Cycling Pro Road & Mtb

Lewis aims to climb higher with HTC-Highroad in 2011

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Parent Category: Cycling Pro Road & Mtb

Category: News 2010

Published on Monday, 06 December 2010 18:17

Written by Luca Salvatelli

After three seasons with the team, American rider Craig Lewis will keep his climbing and time trialing talent with HTC-Highroad in 2011. Lewis has excelled as a domestique for HTC-Highroad teammates since 2008, and his strong results in races like Paris-Nice, the Dauphiné Libéré, the Tour de l'Avenir, and the Giro d'Italia show his competitiveness amongst the world's best stage racers.

"Craig showed some good improvement in 2010, by finishing the Giro d' Italia," commented Team Manager Rolf Aldag. "He made another strong step forward in his personal development. And he is a very reliable team player, always ready to help his team leaders in the interest of the team success. We expect him to be one of our key riders when it comes to long climbs in one-day classics and hard stages races. Craig was very close to win a stage in the 2010 Giro, which gives him the confidence that he is able to stay with the best."

"I'm very happy to be back with HTC for a fourth year," added Lewis. It has been amazing to see everything we have accomplished in such a short period, and I can't wait to see how we will better it in 2011."