Stepping up - The Chris Horner diary

From being the USA's top domestic rider for several years to riding for a ProTour team in the Tour de France, Chris Horner is always on the up.

A talented all-rounder, Chris had a successful year Saunier Duval-Prodir in 2005, and is now riding for Davitamon-Lotto. As one of the team's key men in the Vuelta, Horner will be detailing his progress in this special diary for Cyclingnews during the race.

2006 entries - the Vuelta a España

September 17: Three from three
September 16: A little taste of home
September 15: Getting ready for the TT
September 14: Team-mates got me through
September 13: Total chaos
September 12: The psychological warfare involved in peeing
September 10: Looking for a rest day
September 9: TT Time
September 8: Lucky 13
September 7: Karma?
September 6: A delirious idiot
September 5: Form is coming around
September 3: A tall order
September 2: Another big loss
September 1: Looks can be deceiving
August 31: It's the little things that count
August 30: Survival in the mountains
August 29: Calm before the storm
August 28: A long, hot day
August 27: Real racing
August 26: Groundhog Day

2005 entries - the Tour de France

July 30: Tour de Chris
July 20: Looking for more opportunities
July 17: Was that a strategy?!
July 15 - McDonalds & more mountains
July 12-14 - Le Mountains
July 9-10 - Not what it could have been & Fast times at Tour de France High
July 4-8 - Grand Tour Time & Wet and Wild

Previous Cyclingnews interviews with Chris Horner

June 29, 2005: I am going to the Tour
June 4, 2005: "I need to do the Tour"
January 8, 2005: Tooting his own Horner - Part I & Part II
July, 2003 - Success, Saturn and San Francisco

September 17: Three from three
September 16: A little taste of home
September 15: Getting ready for the TT
September 14: Team-mates got me through
September 13: Total chaos
September 12: The psychological warfare involved in peeing
September 10: Looking for a rest day
September 9: TT Time
September 8: Lucky 13
September 7: Karma?
September 6: A delirious idiot
September 5: Form is coming around
September 3: A tall order
September 2: Another big loss
September 1: Looks can be deceiving
August 31: It's the little things that count
August 30: Survival in the mountains
August 29: Calm before the storm
August 28: A long, hot day
August 27: Real racing
August 26: Groundhog Day