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June 24, 2009
Garmin-Slipstream makes Tour squad announcement
Garmin-Slipstream has announced their Tour squad.
It's:
- Julian Dean
- Tyler Farrar
- Ryder Hesjedal
- Dan Martin
- David Millar
- Danny Pate
- Christian Vande Velde
- Bradley Wiggins
- David Zabriskie
Martijn Maaskant has been announced as the alternate. NOT riding the Tour are Tom Danielson, who also missed out last year; Will Frischkorn, who made it last year; or Canadian TT champion Svein Tuft.
Garmin's phenom Tyler Farrar will have one of the great lead-out men trying to put him in front of Mark Cavendish at the finish line, and Irish champion Dan Martin, nephew to 1987 Tour and Giro champ and world champion Stephen Roche, makes his first Tour start.
It's a team with great TT riders: Zabriskie, Millar, Vande Velde, Pate, Wiggins, and Hesjedal. As with Farrar, you have to wonder if they'll be fast enough to take revenge on Columbia-High Road, which beat Garmin by six seconds at the Giro d'Italia team time trial in May.
More:
Slipstream Sports | Team Garmin-Slipstream announces Tour de France roster
CyclingNews.com | Garmin-Slipstream names its nine for the Tour
Posted by Frank Steele on June 24, 2009 in 2009 Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins, Christian Vande Velde, Danny Pate, Dave Zabriskie, David Millar, Julian Dean, Tom Danielson, Will Frischkorn | Permalink
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