GPS Kids | Team Garmin: Getting ready to roll in Rotterdam

Hard to believe, but we’re 10 days away from the biggest event on Team Garmin’s professional cycling calendar. The best in the sport will gather in Rotterdam before cruising through Belgium as a preface to a month of touring France with an eye on the podium in Paris. In anticipation of an exciting month, the team is sponsoring a contest in which lucky winners will have a shot at great prizes such as a Team Garmin Felt, <a href="http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2010/03/argyle-style-for-gps kids watch-with-team-garmin-versions-of-edge-500-and-n%C3%BCvi-.html” target=”_blank”>argyle Edge 500 or other amazing products for accurately predicting the team’s Tour roster. Visit Team Garmin’s Facebook page for details. While you’re there, be sure to check out the recent string of impressive results. For the third year in a row, the argyle armada came out on top at the Delta Tour of Zeeland as Tyler Farrar repeated as champion in his tuneup for the Tour. And just this week, Aussie phenom Jack Bobridge won the Ruddervoorde race in Belgium!

While they’re racing, Team Garmin turns to Edge 500 for real-time data and post-ride analysis. But what specifically do they focus on when using the Edge in training and competition? Garmin blogger Jake (@JakesJournal on Twitter) hooked up with Bicycling Magazine recently and sat down with Tom Danielson for a pro’s perspective on this popular gps kids watch device that’s popping up on handlebars around the peloton.

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