The 97th edition of the Tour de France begins Saturday, July 3, and will cover 21 stages (1 prologue, 9 flat stages, 6 mountain stages with 3 summit finishes, 4 medium mountain stages and 1 long individual time trial) before it ends 3,600 km later in Paris on July 25.
The Tour kicks off this year in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, and crosses into Belgium before coming to France, where it remains until the finish in Paris. Out of a pre-selected pool of twelve riders, nine will be chosen for the 2010 Cervélo TestTeam Tour de France roster.
“We are very pleased to be a part of the Tour de France 2010,” said Joop Alberda, General Manager, Cervélo TestTeam. “It will definitely be an interesting and challenging race. We have a good mix of riders in this team, and we will have several options. The recovery of some riders will decide our final selection. To race the Tour de France, everyone needs to be 100% fit.”
Pre-selection Cervélo TestTeam – Tour de France 2010
Philip Deignan (IRL)
Xavier Florencio (ESP)
Volodimir Gustov (UKR)
Heinrich Haussler (GER)
Jeremy Hunt (GBR)
Thor Hushovd (NOR)
Andreas Klier (GER)
Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)
Daniel Lloyd (GBR)
Brett Lancaster (AUS)
Carlos Sastre (ESP)
Xavier Tondo (ESP)
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