Slipstream Chipotle
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| UCI code | TSL | |||||||||||||
| Based |  United States |
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| Founded | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Discipline(s) | Road | |||||||||||||
| Status | UCI Professional Continental | |||||||||||||
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| General manager | Jonathan Vaughters | |||||||||||||
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Slipstream Chipotle presented by H30 (UCI Code: TSL) is a UCI Professional Continental Team established in 2007 and based in the United States. The team's directeur sportif and general manager is Jonathan Vaughters, a former professional rider.
The team of orange and blue argyle are title sponsored by Slipstream Sports, LLC, which is a sports marketing and development company, Chipotle Mexican Grill and H30. The team has been invited to many major races which are part of the UCI ProTour and major UCI Continental Tour races, such as the 3 cobbled classics, Tour of Flanders, Ghent-Wevelgem and Paris-Roubaix. They have also been invited to 2 of the Grand Tours; the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.
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[edit] Anti-doping program
When the team entered the Professional Continental ranks they began participating in the Agency for Cycling Ethics (ACE) program with the aim of helping to eliminate doping in professional cycling. Participants are extensively tested, developing a bio-stable marker profile. Future tests check that these markers have not moved - if they have the rider is either ill or has taken performance enhancing drugs. If any change has been noted, the rider cannot participate in racing until the markers have returned to normal levels. They are interviewed and also undergo further testing to diagnose illness or detect doping.
[edit] TIAA-CREF
Team Slipstream was originally a UCI Continental Team, TIAA-CREF. Established in 2004 as a development cycling team, it consisted of both professional and amateur riders. TIAA-CREF continue to sponsor Slipstream's 10-17 year old riders.
[edit] 2007 team and major results
In 2007, Team Slipstream will mainly compete in road bicycle racing events on the 2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour, the 2006-2007 UCI America Tour, the 2006-2007 UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.
- 1st, Team classification, Tour of Missouri
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Missouri, (Danny Pate)
- 2nd Overall, Tour of Missouri, Will Frischkorn
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Beauce, (Ian MacGregor)
- 2nd, Prologue (ITT), Tour of California, (Jason Donald)
- 2nd, U.S. Open Cycling Championships, ( Patrick McCarty)
- 9th overall, Tour de Georgia, (Lucas Euser)
- UCI ProTour wildcard invitation to Volta a Catalunya
[edit] 2008 Team
CEO Jonathan Vaughters announced during Eurosport's coverage of the final stage of the 2007 Tour de France that former Yellow jersey wearers David Zabriskie and David Millar, plus Christian Vande Velde would join the team for 2008[1], along with an unnamed former Paris-Roubaix winner[2], later identified as Magnus Bäckstedt[3]. It was also reported that Millar would become part owner.[4] Julian Dean, sprinter for Crédit Agricole and 2006 New Zealand National Road Race Champion also announced that he would be joining the team in 2008.[5].
Major results include:
- 2nd, Team Time Trial, Tour of Qatar
- 4th, Overall, Christopher Sutton, Tour of Qatar
- 1st, Overall, Tyler Farrar, Tour of the Bahamas
- 1st, Team Classification, Tour of California
- 2nd, Overall, David Millar, Tour of California
- 3rd, Overall, Christian Vande Velde, Tour of California
- 2nd, Overall, Christian Vande Velde, Circuit de la Sarthe
- 4th, Martijn Maaskant, Paris-Roubaix
- 1st, Team Time Trial, Tour de Georgia
- 2nd, Overall, Trent Lowe, Tour de Georgia
- 1st, Young Rider Competition, Trent Lowe, Tour de Georgia
- 1st, Team Time Trial, Stage 1, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Premio Bici Volante, Stage 5, Giro d'Italia, David Millar
The full 2008 roster was announced on August 31, 2007[6] and includes:
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[edit] VMG/Felt U23 Team
Major results include:
- 1st, Overall, Taylor Phinney, 2007 Tour l’Abitibi
- 4th, Overall, Taylor Phinney, 2007 Beijing World Cup Track Championships, Individual Pursuit
- 1st, Overall, Taylor Phinney, 2007 US National Track Championships, Individual Pursuit
- 1st, Overall, Taylor Phinney, 2007 Junior World Time Trial Championships
- 1st, Overall, Taylor Phinney, 2008 L.A. World Cup Track Championships, Individual Pursuit
- 10th, Overall, Peter Stetina, 2008 Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 11th, Overall, Daniel Summerhill, 2008 Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 1st, Stage 1, Danny Summerhill, 2008 Tour of the Gila
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Vaughters confirms Millar, Vande Velde, and Zabriskie", CyclingNews.com, July 30, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ^ George, Sue. "Slipstream signs former Paris Roubaix winner", CyclingNews.com, July 30, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ "Bäckstedt Bound For Slipstream-Chipotle", londoncyclesport.com, August 7, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
- ^ Madden, Steve (July 29, 2007), “2007 Tour Podcast: Millar, Slipstream and the Future”, Bicycling.com, <http://www.bicycling.com/images/cma/Podcast_Madden.mp3>
- ^ "Dean enters Slipstream", CyclingNews.com, August 7, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Slipstream Sports LLC announces Team Slipstream/Chipotle 2008 Roster; Chipotle Mexican Grill increases sponsorship, signs on as presenting sponsor", slipstreamsports.com, August 31, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
