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Published on Monday, 23 August 2010 21:52

Written by Luca Salvatelli

The Vuelta a España will be the main focus in racing this week as the last of 2010’s three Grand Tour’s begins on Saturday. The men’s team will also ride the Tour du Poitou-Charentes and Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée Fenioux while the women’s team will take part at the Omloop Door Middag Humsterland.

Men’s Team

August 24 to 27 a squad from the men’s team will participate in the Tour de Poitou-Charantes. The team has good memories from the 2009 edition when they won top team ranking and had two stage wins with Thor Hushovd (NOR) and Heinrich Haussler (AUS).

The Vuelta a España kicks off on Saturday August 28. Cervélo TestTeam’s nine-rider strong team is focused around Carlos Sastre (ESP) and Thor Hushovd (NOR) and ready to tackle the challenge of the last three week country tour of this season. The team is working for a stage wins and to help Sastre reach the podium in the overall ranking, where he was been three times before. The courses seem to fit him and a strong support team is behind the leader.

Meanwhile with the Vuelta underway, a couple of TestTeam riders will be racing in France at the Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée Fenioux. It is the first start for the talented stagiare Daniel Teklehaymanot from Eritrea in the Cervélo TestTeam outfit and we are confident he will provide great support for the team during this 201.7 km one-day-stage-race in France.

Women’s Team

Another World Championship race is on the women’s schedule this week, on Saturday August 28 with the 7th Edition of Omloop Door Middag Humsterland in the Netherlands. The 133 km long race is a favorite of Cervélo TestTeam’s Kristin Wild (NED) who likes both the course and the competition having finished second in 2004 and then winning it in 2006. An interesting race is in store.

24-08-27-08 Tour du Poitou-Charentes (FRA) 2.1

Riders João Correia (POR)

Volodimir Gustov (UKR)

Jeremy Hunt (GBR)

Ted King (USA)

Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)

Daniel Lloyd (GBR)

Gabriel Rasch (NOR)

Dominique Rollin (CAN)

Sports Director Marcello Albasini (SUI)

Stages

24.08.10 Stage 1 Chalais - Royan 186.3 km

25.08.10 Stage 2 Saint Georges de Didonne - Niort 178.5 km

26.08.10 Stage 3 Quincay - Vouille 95.7 km

26.08.10 Stage 4 Latille - Vouille 22.1 km (ITT)

27.08.10 Stage 5 Niort - Poitiers 197.6 km

28-08 Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland (NED) 1.2

Riders Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR)

Emilie Aubry (SUI)

Charlotte Becker (GER)

Regina Bruins (NED)

Sarah Düster (GER)

Iris Slappendel (NED)

Kirsten Wild (NED)

Sports Director Egon van Kessel (NED)

Length 133.0 km

Start 12:30h

Finish ±15:00h

28-08-19-09 Vuelta a España (ESP) HIS

Riders Theo Bos (NED)

Íñigo Cuesta (ESP)

Philip Deignan (IRL)

Stefan Denifl (AUT)

Xavier Florencio (ESP)

Thor Hushovd (NOR)

Oscar Pujol (ESP)

Carlos Sastre (ESP)

Xavier Tondo (ESP)

Sports Director Phillippe Mauduit (FRA)

Alex Sans Vega (ESP)

Jens Zemke (GER)

Stages

28.08.10 Stage 1 Seville - Seville 13.0 km (TTT)

29.08.10 Stage 2 Alcalá de Guadaira - Marbella 173.7 km

30.08.10 Stage 3 Marbella - Malaga 157.3 km

31.08.10 Stage 4 Malaga - Valdepenas de Jaén 183.8 km

01.09.10 Stage 5 Guadix - Lorca 198.8 km

02.09.10 Stage 6 Caravaca de la Cruz - Murcia 151.0 km

03.09.10 Stage 7 Murcia - Orihuela 187.1 km

04.09.10 Stage 8 Villena - Xorret de Cati 190.0 km

05.09.10 Stage 9 Calpe - Alcoy 187.7 km

07.09.10 Stage 10 Tarragona - Vilanova I la Geltrú 175.7 km

08.09.10 Stage 11 VilanovaIla I la Geltrú - Andorra 208.4 km

09.09.10 Stage 12 Andorra la Vella - Lleida 172.5 km

10.09.10 Stage 13 Rincón de Soto - Burgos 196.0 km

11.09.10 Stage 14 Burgos - Pena Cabarga 178.0 km

12.09.10 Stage 15 Solares - Lagos de Covadonga 181.4 km

13.09.10 Stage 16 Gijón - Cotobello 181.4 km

15.09.10 Stage 17 Penafiel - Penafiel 46.0 km (ITT)

16.09.10 Stage 18 Valladolid - Salamanca 148.9 km

17.09.10 Stage 19 Piedrahita - Toledo 231.2 km

18.09.10 Stage 20 San Martín de Valdeighlesias - Bola del Mundo 172.1 km

19.09.10 Stage 21 San Sebastián de los Reyes - Madrid 85.0 km

29-08 Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée Fenioux (FRA) 1.1

Riders Davide Appollonio (ITA)

João Correia (POR)

Jeremy Hunt (GBR)

Daniel Lloyd (GBR)

Joaquin Novoa (ESP)

Gabriel Rasch (NOR)

Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI)

Alexander Wetterhall (SWE)

Sports Director Marcello Albasini (SUI)

Length 201.7 km

Start 11:45h

Finish ±16:42h