Tour Mediterranean

Stage five of the tour mediterranean saw Tom Peterson slip into a break away on a hilly and intense 185 kilometer course. After 20 kilometers a group of twenty riders rode away and Tom Peterson was presented in it for Garmin-Cervelo. Unfortunately the group failed to work efficiently together and after 85 kilometers Francais De-jeux had managed to bring the group back to the bunch and until 100 kilometers the peleton fought within itself as riders attempted to jump away. At 110 kilometers 3 riders escaped and the peleton relented. With a major climb at the finish Tom Peterson's Garmin-Cervelo team stuck together towards the front and protected Dan Martin in his attempt in the final. At the end of the day the team placed well and the team has high hopes going into its next phase of racing. When asked about the racing quality and whether he was satisfied with the way the race turned out, Tom Peterson said "Tour Med is an excellent prep race. The riders are fit, and they're motivated. Plus, whenever you're in France for racing you get great intensity and a nice jump start in early season handling skills. I hadn't thought we would have been able to pull off a lot of the moves through the towns like we did. Sometimes it's like a video game this time of year. I'm looking forward to the next couple of races though and the form is really good and the motivation for myself is definitely good as well. I think great things are to come."

-Peterson's PR Team