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The 2008 Tour de France winner, Carlos Sastre (ESP) has still not confirmed his participation in the 2010 Tour de France. The Spanish rider is still recovering from the crashes he had during the Giro d’Italia last month. Medical analysis is now underway and Sastre is currently awaiting the results.

Cervélo TestTeam rider Thor Hushovd will make his comeback at the Tour de Suisse after breaking his collarbone during a training ride in Italy at the beginning of May. The Norwegian sprint-ace has been back in training for the last couple of weeks and is now focusing on the Tour de Suisse which will kick off on Saturday, June 12th in Lugano, Switzerland.

At Castelli, we put all the effort into making the most performance-enhancing clothing, from weather protection to comfort and speed, to give our riders an innovative edge in their way for victory. Each and every day, we set out to create tomorrow’s revolutionary futuristic clothing. Let’s have a look at the Pocket Liner Rain jacket. You might think that being the lightest waterproof cycling jacket ever—weighing in at just 170 grams—would be big news. But it’s not. Let’s start with waterproofness, this jacket is 100% waterproof, including full seam sealing and waterproof zippers. The 170-gram weight doesn’t mean compromising breathability, as this three-layer waterproof fabric is among the most breathable ever. The stretch “plissé” folded panels will help make this jacket fit closer to the body and reduce flapping in the wind. The front opening has five velcro patches so that the rider quickly can close the jacket as coming over the top of the pass in the Dolomites, and then fix the zipper to really close it up later. To ensure the performance of the Pocket Liner jacket, Castelli has performed a variety of laboratory tests, and in the field with the Cervélo TestTeam. Never before has there been ...

Cervélo TestTeam’s Emma Pooley (GBR) stays in the lead at the Tour de l’Aude, 2:49 ahead of today’s stage winner Katheryn Mattis (USA- US-National Team) who is also currently second in the GC ranking (USA). Pooley, who finished sixth today, and the team once again controlled the 104,5km fifth stage around Amélie les Bains.

Under wet and cold conditions, very similar to last year’s Santa Rosa finish, Brett Lancaster (Aus) rose to the occasion today to out sprint Peter Sagan (Svk – Liquigas-Doimo) and claim the second stage victory and the race’s GC leader position. Lars Boom (Ned-Robobank) finished in third place.