Team Race Preview – October 1 – October 4, 2009
The last highlight of the season, the World Championships, took place last week and Cervélo TestTeam riders performed very well for their respective countries with 5 top ten spots including one championship title for Kristin Armstrong Savola (Women’s Elite Time Trial). However, as the season heads towards a close, there are still some competitions left to participate in this autumn.

On October 1, seven of our riders will take part in the Circuit Franco Belge. The race is a UCI category 2.1, and this is its 69^th edition. It covers, over the course of four stages, regions of France and Belgium. We will be there to ride hard and hopefully win a stage.

Headed by German Champion Martin Reimer (DEU) and the Vuelta stage winner Philip Deignan (IRL) the team will be competing in Sparkasse Giro Münsterland, one of the most famous one day stage races in Germany. Located in the Warendorf and Müster regions, the race takes place on October 3, which is also German National Day.

In addition to our racing activities, Edward Carrington "Ted" King (USA) is participating in the Dempsey Challenge Charity Bike Ride this weekend. Other American professional cyclists also taking part include George Hincapie and David Zabriskie.

“The Dempsey Challenge is a fundraising experience for The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine,” explained Ted King. ”Comprised of various cycling distances (10, 25, 50 and 100 miles), and a 5K (3.1 mile) run/walk, participants are encouraged to raise funds as they prepare for The Dempsey Challenge. The Dempsey Center provides high-quality education, support and wellness services to patients, survivors and caregivers. It is an honour for me to support this Center by participating in this bike ride.”


Circuit Franco-Belge 2.1, Cervélo TestTeam line-up:
Volodymyr Hustov
Roger Hammond
Brett Daniel Lancaster
Daniel Lloyd
Jeremy Hunt
Dominique Rollin
Oscar Pujol Muñoz


Sparkassen Münsterland Giro 1.1, Cervélo TestTeam line-up:
Philip Deignan
Serge Pauwels
Martin Reimer
Marcel Wyss
Ignatas Konovalovas
Daniel Fleeman
Joaquín Novoa Méndez





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Hushovd's Tour bike at Cycle 2009 show

Hushovd intends to defend his green jersey
Cervélo TestTeam rider Thor Hushovd (NOR) is planning to return to the Tour de France next year to defend the green jersey he won in this year’s race. In the past few days some misunderstandings have arisen regarding Thor Hushovd’s goals for 2010, but the Norwegian rider intends to participate. Hushovd and Cervélo TestTeam consider defending that jersey one of their major goals for 2010.

“Winning the green jersey was my major objective for 2009, and 2010 will be no different," said Hushovd. "I love the Tour de France. Given the level of competition for the green, it will no doubt be a great fight in 2010 and I am looking forward to it. I am going to change some things in my program next year, to be in top form at the Worlds, since next year’s race suits me better than this year’s course in Mendrisio.”

Hushovd will be present on October 14 at the presentation of the 2010 Tour de France.



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Hammond finishes 8th in Stage 1 Circuit Franco-Belge
The first stage of the four stage Circuit Franco-Belge was a long one at 213.6 km. Today's stage began in Templeuve, just over the French border and finished in Belgium in Mouscron.

"Early in today's stage there was a breakaway of 3 riders. The group managed a gap of more than 5 minutes after 25 km," said
Sports Director Marcello Albasini. "The maximum gap finally reached almost ten minutes but around the 150 km mark, the group came together. What followed then were a number of attacks though non of our riders were involved. The finale saw a bunch sprint with the stage victory going today to Tyler Farrar (Garmin) in front of Danilo Napolitano (Team Katusha) and Tom Boonen (Quickstep). We tried set up a sprint for Roger Hammond and he ended up in 8^th position. Our goal is to win a stage during this race and to prepare our riders for the important upcoming races - the Paris Tours and the Giro di Lombardia."

Tomorrow's stage, also long at 225.7 km, begins in France in Maubeuge and ends in Poperinge in West Flanders, in the Flemish region of Belgium.



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Lloyd has best result, Hammond crashes
Stage two of Circuit Franco Belge was another long ride today at 225.7 km. The race from Maubeuge in France to Poperinge in West Flanders, Belgium had good weather conditions (though overcast) and was won again by Tyler Farrar (Garmin Slipstream) in a bunch sprint that saw him beat Alexandre Usov (Cofidis) and Jimmy Casper (Besson Caussures). The best result today for Cervélo TestTeam was Daniel Lloyd in 45^th position.

"The breaks started today at the 16 km mark with four riders that included Lloyd Mondory, Romain Mathéou, Kris van Melsen and Kevin Boeckmans," said Marcello Albasini, Sports Director. "It went for a long time but was eventually pulled back at around the 65 km mark.

"With 25 km to go the bunch did three laps and at the 15 km mark there was another breakaway of 4 riders that included Jeremy Hunt, but it also did not last for long. Then another breakaway took shape, this time with 2 riders including Roger Hammond and it too didn't last a long time. With about 3 km to go Roger crashed and changed his bike, but he seemed to be okay. Then the bunch sprint started and Tyler Farrar won his second stage. Today's race was long and kind of boring; tomorrow we will try again."

The 178 km third stage tomorrow of the Circuit Franco Belge begins in Antoing and ends in Ichtegm, part of the Wallon region in Belgium.



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Hammond 2nd in stage, 3rd in GC
Roger Hammond sprinted to a 2nd place finish today in the third stage of the Circuit Franco Belge. The 178 km stage, from Antoing to Ichtegem was won by Tom Boonen. Race leader Tyler Farrar finished third and remains the race leader 10 seconds up on Boonen and 18 seconds up on Hammond.

The stormy weather and strong winds played an important role in today's stage. The pace was fast from the beginning of the stage. Seven riders were disqualified at the 60 km mark for being 11 minutes behind the Peloton.

There were also a number of breakaways throughout the race, none that stuck until the last 8 km. The pace is really fast in the final circuit very twisty with lots of traffic islands. A group of 6 riders nevertheless manages to come out of the bunch including
Roger Hammond and Tyler Farrar. They are joined by 3 other riders among them Tom Boonen, Mathew Hayman and Stefan van Dijk.

They continue to widen the gap and several skirmishes take place in the last 3 kilometers. Boonen shows he still has a good legs and takes the stage with a burst of speed. Roger Hammond takes second and Tyler Farrar third who retains the yellow jersey, despite a very turbulent finale.

The weather also caused a lot of falls today notably from Cervélo TestTeam both Jeremy Hunt and Brett Daniel Lancaster dropped out of the race due to crashes and injury, more on that later. For tomorrow’s stage Cervélo TestTeam will ride with only 5 riders.

Tomorrow's final stage is 141 km and travels from Grand Place de Mons to Tournai.



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Also congratulations to Daniel Fleeman who turned 27 today!
Btw, the same date and year as team mate Emma Pooley!!

Reimer's 17th is best result at Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
The Sparkassen Münsterland Giro was won today by Aleksej Saramontins (Team Designa Kokka). The 27-year Latvian rider was part of a break away group of 5 riders that attacked after 22 km of the 198 km stage. The five leaders were Wouter Mol (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team), Thierry Hupond (Skil-Shimano) and Jean Zen (Palmans Cras) and Dirk Mller (Team Nutrixxion-Sparkasse).

The breakaway held until the end of the stage when Saramotins went off alone in the finale keeping just enough ahead to win the race. Mol beat Hupond in the sprint for the second place. Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won the sprint of the peloton, Cervélo TestTeam's German Champion Martin Reimer had the best result today for the team in 17^th position.

"Columbia and Milram were chasing the group for the mass sprint but the group had a big gap and they were not able to chase the group back," explained Philippe Mauduit, making his first appearance as a new Sports Director for the team. "We helped them but we realised that it was not possible so we tried to bring Martin in a good position but Martin made a mistake in the last corner and was not able to sprint for the fifth place.

"The guys worked well, Joaquín Novoa Méndez, Marcel Wyss and Ignatas Konovalovas helped to chase the group back and
Serge Pauwels stayed the whole day with Martin."



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Roger Hammond third in the stage and GC
Roger Hammond finished on the podium today in third spot at the close of the Circuit Franco-Belge. The race also saw
Cervélo TestTeam finish first in the team classification. Today's final stage from Grand Place de Mons to Tournai (147.1 km) was won by Juan José Haedo (Team Saxo Bank) with Yauheni Hutarovich (Française Des Jeux) finishing second.

"It was a similar stage to yesterday's, flat on good roads but with much less wind today" said Marcello Albasini, Sports Director. "Actually, it was a pretty easy stage. The first breakaway with two riders came after 35 km, but nothing dangerous. There were 5 final laps and when we arrived for the first one, the peloton chased the group back and then then there was another group of four riders, they got chased back and then another group of 8 left so it was a pretty active finale. At the end everything came together, Daniel Lloyd worked for Roger in the final giving him a good lead out. Roger finished third today in the stage behind winner Juan Jose Haedo and also third in the GC with Tyler Farrar (Garmin) winning the GC. The team worked very well for him this week and we are satisfied with the results."



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 Heard rumours that Cervelo TestTeam will use Campy in 2010. Has anybody infos on this?

Competitive Cyclist Interbike News

This is the only place anyone has seen this so far.

Cool, might be able to buy a CErvelo next season with a Campagnolo groupset instead of having to buy the frame and build it up! Sweet!

Team Race Preview – October 8-11
The season is nearly at an end. This week several riders will participate in their last races in France. On the schedule are the traditional races Paris-Bourges and Paris-Tours. On Thursday, October 8^th, Cervélo TestTeam, led by
Sports Director Jean-Paul van Poppel, will be at the start of the 193.3 km Paris-Bourges, which runs from Gien to Bourges through the heart of France. On the following Sunday, October 11^th, nearly the same roster will tackle the challenge of the famous classic, the 230 km Paris-Tours.

"In these last classic races our guys can again show their strength," said Sports Director Jean-Paul van Poppel. "Our team will be without Thor Hushovd and Heinrich Haussler, who have already finished their season. But that provides an opportunity for our young riders like German champion Martin Reimer. It is also a great chance for Jeremy Hunt (GBR) and Brett Daniel Lancaster (AUS), as well as Roger Hammond (GBR), who is in excellent form at the moment. We are also prepared with our team for a breakaway, which is often successful in this race."



Paris-Bourges 1.1, Cervélo TestTeam line-up:
Roger Hammond
Dominique Rollin
Brett Daniel Lancaster
Volodymir Gustov
Martin Reimer
Marcel Wyss
Daniel Lloyd
Ole Gabriel Rasch


Paris-Tours 1.HC, Cervélo TestTeam line-up:
Roger Hammond
Dominique Rollin
Jeremy Hunt
Martin Reimer
Daniel Lloyd
Ole Gabriel Rasch
Oscar Pujol Muñoz

Hammond 4th at Paris-Bourges
Continuing his strong late season showing, Roger Hammond finished fourth today at the 193.5 km Paris-Bourges. André Greipel (Team Columbia), won the race with Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank) taking second and Alexandre Usov (Cofidis) placing third.

Cervélo TestTeam was active throughout today's race. After 40 km Dominique Rollin was in a breakaway that stayed ahead for almost 120 km. The group had a maximum gap of 2 minutes but the peloton chased the group back with 11 km to go. In the finale the team prepared to set up the sprint for Martin Reimer. Roger Hammond tried to bring him into the right position but Martin lost Roger's wheel and so Roger ended up in the sprint on his own, finishing fourth. Martin Reimer ended in 8^th position.

"We were a little bit unhappy that Martin lost the wheel, but I think we can be happy that we came in fourth," commented
Jens Zemke, Sports Director.



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Reimer finishes 9th in Paris-Tours
Cervélo TestTeam's completed their racing season today with the Paris-Tours race. It was a day of mixed results for the team today, as the 22-year old and German Champion Martin Reimer finished 9^th overall, but Roger Hammond suffered a crash that put him out of contention for the finish.

"Of course, Paris-Tours is a sprinter's race and it all comes up to the last 25-30 km," said Sports Director Jean-Paul Van Poppel. "From the start we had a lot of action; the bunch was completely stretched out for a long time. There was a breakaway, 10 riders, strong riders, for sure 5 riders who could make it to the finish line. We tried to put a few riders in, but we missed out. Dominique Rollin was just behind with 2 other riders and he was back around 30 m, but he just couldn't get in, so it was a pity. Then, in the feed zone, there was a big crash and Roger Hammond was in that. We were concerned because it looked like he broke his arm or his hand. It was tough. Jeremy Hunt stayed with him; I was not sure he broke his arm so we let him go for a while with Jez (Jeremy Hunt), and after a couple of minutes Roger really showed his character and he fought his way back. He's super angry that it happened because he was in a good chase and after that he was never really back in the race; he came back to the bunch but he didn't have the power. It was a shame for us because he was the best man for us today.

"And then we had Martin - he had a free role today to do whatever he could. He did well. It's a fantastic result to get 9^th at just 22 years old. It is really promising for the future.

"The team did well; they provided good support. I'm really surprised about Oscar Pujol Muñoz. He's a climber and we brought him in because we had some riders who were sick or injured and weren't able to race. He raced to the finish line and was able to do good work for the team.

"So I have big compliments for the whole team, especially for Oscar because it was not a race for his specialty but he showed that he has more than climbing skill today. The last race of the season, and I have mixed feelings. Good for Martin. It is a bit of a shame for Roger - he was really in good shape to do something special today, and it didn't happen for him."

"I went back to get a feed bag and then there was a crash and then for some reason some guys just took ridiculous evasive action and took my front wheel," said Roger Hammond. "As I went over the handlebars, I caught my wrist and damaged something in my wrist and I couldn't put all my weight on the bars which restricted the way I could race.

"I got back into it and then with 6 km to go there was a another big crash which just stopped most of the peloton. It was just one of those days where the race was decided by the crashes rather than how good you are.

"I'm disappointed because I had great legs - I felt really strong. The last few races since the Vuelta have been going really well. I had high hopes for today really. When you have good legs, you're motivated. To have it decided by a crash that's not even your own fault is really frustrating. If you crash yourself - you take risks and crash, well okay. But when you're riding in a straight line on a straight road, well, I don't understand how people can crash like that."

Martin Reimer, whose impressive 9^th place was the best finish for the team said: "It was my first big Classic as a professional and I'm really, really happy."



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Klier and Lloyd extend their contracts
Cervélo TestTeam is pleased to announce that Andreas Klier (DEU) has extended his contract with the team for another two years, until December 2011. Klier, a likable all-rounder, is a very experienced rider, especially in the spring classics. The 33-year-old German was one of the key riders on the team in its first year. Klier had an excellent classics season and has played a significant role in the success of Cervélo TestTeam to date.

"I feel very confident as part of Cervélo TestTeam," said Klier. "Besides riding, we also have the possibility of working together with our partners to help develop our equipment, as well as interacting closely with the public. It is fun to be focused not only on race performances and results, but also on testing new equipment. It is also great to have the chance to work together with such outstanding riders as we have on this team. It is really a pleasure to ride with them."

"We are very pleased that Andreas will be with us at least until 2011. He is a rider who plays an important role on the team. Besides being a terrific person, he brings a lot of experience and cycling skills to our organization. A rider of his caliber can provide expert support for our leaders and serve as a strong mentor to the younger riders," said Thomas Campana, Team Manager.

Daniel Lloyd (GBR) has also extended his contract with the team until 2011. The British rider had an auspicious start to the 2009 season, taking 4th place in the GC at the Tour of Qatar. Lloyd also provided strong support and was an integral part of the team's remarkable success at the Giro d'Italia.

"I am delighted to have signed a contract extension with Cervélo TestTeam. This year they gave me my first opportunity to compete at the top level of the sport," said Daniel Lloyd. "Despite the fact that the team is less than a year old, we already have a great ethos and atmosphere, and I'm really looking forward to continuing with that over the next two seasons. I am already thinking about next year's race goals, and continuing with product development and supporting fan access."

"Daniel is a really strong support rider for the classics group, and he proved at this year's Giro d'Italia that he can also perform the same role in stage races," said Campana. "Daniel is very focused on the success of the team, and that is exactly the kind of rider with whom we want to work."



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Inside Paris-Tours With Cervelo's Dan Lloyd

Fleeman fighting for his future

THY:

Reimer finishes 9th in Paris-Tours
Cervélo TestTeam's completed their racing season today with the Paris-Tours race.

So Cervélo TestTeam haven't completed their season after all?

Team Race Preview – October 15–17
The last week of racing for Cervélo TestTeam’s debut season has begun. On October 15 the Giro del Piemonte, a semi-classic held in the Apennine Mountains in Italy, will take place, with a strong team on the start line. In the race, which was first run in 1906, Cervélo TestTeam squad, including Vuelta a España stage winners Simon Gerrans (AUS) and Philip Deignan (IRL), are ready to put in a great performance over the 190 km from Alba to Cuneo.

Just two days later, one of the monuments of the European cycling calendar and the last event in the UCI World Ranking calendar is on the schedule – the Giro di Lombardia (the “race of the falling leaves”). The first edition was held in 1905 under the name Milan-Milan. It gained its current name in 1907, and this year’s edition will start in Varese and finish in Como.

The team will have the same crew as in the Giro del Piemonte. Beside Simon Gerrans, who was also successful with a stage win at the Giro d’Italia and Philip Deignan, Cervélo TestTeam’s Serge Pauwels (BEL) is another iron in the fire.

This is our last weekly race preview for this season. All the Cervélo TestTeam riders and staff would like to say “Thank you” for your great support this season. The weekly preview will return with the start of the 2010 race season. Meanwhile, we will regularly update our website, www.cervelo.com/team, during the off season.


Giro del Piemonte 1.HC, Cervélo TestTeam line-up:
Simon Gerrans
Philip Deignan
Serge Pauwels
Volodymyr Hustov
Marcel Wyss
Daniel Fleeman
Oscar Pujol Muñoz
Joaquín Novoa Méndez


Giro di Lombardia HIS, Cervélo TestTeam line-up:
Simon Gerrans
Philip Deignan
Serge Pauwels
Volodymir Gustov
Marcel Wyss
Daniel Fleeman
Oscar Pujol Muñoz
Joaquín Novoa Méndez