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castelli, dan, garmin, giro, giro d'italia, martin, nothing, sharp - May 2, 2014

Ready for the Giro

Daniel Martin enters this year’s Giro d’Italia as the great outsider of the GC. He openly admits that he still hasn’t proved that he can perform regularly with the very best over three weeks of racing and this makes his performance very uncertain. At the same time, he has mostly shined in one-day races and on shorter climbs where he can make use of his explosive climbing skills while he has had a harder time in the high mountains. This year’s Giro will obviously be decided in the final week which is loaded with long, regular climbs and it is another question how Martin will handle those strains. Over the last year, the Garmin rider has stepped up his level massively and his performance in the last two editions of Liege-Bastogne-Liege and last year’s Il Lombardia prove that he is now one the world’s leading contenders for the hilly classics. As a grand tour contender, however, he is almost a completely blank page. He has already done six three-week races but so far he has rarely had a focus on the overall standings. Instead, he has always underlined his approach of treating the races as 21 consecutive one-day classics and ...

Video: Millar and Kreder talks Gabba Jersey

David Millar and Michel Kreder (Team Garmin-Sharp) talks Gabba Jersey.

How To Remove Leg-Warmers On The Bike – Pro Technique

Taking off leg- or knee warmers when you’re riding your bike can be a useful skill to know. In this video Jack Bauer, Team Garmin-Sharp, shows you how to take off leg-warmers while cycling. NOTICE: Don’t copy this pro technique if you don’t have the perfect balance on the bike!

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castelli, garmin, paris, roubaix, sharp, Video - April 11, 2014

Roubaix Recon with Garmin-Sharp

Stunning images of Jered gruber from Team Garmin-Sharps recon of the 2014 Paris-Roubiax course.

Ronde Van Vlaanderen Recon

On Sunday, the 98th edition of the Ronde Van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) will take place in western Belgium. Team Garmin-Sharp spent this week preparing for the race, including 160km recon ride of the race course for Sunday. Coming from Ninove in Flanders, we had a seat in the team car with sport director Andreas Klier and Geert Van Bondt while Jered Gruber took take of the stunning images following the riders on scooter.Tour of Flanders fact #1: 2014 marks the 98th edition of the race.Tour of Flanders fact #2: the race has been won by a Belgian 68 times. Garmin-Sharp rider Nick Nuyens won the race in 2011.Tour of Flanders fact #3: the first race was held on May 25, 1913 and covered 330km.Tour of Flanders fact #4: the “Ronde” is Dylan van Baarle’s favorite race.Tour of Flanders fact #5: the race starts in the city of Bruges, famous for canals…as well as the 2008 movie “In Bruges”.Tour of Flanders fact #6: if you live in Flanders, you may get handed free water bottles as professional riders pass by.Tour of Flanders fact #7: It is beautiful in the countryside of Flanders.Tour of Flanders fact #8: the cobblestones in Flanders ...