San Luis Obispo, CA – 6th August 2010 – The HTC-Columbia women’s team will target their third Route de France overall victory in as many years at this year’s six-stage race beginning Sunday. HTC-Columbia rider Kim Anderson successfully fought to take home the yellow jersey as the overall winner on 2009, and teammate Luise Keller of Germany was the overall victor in 2008.

“And Judith Arndt, who placed second overall at the Giro d’Italia Femminile, is in great form for this year’s Route de France,” commented sports director Ronny Lauke. “Plus we’ll have two-time 2009 Route de France stage winner Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, so we’ll have many opportunities for success in the coming week.”

HTC-Columbia for 2010 Route de France:
Judith Arndt [GER];
Kim Anderson [USA];
Emilia Fahlin [SWE];
Luise Keller [GER];
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg [GER];
Adrie Visser [HOL]