Tour of Flanders and Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda ...

Great week-end for Vittoria and its sponsored riders!
Belgium's premier race, Tour of Flanders, featuring 16 steep climbs, many of which are over bone-jarring cobbles, was won yesterday by local favorite Stijn Devolder (Quick Step) who retained his Tour of Flanders title, finishing nearly a minute ahead of second place Heinrich Haussler of Cervélo Test Team, sponsored by Vittoria. Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) finished third.
Haussler won the sprint for second place after a great attack in the last kilometer that was marred by a nasty crash on the final straight into Meerbeke. That crash involved Cervélo's Thor Hushovd who was taken to hospital to be checked over. Hushovd was disappointed and said "that he would have won the sprint for 3rd place without the crash."

Pavè Evo CG
Paris-Roubaix trial with the Cervèlo Test Team

The Paris - Roubaix will take place Sunday April 12th, one of the hardest and most famous cycling races, because of the typical pavè pavement, which tests the riders abilities and also our tires.
We were with the Cervélo Test Team, testing the tires on pavè in Belgium in order to prepare the team for this important race.
A great experience, and our Pavè Evo CG passed the test with flying colors! It's a tire created for cycling on any road surface (including pavè and asphalt), especially suitable for racers in the North European classic races. 
We made a short video to make you understand the typical atmosphere of such a competition as the Paris- Roubaix...go and watch it!

Settimana Lombarda
LPR controls the Italian race

Team LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini controlled the opening day and the second stage of the Settimana Ciclista Lombarda in Brignano Gera d'Adda, Italy. The Italian team won the 18.5-kilometre team time trial by six seconds over Katusha and 23 over Rabobank Continental, another Vittoria sponsored team which placed third!
The team's sprinter, Alessandro Petacchi, was first over the line and took the leader's jersey.
He continued the successful run for team LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini with the stage two win in the Settimana Ciclista Lombarda today in Calcinate, Italy.

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Cycling's traditional focus on winning races results in the riders being shielded as much as possible from anything that could interfere with this goal, including sometimes cycling fans. While racing is also important for the Cervélo TestTeam, its two other goals - Product development and Fan access - carry equal weight.
The newest way for the TestTeam to improve fan access is through TestTeamTravel, which will give fans the full pro treatment with the opportunity to get closer than you've ever been to both the action and the riders. TestTeamTravel packages are now available for the Classics and the Giro d'Italia. Packages for the Tour de France will be available soon.

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Open Corsa Evo CX awarded at the Bici dell'Anno 2009 

Today we were at the awards ceremony for the "Bici dell'Anno 2009" (the bike of the year 2009), a renowned competition sponsored by a famous monthly magazine in Italy, "Ciclismo".
After last year’s success with the first prize for Mavic, this year we double it up with Vittoria and Mavic.
Our new Open Corsa Evo CX 320 TPI won a deserved second place while Mavic won the third place with the Cosmic Carbone Ultimate wheels.
We come back home prideful for this great ceremony!

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New World Champion on Vittoria Evo Pista CL

Last night New Zealand’s Alison Shanks, Vittoria sponsored athlete, won the Gold medal - woman’s 3000m individual pursuit - at the UCI World Championships in Poland.
Of course using Vittoria Pista Evo CL!
Second place for Wendy Houvenaghel (Great Britain), also her running on Vittoria tubulars!!!
"It felt good today," said Shanks. "We went out there with a game plan to ride my own race for the first six laps to make sure I had enough left in the tank to race in the second half and it worked tonight.
"Over the past few years I have always gone faster in the second round and I realised that if I nailed it technically and didn't blow myself up, that I would be able to fight for it in the last four laps where it counts," she added.

Milano-Sanremo - Vittoria on the podium with the Cervélo TestTeam
Haussler 2nd and Hushovd 3rd

Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia - Highroad) narrowly beat Heinrich Haussler and Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) in yesterday's Milano-Sanremo.
Jean-Paul van Poppel, one of the Sports Director's for todays race commented, "Heinrich started out early to bring Thor into the best position, but he actually went so hard that nobody could hold his wheel at that moment. He slowed down at 100 m and Cavendish was on his way in and just nailed him down within the last 50 m.
"It was all in the game where you look for an opportunity in the moment. Except for Cavendish, if Heinrich could have held for one more second, he would have won. But that was the race."
Many compliments guys!

Tour de France: the teams selected

Six of the Vittoria sponsored teams are participating in the Tour de France 2009. The Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) has announced the wild-card invitations to the 2009 Tour and included the new Cervèlo TestTeam in its short list.
"That's extremely good news for us and it is a great honor to get the trust from the Tour de France organizer to be part of the 2009 Tour," said Thomas Campana, Managing Sport Director. "We are looking forward to defending the title of Carlos Sastre. It's a great day here for us today."
Cervelo TestTeam will take part at this great road race with other important teams sponsored by Vittoria . Lampre - N.G.C., Rabobank, Cofidis - Le Crédit en Ligne, Garmin - Slipstream, Euskaltel - Euskadi all have already showed their supremacy during the beginning of this cycling season.
The Tour de France 2009 starts on July 4 in Monaco and ends on July 26 in Paris at the Champs-Elysees. Stay tuned for updates!

Vittoria on the podium at the Tirreno-Adriatico

Mark Cavendish won the final stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico Tuesday in San Benedetto del Tronto in a bunch sprint over Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream) and Baden Cooke (Vacansoleil), two Vittoria sponsored athletes!
Thanks to Corsa Evo CX Vittoria continues to take great results and we are very proud of that!
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) arrives second to Michele Scarponi (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli), finished 25 seconds back in the final general classification.
An other great result! Now we have only to wait for the Milano-Sanremo that will take place next week-end in Italy.
Stay tuned for updates!

Tirreno Adriatico (Stage 3): great victory for Ferrar
Giro del Mendrisiotto: Konovalovas wins on solo attack

A sunny week end full of great results here in Italy!
Tyler Farrar won the third stage of Italy's Tirreno-Adriatico Friday in a sprint finish over the world's best sprinters. The American of Garmin-Slipstream over-powered Mark Cavendish (Columbia-Highroad), Enrico Rossi (Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce) and Robbie McEwen (Katusha) at the end of a 166-kilometre stage from Fucecchio to Santa Croce sull'Arno. Our Corsa Evo CX continues to show their supremacy!
Yesterday Ignatas Konovalovas won Giro del Mendrisiotto solo when he attacked last hill after a breakaway of 19 riders which had six Cervélo TestTeam riders in it. Martin Reimer was 3rd in the group sprint at the finished ending in 4th place overall, just off the podium.
Many compliments guys!