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When Johan Van Summeren and Fabian Cancellara staged their famous pursuit match in the final kilometers of Paris-Roubaix on a hot, dusty, dry April day in Hell, the Belgian had something special on his side against the Swiss powerhouse – a critical piece of kit that might have been the difference between sweet cobble kissing victory and a late catch by the dominant force on the pave this spring – the Castelli Sanremo Speedsuit.

It’s a heady claim, but Castelli’s ingeniously designed short/jersey combo slash skinsuit is claimed to save a rider significant time: 10-15 watts at 40 km/h. With a rapidly emptying rear tire, following a huge effort in the break, Van Summeren was certainly not hindered by his choice of clothing on the day.

The Core Mesh base layer is perfect for a large range of temperatures for improved moisture management during warmer Spring races to hot days in France in July.

Team Garmin-Cervelo will head into the Tour of Flanders with three strong names consisting of Tyler Farrar, Thor Hushovd and Heinrich Haussler.

Despite strength in numbers they are well aware that the man to beat will Fabian Cancellara, but Farrar, who finished fourth last year, is confident that the team can play all their cards in a bid to not just stop Cancellara, but also win the team’s first Classic.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad kicked off the 2011 Belgian road classic cycling season.

Garmin-Cervélo had three riders in the top fifty on Saturday, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, with Martijn Maaskant claiming the team’s best placing in 7th followed by Thor Hushovd in 33rd and Andreas Klier in 34th. The following day in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne things were looking good as the race came down to a bunch sprint but Tyler Farrar got boxed in as the sprint opened up and manage 4th place.

Excellent start to the year for the Garmin-Cervélo Team. After Cameron Meyer’s overall victory in Tour Down Under, Tyler Farrar’s two stage wins in Trofeo Palma de Mallorca, Heinrich Haussler was outsprinting everyone today taking his second stage win in Tour of Qatar, plus claiming the gold leader’s jersey.