Tag Archives: toyota-united
Dominique Rollin Interview – it was a good year
Posted on 16. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
Quite a year for Canadian Dominique Rollin. On his first year with the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team and his second year racing on the North American circuit, he caught everyone’s attention after the fourth stage at the Tour of California, the 135-mile (217 km) slog from Monterey to San Luis Obispo. In horrendous weather conditions, [...]
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Hilton Clarke is not finishing his season until he has a job
Posted on 02. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
In an unfortunately familiar refrain, USA Crits Finals winner Hilton Clarke of Toyota-United is looking for a job. “I’m looking for a job, I’m riding as hard as I can, I’m not finishing my season until I’ve got a job so it’s not the best thing for US cycling but all I can do is [...]
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Hilton Clarke wins USA Crits Finals, Yosvany Falcon wins the overall by a mere 3 points
Posted on 29. Sep, 2008 by lyne.
The men lined up for at 9:30pm to race the 37-mile (60-km) USA Crits Finals criterium on a technical 1-kilometer course in a parking lot at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, held at the same time as the Interbike trade show. The racing was aggressive and fast as only 38 points separated Toshiba‐Santo’s Yosvany [...]
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Hilton Clarke wins ING Direct Capital Criterium
Posted on 21. Sep, 2008 by lyne.
The duo of Australian Hilton Clarke and Canadian Dominique Rollin, the only two riders from the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team present at the inaugural ING Direct Capital Criterium, waited until the final laps of the 85-lap crit in downtown Washington DC to make their move to come out on top of the podium. After avoiding [...]
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Chris Baldwin – still living the dream
Posted on 29. Aug, 2008 by lyne.
After a self-professed frustrating year, the 2-Time USPRO Time Trial Champion, in 2003 and 2005, Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United) is skipping the TT this year to focus on the road race in the upcoming US Professional Championships in Greenville. Combined with the lost of the team sponsor, 2008 has been a rough ride for the (almost) [...]
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The art of the sprint with Henk Vogels
Posted on 21. Apr, 2008 by lyne.
Earlier this year during the Tour of California, I had a chance to talk with Toyota-United’s Henk Vogels about the art of the sprint. The black magic known as the leadout train was demonstrated in today’s Tour de Georgia stage where Vogels, and Dominique Rollin led out Ivan Dominguez with Hilton Clarke sweeping behind Ivan. [...]

