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Cervélo TestTeam race preview

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Category: News 2010

Published on Tuesday, 03 August 2010 14:41

Written by Luca Salvatelli

The men are moving this week to northern Europe – to the Post Tour of Denmark while the women will be competing at the Valkenburg Hills Classic and the La Route de France.

Men’s Team

The biggest sporting event on the Danish soil, the 20th edition of the Post Tour of Denmark will kick off this year on August 4 in Holstebor concluding after six stages with five laps on the course of the 2011 Road Race World Championship in Copenhagen. The final sprint will take place at the top of Geels Bakke (Geels Hill). All six stages are quite flat but still challenging due to the wind conditions as well some short but tough climbs on the course.

A strong Cervélo TestTeam will be led by Roger Hammond (GBR), who took third place at the Post Tour of Denmark. There will also be a new name among the eight Cervélo TestTeam riders: The 2009 Swedish time trial champion Alexander Wetterhall will tackle the challenge of the Tour as a stagiaire for the team.

Women’s Team

For the women, from August 8 to 14, the la Route de France is on the schedule. Cervélo TestTeam will ride a prologue and six stages across France from west to east. The team is poised for a strong performance and will also use the race as preparation for the World Championships.

Another group of the women’s team will ride this weekend at the Valkenburg Hills Classic, which is a part of the Holland Ladies Tour series. On August 8 the race will take part in the Valkenburg region and includes the famous Cauberg where the Amstel Gold Race finishes.

04-08-08-08 Post Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark (DEN) 2.HC

Riders Theo Bos (NED)

Íñigo Cuesta (ESP)

Xavier Florencio (ESP)

Roger Hammond (GBR)

Jeremy Hunt (GBR)

Andreas Klier (GER)

Oscar Pujol (ESP)

Alexander Wetterhall (SWE)

Sports Director Jean-Paul Van Poppel (NED)

Stages

04.08.10 Stage 1 Holstebro - Holstebro 175.0 km

05.08.10 Stage 2 Vildbjerg - Randers 170.0 km

05.08.10 Stage 3 Hadsten - Vejle 185.0 km

07.08.10 Stage 4 Nyborg - Odense 100.0 km

07.08.10 Stage 5 Middelfart 19.4 km (ITT)

07.08.10 Stage 6 Hong - Rudersdal VM Ruten 2011 185.0 km

08-08-14-08 La Route de France (FRA) 2.1

Riders Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR)

Charlotte Becker (GER)

Lieselot Decroix (BEL)

Sarah Düster (GER)

Carla Ryan (AUS)

Patricia Schwager (SUI)

Sports Director Egon van Kessel (NED)

Stages

08.08.10 Prologue Lanvollon - Plouha 5.9 km (ITT)

09.08.10 Stage 1 Guingamp - Locmine 116.4 km

10.08.10 Stage 2 Saint Fort - Lavare 129.0 km

11.08.10 Stage 3 Bonneval - Cloyes Sur le Loir 115.8 km

12.08.10 Stage 4 Saint Georges sur Baulche 24.3 km (ITT)

13.08.10 Stage 5 Luxeuile les Bains - Saint Die des Vosges 110.9 km

14.08.10 Stage 6 Saint Die des Vosges - Vittel 118.0 km

08-08 Valkenburg Hills Classic (NED) 1.2

Riders Regina Bruins (NED)

Claudia Häusler (GER)

Emma Pooley (GBR)

Iris Slappendel (NED)

Kirsten Wild (NED)

Sports Director Jens Zemke (GER)

Length 117.0 km

Start 13:00h

Finish ±16:20h