008 TOUR DE FRANCE AND 2008 TOUR OF SWITZERLAND WINNER HEAD INITIAL CYCLISTS ANNOUNCED FOR TOUR OF MISSOURI Several Olympians to participate in September’s world-class week-long race [...]

• Wall Is Great, But Cyclists Would Love To See More
  August 8th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 8, 2008 (AFP) – Catching just a glimpse of the Great Wall of China has so far been the highlight of the peloton’s build-up to [...]

• Cadel Evans Tipped For Yellow Jersey Ahead Of TT Decider
  July 25th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT ETIENNE, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans has been tipped to overhaul his 1min 34sec deficit to Spanish rival Carlos Sastre ahead of their [...]

• Interview With Christian Vande Velde Before Stage 17 by Versus
  July 23rd, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net video is supplied by our friends at Versus.com Interview with Christian Vande Velde of Team Garmin before the start of the Tour de France Stage 17. They discuss [...]

• Alpe d’Huez Can Do The Damage For Schleck’s Tour Rivals
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – Luxembourg champion Frank Schleck can be forgiven for looking forward to the final climbing stage on the Tour de France [...]

• Evans, Menchov, Vande Velde Consider Yellow Jersey Options
  July 21st, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) – A Russian-American-Australian alliance is unlikely to see the light of day on the Tour de France, or anywhere else, this [...]

• Cadel Evans of Silence Lotto Can Hold Off The Threat Of The Big Teams, Says Team Manager
  July 14th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis HAUTACAM, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Silence-Lotto team manager Marc Sergeant believes Australia’s Cadel Evans has shown his rivals the tools that could land him an [...]

• The Newely Renamed Garmin-Chipolte Announces Their Tour de France Riders
  June 24th, 2008
  

  Jun. 24, 2008 The recently renamed Garmin-Chipotle Professional Cycling team announced their Tour de France roster. Included on the list are the three American Riders Will Frischkorn, Danny Pate, and [...]