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TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO – WOMEN: Huge week for the Garmin-Cervélo women’s team with seven medals at the National Championships..

ITALY: Noemi Cantele did the double by taking both the road race and the time trial. Cantele outsprinted Tatiana Guderzo to win her first elite road championship title.

UNITED KINGDOM: Lizzie Armitstead won the women’s British RR National Championships outsprinting Nicole Cooke, with Sharon Laws and Emma Pooley (Garmin-Cervelo) in third and fourth place, while Lucy Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) took 6th, 2nd in U23.

“Cervélo TestTeam had a huge role in improving this aero jersey together with Castelli, and we believe them; its fit is one of the best we’ve ever encountered for racing and performance riding”

We’d like to give Cervélo a pat on the back for their TestTeam initiative, whereby they’ve created a model for racers to give useful feedback to their sponsors which can then be used to make better products. It’s a concept that Italian clothing makers Castelli have embraced and we believe their kit is markedly improved, from top to bottom, because of it.

We’ve spent the last month in three pairs of Castelli shorts (Body Paint, Free Aero Race and Presto) and two jerseys (Aero Race and Team Castelli), and can’t do anything less than rave about the fit and function of these pieces.

Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) won the Giro della Toscana yesterday in a six-man sprint to earn his first victory of the season. The 24-year-old Irishman bided his time in the finale and came around Italy’s Mauro Santambrogio (BMC)in the final 50 metres for the win. Santambrogio initiated the sprint from 300 metres out and hung on for second place while Colombia’s Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (D’Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo) claimed third. “Christophe and I were in a 10 man group, Christophe took the opportunity to attack, I did my best to block behind but with the strong headwind to the line we caught him with only 300m to the line. Having Christophe in front allowed me to recover enough to take the sprint” said Dan, “It was a beautiful race and made the trip to Tuscany worthwhile for all!”

Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) won the Giro della Toscana yesterday in a six-man sprint to earn his first victory of the season. The 24-year-old Irishman bided his time in the finale and came around Italy’s Mauro Santambrogio (BMC)in the final 50 metres for the win. Santambrogio initiated the sprint from 300 metres out and hung on for second place while Colombia’s Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (D’Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo) claimed third. “Christophe and I were in a 10 man group, Christophe took the opportunity to attack, I did my best to block behind but with the strong headwind to the line we caught him with only 300m to the line. Having Christophe in front allowed me to recover enough to take the sprint” said Dan, “It was a beautiful race and made the trip to Tuscany worthwhile for all!”

The US based Team Exergy, has announced the signing of 3 time U.S. Pro champion Freddie Rodriguez. After a short hiatus from the professional ranks, Fast Freddie is eager to help the new U.S. Continental squad move to the top of the heap.

Freddie’s extensive experience and unquestioned talent will help the team’s stable of neo-pros make the transition to the professional scene as well as adding another finisher to the fold.

Team Exergy is supplied with the complete line of Aero Race products offered by the Castelli custom division. Highly-specialized pieces such as the Aero Race Jersey, Free Aero Bibshort, Aero Glove, Aero Vest, BodyPaint TT suit, and Aero Race Shoecovers were selected by the riders for the clear advantages when racing. Lightweight and close-fitting, all of these products have benefited from rigorous testing in Europe by Cervélo TestTeam and Garmin-Cervélo Team in an attempt to maximize aerodynamics.