Theo Bos (NED) left the hospital yesterday evening after his crash in the time trial in the Vuelta a España. “I was focused on my time trial position and didn’t see the motorbike that was parked at the side of the road,” said Bos. “It was a hard and painful crash but I am really glad that there is nothing broken.” “Theo has contusions on his upper and lower back and hematomas on … [Read more...]
Haussler To Race As An Australian, Not German
July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Cervelo Test Team rider Heinrich Haussler announced on Wednesday that he was giving up his German citizenship in order to compete as an Australian. The 26-year-old grew up with dual citizenship in Australia as the son of an Australian mother and a German father. He moved to Germany at the age of 14 and has been riding with a German license. "It was not an easy decision to give up my … [Read more...]
Sastre’s Tour de France Fate To Be Known Later In The Week
June 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, June 7, 2010 (AFP) - Cervelo Test team said that a decision on whether 2008 Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre races in this year's renewal will be made later this week, it announced on Monday. The 35-year-old Spaniard had looked to be a certain starter earlier on Monday but a statement issued later cast some doubt as to whether he would be selected for the July 3-25 race. … [Read more...]
Cervelo Test Team Race Preview
May 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The men head to the Tour of California; the women defend their Tour de l'Aude title 11-May-2010: With the Giro d’Italia in full swing, another group from the men’s team is looking forward to the Amgen Tour of California, while the women’s team will defend their title in the season highlight, the Tour de l’Aude. Men’s Team The 2010 Amgen Tour of California, America’s most … [Read more...]
Cervelo Test Team Race Preview – April 13-20, 2010
April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Carlos Sastre starts in Amstel Gold Race as Ardennes Classics open 12-Apr-2010: With the cobbled classics over, we now head straight into the Ardennes classics and the Amstel Gold Race among other important races this week. Men’s Team The men’s team starts a five-day stage race on Wednesday, April 14, with the 25th edition of Vuelta a Castilla y León in northern Spain. Cervélo … [Read more...]
Cervélo TestTeam To Use Bodyflow
April 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
La Chaux-de-Fonds: After becoming the first professional cycling team to conduct its own research on the effectiveness of the technology in 2009, Cervélo TestTeam will provide the riders during the races with a portable Bodyflow device in 2010. Bodyflow, an Australian company, launched its product globally in November 2008. The device works by using electro-stimulation to speed up the action … [Read more...]
Hushovd 2nd, Hammond 4th at Paris Roubaix
April 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
11-Apr-2010: Cervélo TestTeam’s Thor Hushovd (NOR) finished second today in the 108th edition of Paris Roubaix. Teammate Roger Hammond (GBR) came in fourth. The winner, Swiss champion Fabian Cancellera (Saxo Bank) rode solo into the velodrome at Roubaix finishing two minutes ahead of Hushovd and Juan Flecha (ESP-Team Sky), who took third. “In the team meeting we agreed we needed someone … [Read more...]
Cervelo TestTeam Announces Paris-Roubaix Team
April 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The spring races continue this week, with the legendary Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, April 11. On the ladies’ side, the weekend in Drenthe is just ahead, with the World Cup event Ronde van Drenthe and two other races. Men’s Team From April 6 through April 9, the team participates in La Sarthe, a five-stage race in four days that takes place in Pays de la Loire, in the western part of France. … [Read more...]
Theo Bos Wins Last Stage of Tour of Murcia
March 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
07-Mar-2010: Theo Bos (NED) won his second race of the season today in the final 121 kilometre stage to Murcia. The Cervélo TestTeam rider was faster than Graeme Brown (AUS - Rabobank) and Daniel Schorn (AUS-Team NetApp) in the sprint. Frantisek Rabon (CZE - HTC-Columbia) finished safely in the peloton on this final flat stage to win the Tour of Murcia. "The race was a short stage, only 121.1 … [Read more...]
Cervelo Test Team Race Preview
March 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
04-Mar-2010: The season's first major European stage races - Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico will be the focus of the TestTeam for the next eleven days. But before they begin those the team will participate in Italy, this Saturday at the Montepaschi Strade Bianche. Held annually in the Tuscany region, near Siena, the Montepaschi Strade Bianche is famous for the 70 kilometres of gravel roads … [Read more...]