Garmin-Sharp
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| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | GRS | |
| Based | United States | |
| Founded | 2007 | |
| Discipline | Road | |
| Status | UCI ProTeam | |
| Bicycles | Cervélo | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Jonathan Vaughters | |
| Team name history | ||
| 2003 2004–2006 2007–2008 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 (Jan–June) June 2012– |
5280/Subaru TIAA–CREF (TIA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle (TSL) Garmin-Chipotle Presented by H3O (TSL) Garmin-Slipstream (GRM) Garmin-Transitions (GRM) Team Garmin-Cervélo (GRM) Team Garmin-Barracuda (GRM) Garmin-Sharp (GRS) |
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Garmin-Sharp (UCI Code: GRS) is a UCI ProTeam established in 2007 out of the TIAA-CREF and 5280 development squads and based in the United States. The directeur sportif and general manager is Jonathan Vaughters, a former rider.
The team has been invited to UCI World Calendar, UCI ProTour and UCI Continental Circuits races such as Tour of Flanders, Gent–Wevelgem and Paris–Roubaix and the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia.
The team's most important victory was in the 2012 Giro d'Italia when Ryder Hesjedal won the general classification. Garmin has previous placed Bradley Wiggins fourth in the 2009 Tour de France, and Christian Vande Velde fifth in the 2008 Tour de France, however, both were subsequently promoted to third and fourth, respectively.
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History [edit]
Early years [edit]
Vaughters founded the team for 2003 as a junior development squad. Its sponsor was 5280 magazine in Denver. The following year TIAA-CREF became sponsor and Vaughters fielded professional and amateur riders. 5280 and TIAA-CREF continued to sponsor Garmin's youth riders in subsequent years, followed by the restaurant chain Chipotle.
2008–2010 [edit]
In 2007 Slipstream Sports LLC took the management and the team raced under the name Team Slipstream. In 2008 Chipotle Mexican Grill began to sponsor the team and the team name was changed to Team Slipstream by Chipotle. The name was changed again in June 2008 after the navigation system manufacturer Garmin was announced as main sponsor, a week prior to the 2008 Tour de France. Their first major Tour was the 2008 Giro d'Italia, where they won the Team Time Trail and Christian Vande Velde wore the pink jersey for one stage. In the Tour de France Vande Velde finished fourth and the team was leading from stage 3 until stage 6. Garmin remained sponsor in 2009 and the team was renamed Garmin-Slipstream. In the 2009 Tour de France Bradley Wiggins was the major surprise, finishing fourth overall – later upgraded to third place after Lance Armstrong's results were voided by the UCI – while Vande Velde finished 8th. In the 2009 Vuelta a España the sprinter Tyler Farrar, the time trial specialist David Millar and the Canadian Ryder Hesjedal took stage wins for the team. In 2010 Transitions Optical became co-sponsors of the team. Hesjedal was the best rider for the team in the 2010 Tour de France, finishing 7th.
2011–present [edit]
On August 28, 2010, Garmin-Transitions announced it was switching working agreements from Felt Bicycles to Cervélo bikes, and that it would change its name to Garmin-Cervélo for the 2011 season. Felt chose not to exercise its option with Garmin-Transitions after a four-year working agreement. The Cervélo TestTeam folded and seven riders moved to Garmin-Cervélo, including then world champion Thor Hushovd.[1][2] Ahead of the 2012 season, the team again changed names to Garmin-Barracuda, after Barracuda Networks joined the team as a sponsor. Despite giving up the team's second name, Cervélo will remain with the team as its official bicycle supplier.[3] In June 2012, the Sharp Corporation became the second team name sponsor, although Barracuda remained a named member of the organisation.[4][5]
Sponsorship [edit]
The team in black and white with blue argyle (left sleeve of the jersey and left cuff of the short) is sponsored by Garmin, a maker of global positioning devices (GPS), which announced its sponsorship in June 2008[6] and Cervélo Cycles. Both have committed themselves to the end of the 2014 season at least. Other sponsors include Transitions Optical, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and H3O. Tata Consultancy Services of India has been appointed technology partner to the team. The team is managed by Slipstream Sports, a sports marketing and development company, and was known as Team Slipstream during 2007 and the first half of 2008. The team uses Cervélo and Shimano componentry.[7]
Anti-doping program [edit]
When the team entered the Professional Continental ranks they began in the Agency for Cycling Ethics[8] program to eliminate doping.[9] Participants are tested repeatedly to develop a bio-stable marker profile. Future tests check these markers have not moved. If they have, the rider is ill or has taken performance enhancing drugs. If any change has been noted, the rider cannot race until the markers have returned to normal. Riders are interviewed, and tested for illness or doping.
Team roster [edit]
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Major results [edit]
- 2013 – Team Garmin-Sharp
- 1st, Stage 3 Paris–Nice: Andrew Talansky
- 1st overall, Volta a Catalunya: Daniel Martin
- 1st, Stage 4: Daniel Martin
- 1st, Liège–Bastogne–Liège: Daniel Martin
- 1st, Stage 2 Tour de Romandie: Ramūnas Navardauskas
- 1st, Stage 4 Four Days of Dunkirk: Michel Kreder
- 1st, Stage 11 Giro d'Italia: Ramūnas Navardauskas
- 1st, Stage 4 Tour of California: Tyler Farrar
- 2012 – Team Garmin-Barracuda/Garmin-Sharp
- 1st,
German National Road Race Championship: Fabian Wegmann 
- 1st,
South Africa National Road Race Championship: Robert Hunter 
- 1st,
Lithuania National Time Trial Championship: Ramūnas Navardauskas 
- 1st,
USA National Time Trial Championship: David Zabriskie 
- 1st overall, Giro d'Italia: Ryder Hesjedal
- 1st overall, USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Christian Vande Velde
- 1st, Stages 1 & 5: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stage 3: Tom Danielson
- 1st overall, Tour de l'Ain: Andrew Talansky
- 1st Stage 4: Andrew Talansky
- 1st, Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Qatar
- 1st, Young rider classification Tour of Qatar: Ramūnas Navardauskas
- 1st, Stages 2 and 3 Tour Méditerranéen: Michel Kreder
- 1st, Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de Langkawi: David Zabriskie
- 1st, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: Sep Vanmarcke
- 1st, Stage 2 Circuit de la Sarthe: Michel Kreder
- 1st, Stage 4 Circuit de la Sarthe: Thomas Dekker
- 1st, Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 2 Glava Tour of Norway: Raymond Kreder
- 1st, Stage 5 (ITT) Tour of California: David Zabriskie
- 1st, Stage 12 Tour de France: David Millar
- 1st, Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Utah
- 2011 – Team Garmin-Cervélo
- 1st,
Australian National Time Trial Championships: Cameron Meyer 
- 1st, Australian National Road Race Championships: Jack Bobridge
- 1st, USA National Championship time trial: David Zabriskie
- 1st overall, Tour Down Under: Cameron Meyer
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Stages 2 and 3 Tour of Qatar: Heinrich Haussler
- 1st, Paris–Roubaix: Johan Vansummeren
- 1st, Stage 6 (ITT), Tour of California: David Zabriskie
- 1st, Stage 21 (ITT), Giro d'Italia: David Millar
- 1st, Team classification Tour de Romandie
- 1st, Stage 4 Tour de Suisse: Thor Hushovd
- 1st, Team classification Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 3 Tour de France: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stage 13 Tour de France: Thor Hushovd
- 1st, Stage 16 Tour de France: Thor Hushovd
- 1st, Stage 6 Tour of Poland: Daniel Martin
- 1st, Stage 9 Vuelta a España: Daniel Martin
- 1st, Stage 4 Tour of Britain: Thor Hushovd
- 2010 – Garmin-Transitions
- 1st, Stages 2 and 10, Giro d'Italia: Tyler Farrar
- 7th Overall, Tour de France: Ryder Hesjedal
Combativity award – Stage 4
- 1st overall, Tour of Poland: Daniel Martin
- 1st, Stage 5
- 1st, Vattenfall Cyclassics: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Prologue, Eneco Tour : Svein Tuft
- 1st, Stage 5, Eneco Tour : Jack Bobridge
- 1st, Stage 3 (ITT), Critérium International : David Millar
- 1st overall, Three Days of De Panne: David Millar
- 1st, Stage 3b (ITT)
- 1st, Stage 3a, Three Days of De Panne: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Grote Scheldeprijs: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour of California: David Zabriskie
- 1st, Stage 8, Tour of California: Ryder Hesjedal
- 1st, Stage 5 Vuelta a España: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stage 21 Vuelta a España: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stage 5 (ITT), Danmark Rundt: Svein Tuft
- 1st, Tre Valli Varesine: Daniel Martin
- 1st, Stages 1 and 2, Vuelta a Murcia: Robert Hunter
- 1st overall, Delta Tour Zeeland: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Australian National Road Race Championships: Travis Meyer
- 1st, Australian National Time Trial Championships: Cameron Meyer
- 2009 – Garmin-Slipstream
- 1st, Stage 11, Vuelta a España: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stage 12, Vuelta a España: Ryder Hesjedal
- 1st, Stage 20 (ITT), Vuelta a España: David Millar
- 4th overall, Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins
- 8th overall, Tour de France: Christian Vande Velde
- 1st, Stage 4, Paris–Nice: Christian Vande Velde
- 1st, Stage 3, Tirreno–Adriatico: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stages 1, 2 and 4, Eneco Tour of Benelux: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Vattenfall Cyclassics: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stage 3b (ITT), Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde: Bradley Wiggins
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour of California: Tom Peterson
- 1st, Stage 4 (ITT), Vuelta a Burgos: Tom Danielson
- 1st overall, Tour of Missouri: David Zabriskie
- 1st overall, Young Rider competition, Tour Méditerranéen: Daniel Martin
- 1st, Stage 1 (TTT), Tour of Qatar
- 1st overall, Delta Tour Zeeland: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stage 1 (ITT)
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour of Britain: Christopher Sutton
- 1st overall, Circuit Franco-Belge: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stages 1 and 2
- 1st overall, Jayco Herald Sun Tour: Bradley Wiggins
- 1st, Stage 5 (ITT)
- 1st, Stages 2, 3 and 4, Jayco Herald Sun Tour: Christopher Sutton
- 1st,
Canadian National Championship time trial: Svein Tuft 
- 1st, USA National Championship time trial: David Zabriskie
- 1st,
British National Championship time trial: Bradley Wiggins 
- 2008 – Team Garmin-Chipotle
- 1st, Stage 1 (TTT), Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 1, Giro d'Italia: Christian Vande Velde
- 4th overall, Tour de France: Christian Vande Velde
- 1st, team classification after stages 3, 4, 5 & 6, Tour de France
- 1st, team classification after stages 3, 4, 5 & 6, Tour de France
- 1st overall, team classification, Tour of California
- 1st overall, Young Rider competition, Tour de Georgia: Trent Lowe
- 1st, Stage 4 (TTT), Tour de Georgia
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne: Tyler Farrar
- 1st, Stage 3 (ITT), Circuit de la Sarthe: Christian Vande Velde
- 1st overall, Tour of Missouri: Christian Vande Velde
- 1st, Stage 3 (ITT), Tour of Missouri: Christian Vande Velde
- 1st overall, Route du Sud: Daniel Martin
- 1st overall, Delta Tour Zeeland: Christopher Sutton
- 1st overall, Tour of the Bahamas: Tyler Farrar
- 1st,
Irish National Road Race Championship: Daniel Martin 
- 1st,
NZ National Championship road race: Julian Dean 
- 1st, USA National Championship time trial: David Zabriskie
- 2007 – Team Slipstream-Chipotle
- 1st, Team classification Tour of Missouri
- 1st, Stage 5 Tour of Missouri: Danny Pate
- 1st, Stage 5 Tour de Beauce: Ian MacGregor
National Champions [edit]
- 2008
- New Zealand Road Race Julian Dean
- USA Time Trial David Zabriskie
- Ireland Road Race Daniel Martin
- 2009
- USA Time Trial David Zabriskie
- UK Time Trial Bradley Wiggins
- Canada Time Trial Svein Tuft
- 2010
- Australia Time Trial Cameron Meyer
- Australia Road Race Travis Meyer
Brazil Road Race Murilo Fischer- Canada Time Trial Svein Tuft
- 2011
- Australia Time Trial Cameron Meyer
- Australia Road Race Jack Bobridge
- USA Time Trial David Zabriskie
- Brazil Road Race Murilo Fischer
- Lithuania Road Race Ramunas Navardauskas
- 2012
- Germany Road Race Fabian Wegmann
- South Africa Road Race Robert Hunter
- Lithuania Time Trial Ramūnas Navardauskas
- USA Time Trial David Zabriskie
References [edit]
- ^ "Thor Hushovd Will Hunt for Major Classics Victory with New Team". Slipstream Sports. August 30, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ "Six more riders named to the new Garmin-Cervélo squad". Slipstream Sports. September 1, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ "Team Garmin-Cervélo Officially Renamed Team Garmin-Barracuda". Garmin-Barracuda (Boulder, Colorado; Campbell, California: Slipstream Sports LLC). January 11, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ "Garmin-Sharp replaces Garmin-Barracuda at the Tour de France". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (June 25, 2012). "Sharp joins Slipstream Sports as co-sponsor of Team Garmin". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Macur, Juliet (June 19, 2008). "Another American Team Receives a Title Sponsor". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ Legan, Nick (December 6, 2010). "Thor Hushovd's 2011 Garmin–Cervélo team bike". VeloNews. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ "ACE-ing the test: New frontiers in drug testing". Cyclingnews.com. February 24, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
- ^ "Garmin to Sponsor Slipstream Sports, Adding Edge 705 to Elite Cycling Team’s Training". Garmin. January 28, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda Unveils 2013 Roster". Garmin-Sharp (Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC). December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "Andreas Klier retires to become a team director at Garmin Sharp". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
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