by Will Frischkorn, Team Garmin/Chipotle Professional Cycling Team

After two days of “relaxing” in the bunch, in the pre-race meeting before stage 3, Whitey (Matt White, our director here at Tirreno-Adriatico) told us it would be a good one to strike out up the road, and that as it would likely end up a bunch kick, we’d lay it out for Tyler in the final. He couldn’t have been more spot on…

by Will Frischkorn, Team Garmin/Chipotle Professional Cycling Team

The last time I wrote was in the middle of December, and while the time from then to now flew by, it’s a completely different time of year in terms of training. Then I wrote of skiing, hiking, lifting, running - of being a well-rounded athlete with time on the bike simply a component. Now I’m 2 weeks away from racing in Quatar, and it’s all about the bike.

by Will Frischkorn, Team Garmin/Chipotle Professional Cycling Team

Each year it feels like the true blue “off-season” goes by faster than ever imaginable. Once the race season is winding down the lists of to-dos, friends to catch up with, and activities you’ve craved for the past 8 months while limited strictly to the bike are huge. The first week is always a flurry of activity, and then that flurry just keeps on going. All of a sudden a month has passed and it’s about time to ramp up with a bit of focus.

from Allen Lim, PhD
When Will finished today, he was tired, but he wasn’t blown. At 5020 Kilojoules, an average power of 274 Watts (303 when pedaling), and less than 30 minutes of zero time, the day was about as good as it gets for a 5 hr day. But, when I went over Will’s numbers with Danny Pate, I was surprised by Danny’s reaction -- a quick, “is that all?”

The numbers are in from Stage 1. Check out the stats from some of the key riders on the team.