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US Hour Record-Man
Pez Cyclingnews, Edmond Hood, 26 September 2016
Posted by: Bitossi
Tom Zirbel – along with David Zabriskie and Taylor Phinney – has been one of the ‘big three’ of US time trialling for almost a decade; but ‘all good things must come to an end’ and the big man from Clear Lake, Iowa who was 2013 National TT Champion has decided to call ‘time’ on his career.
Tom Zirbel to retire after 2016 season
CyclingNews, Pat Malach, 29 January 2016
Posted by: Bitossi
Tom Zirbel has been a fixture in the US domestic cycling scene for nearly a decade, but the 37-year-old who won the US time trial championship in 2013 told Cyclingnews recently that 2016 will be his final season in the pro peloton.
PEZ Talk: Tom Zirbel
Pez Cyclingnews, Edmond Hood, 22 November 2014
Posted by: Bitossi
At 36 years-of-age Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies’ Tom Zirbel isn’t getting any younger but it took Worlds TT medallist Taylor Phinney to wrest the 2013 stars and stripes TT jersey off the big man’s back. He was well in the picture in every TT he rode in 2014 as well as being runner-up in the NRC calendar.
Confident Prior To USPro
podiuminsight.com, Lyne Lamoureux, 29 May 2011
Posted by: lucybears
Two months since his return to racing, on the eve before the big test, the US Pro Time Trial, Tom Zirbel was relaxed and ready.
The last time he took part (2009), Zirbel finished second and followed that up with a fourth place at the World TT Championships.
"The only thing I’m certain of is that I didn’t knowingly put something in my body that was illegal"
velonation.com, Shane Stokes, 1 May 2011
Posted by: lucybears
After over a year and a half away from racing, US time trial specialist Tom Zirbel has secured a contract to race with the Jamis/Sutter Home team for the remainder of the season. The team will ride the Tour of California, and will try to secure a place for him in the race.
"they should start using singing telegrams"
pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 11 December 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Things were looking pretty rosy for Tom Zirbel at the end of 2009. He'd won stages at Nature Valley, Fitchburg, the Cascade Classic, Elk Grove and he'd placed fourth in the Worlds TT in Mendrisio. The ink was dry on a nice crisp contract with Garmin...but then disaster struck.
"It’s pretty difficult to try to convince someone that you are innocent"
cyclingnews.com, Kirsten Frattini, 2 March 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Tom Zirbel decided to retire from professional cycling last week after receiving a two-year suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency. The time trial specialist tested positive for Dehydroepiandrosterone from a urine sample taken by USADA following the USPro Championships.
Riding the wave of support
podiuminsight.com, Lyne Lamoureux, 9 January 2010
Posted by: lucybears
On December 27, Tom Zirbel announced that his A sample from the USA Professional Time Trial Championships tested positive for exogenous DHEA. The B sample results are still pending while Zirbel waits, riding the wave of support as he calls it.
Waiting is the hardest part
velonews.competitor.com, Brian Holcombe, 29 December 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Tom Zirbel announced Sunday that he had tested positive for DHEA following the USA Cycling Professional Individual Time Trial Championships in August. The 2009 National Racing Calendar champion proclaimed his innocence and asked that his “B” sample be tested.
Oh so close
velonews.com, Andrew Hood, 25 September 2009
Posted by: lucybears
It was oh-so-close for Tom Zirbel in the elite men’s world time trial championship Thursday, who rode to an impressive fourth place against the best chrono-men in the world.
Man of the Day
pezcyclingnews.com, Jered Gruber, 25 September 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Just hours before he set out on his incredible 4th place ride in the worlds time trial this Thursday in Mendrisio, Switzerland, we interviewed Tom Zirbel, who was surely the story of the day. In one of those rare moments, we can look back at his pre-race words and smile.
"I'm gonna get better and better"
pezcyclingnews.com, Nathan Rand, 20 January 2009
Posted by: lucybears
From the day PEZ chased Tom Zirbel at the Tour of California, we were keen to get an interview with the big man himself, so we sat down for a warm cup of coffee on a chilly 30 degree morning with Tom Zirbel to learn what makes this time trial machine tick.
"There’s not much draft happening behind a guy like Levi"
uscyclingreport.com, Amy Bush, 29 October 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Whether staying ahead of the chase on Stage 7 of this year’s Amgen Tour of California before getting caught on the final lap or giving Dave Zabriskie a run for his money at the US ITT Championships, Tom Zirbel puts in a full effort each time he races.
“race the best and biggest races”
roadbikereview.com, Lyne Lamoureux, 19 September 2008
Posted by: lucybears
The 2008 road season is coming to a close, and with it, comes time of looking back and thinking about the future. I caught up with Tom Zirbel of the Bissell Pro Cycling Team on the eve of the Tour of Missouri where we chatted about his season and his wish to go “race the best and biggest races” in Europe.
"The human mind is pretty amazing"
fascatcoaching.com, Frank Overton, 26 February 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Bissell's Tom Zirbel finished eighth in the Tour of California Solvang Time Trial, 1:24 behind Leipheimer. Zirbel bested teammate Ben Jacques-Maynes by one second, giving that team two top-ten results on the day.
Healthy and aiming for the time trial
roadbikereview.com, Lyne Lamoureux, 22 February 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Time trial specialist Tom Zirbel, on his third year with Bissell Pro Cycling team, is starting the year healthy and is focusing for the Amgen Tour of California Time Trial.
"Off to Oregon"
cyclingupdate.com, 25 July 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Tom Zirbel burst onto the US pro cycling scene in 2006 for the fledgling Priority Health Cycling Team with a breakthrough 4th place time trial at Nationals and podiums at Valley of the Sun, Tour de Nez and the Cascade Classic.
"Yada, yada, now I race for a living"
Cyclingupdate.com, 13 March 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Tom Zirbel, a.k.a “Thor” burst onto the US pro cycling scene in 2006 for the fledgling Priority Health Cycling Team with a breakthrough 4th place time trial at Nationals and podiums at Valley of the Sun, Tour de Nez and the Cascade Classic.
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