Stage 4: Lorient – Mur-de-Bretagne (172.5km) Last year the Tour paid homage to the Spring Classics with a stage that featured cobblestone roads more frequently associated with Paris-Roubaix in April. This year’s homage to the Classics is Stage 4, which features some of the same short and steep climbs the riders raced over in La …
By Chris Carmichael July 4 was a brilliant day for Garmin-Cervelo’s Tyler Farrar – and the entire Garmin-Cervelo team – but Stage 3 of the 2011 Tour de France was not without controversy. First to Tyler Farrar and Garmin-Cervelo. Yesterday the team celebrated a few firsts. They won their first team time trial of any …
Stage 3: Olonne-sur-Mer – Redon (198km) The wind may play a significant role in the intensity of Stage 3. Riding predominately south along the west coast of France, strong on-shore winds could lead to splits in the field and a very hard day of aggressive racing. On the other hand, if the weather is calm, …
By Chris Carmichael The Tour de France made a wise move with the Stage 2 Team Time Trial in this year’s race. They didn’t make it a 50-55km test like we’ve seen before, but instead shortened it to just 23 kilometers. That doesn’t necessarily make the stage much easier for the riders, but it does …
Stage 2: Les Essarts – Les Essarts (23km) The team time trial is one of the hardest – yet most beloved (by fans, at least) – disciplines in cycling. Every rider on the team has to give 100% to the team effort, and the team’s time for the stage is taken on the fifth rider …
By Chris Carmichael The opening road stage of the Tour de France is always a nervous affair. Everyone is fresh, ready to ride aggressively, and urged on by the crowds and excitement of the Tour. There are other important races throughout the year, but everything is amplified at the Tour de France. To add to …
Stage 1: Passage du Gois – Mont des Alouttes (191.5km) Click here for "Do the Tour, Stay at Home" Introduction With no prologue or time trial to release the tension that’s been building over the final few weeks before the Tour de France, Stage 1 will be a wild affair. Riders are excited by the …
Introduction: We know what it’s like for cycling fans in July. You watch the coverage live on your computer at work, watch the coverage on TV again every night, and maybe you even call in sick to watch the big stages live in the morning! You scour all the magazines and websites for information and …
I'm very pleased with my first race of the year and I know my results were thanks to Winston and Carmichael Training Systems. I improved every category substantially (except for my first transition) and managed to place 8th in my age group (83 racers) and 55th overall out of almost 1,200. Starting with …
Kansas 70.3 Race Report by Jon Mullen After the long months of training and building, my first half ironman had finally arrived! This race was set in the cute little town of Lawrence, KS—home to the KU Jayhawks and the surrounding community. The town was awesome and the couple I stayed with was amazing and …