RIDER 1:

PETACCHI ALESSANDRO

    Height

:

1.84 m

    Weight

:

73 kg

    Date of Birth

:

03.01.1974

    Nationality

:

Italy

    Residence

:

Italy

    Preferences

:

Sprinter

    Major wins

:

2008:
1st place GP Costa degli Etruschi
3 stage wins Volta Andalucia
1 stage win Volta Valencia

2007
2nd place prolog Tour of Qatar (TTT),
3 2nd stage places Tour of Qatar,
1st place GP Costa degli Etruschi,
3 stage victories and winner of overall classification Volta ao Algarve
Vuelta Valenciana: 1 stage victory, 2 2nd, 1 3rd
2nd rank team time trial Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale
3rd Rund um Köln
Lotto-Tour: 3 stage victories, 1 4th rank, 1st final general classification
Giro d'Italia: 5 stage victories, 3 3rd stage ranks, 1st final points classification
Regio Tour: 1 stage win, 1 2nd rank
Vuelta Espana: 2 stage wins, 1 2nd rank, 2 3rd ranks
1st place Paris - Tours (ProTour)

2006: ten victories, winner of overall classification of Niedersachsenrundfahrt
5 stage victories of Niedersachsenrunffahrt, also winner of overall classification
3rd place of third stage Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
2nd place Mailand - San Remo
stage victory of Tirreno - Adriatico, 7th stage
2 2th stage place of Tirreno - Adriatico, 4th und 6th stage
1st place Giro della Provincia di Lucca
2 stage victories Vuelta Valenciana, second and 3th stage
3rd stage place Vuelta Valanciana, first stage
1st place GP Costa degli Etruschi

2005: 28 victories
1st place: Milan -San Remo,
1st place point classification: Vuelta a Espana
4 stages Giro d'Italia
5 stages Vuelta a Espana
1st place: Vuelta Valenciana
2nd place: Tirreno - Adriatico

RIDER 2:

GAJEK ARTUR

    Height

:

1,89 m

    Weight

:

74 kg

    Date of Birth

:

18.04.1985

    Nationality

:

Germany

    Residence

:

Bergisch Gladbach

    Preferences

:

Classic races

    Major wins

:

2004:
2nd rank Rund um Refrath
2nd rank Sparkassen Giro Dortmund

2005:
2nd rank LVM NRW
2nd rank 2 stages Tour of Hungary

2006:
1st rank Omloop Houtland Lichtervelde
1st rank Rund um den Sachsenring

RIDER 3:

KUX CHRISTIAN

    Height

:

1,82 m

    Weight

:

74 kg

    Date of Birth

:

03/05/1985

    Nationality

:

Germany

    Preferences

:

One day races

    Residence

:

Chemnitz

    Major wins

2005:
1st rank Rund um das Muldental

2006:
1st rank U23 National League

2007:
1st rank International German Championships
2nd rank German Championships road U23
1st rank mountain classification Thüringen-Rundfahrt

RIDER 4:

ONGARATO ALBERTO

    Height

:

1,83 m

    Weight

:

68,5 kg

    Date of Birth

:

24/07/1975

    Nationality

:

Italy

    Residence

:

Italy

    Preferences

:

Adjutant

    Major wins

:

6 victories in career

2007:
2nd place prolog Tour of Qatar (TTT)

2005:
1st rank stage Tour de la Région Wallonne
1st rank stage Tour de Luxembourg

2004:
1st rank TTT Coppi & Bartali
1st rank stage Giro del Portogallo

2002:
1st place stage of Alcobendas Classics

2000:
1st place stage Tour of Portugal

RIDER 5:

RIGOTTO ELIA

    Height

:

1,84 m

    Weight

:

74 kg

    Date of Birth

:

04/03/1982

    Nationality

:

Italy

    Residence

:

Italy

    Preferences

:

Allrounder, Sprinter

    Major wins

:

2007:
2nd stage rank and 2nd rank team time trial Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale
3rd stage rank Tour of Austria

2006:
1st stage place Tour Méditerranéen, 5th stage
2nd stage place Settimana Internazionale Coppi & Bartali, first stage

2005:
8th place of stage Giro del Trentino
5th place of stage at Uniqa classic

RIDER 6:

VELO MARCO

    Height

:

1,84 m

    Weight

:

74 kg

    Date of Birth

:

09/03/1974

    Nationality

:

Italy

    Residence

:

Italy

    Preferences

:

Adjutant

    Major wins

:

13 victories in career:
Three times National Champion ITT

2007:
2nd place prolog Tour of Qatar (TTT)

2006:
1st place double team trial Citta di Borgomanero

2005:
1st place TTT Coppi&Bartal

2004:
1st place TTT Coppi&Bartali

REPLACEMENT 1:

ZABEL ERIK

    Height

:

1,78 m

    Weight

:

72 kg

    Date of Birth

:

07/07/1970

    Nationality

:

Germany

    Residence

:

Unna (GER)

    Preferences

:

Sprinter

    Major wins

:

2008:
3rd stage place Volta a Algarve
stage win Volta a Valencia

192 victories in career
e.g. 4 times Milan-Sanremo, 6 times green jersey Tour de France, 1st place Amstel Gold Race, 1st place HEW Cyclassics Hamburg, 3 times Paris-Tours, National champion road

2007:
1st Sixdays Bremen with Bruno Risi
two 2nd stage ranks Lotto-Rundfahrt
2nd stage rank Four Days of Dunkerque
Bavaria-Tour: 2 stage victories, 1 2nd stage ranks, victory points classification
Tour de Suisse: 1 stage victory, 1 3rd stage rank
Tour de France: 2 2nd stage ranks, 2 3rd stage ranks, one day leader points classification (finally 3rd)
Deutschland-Tour: 1 stage win, 2 second stage ranks, 1 third stage ranks, winner of sprint jersey
Vuelta Espana: 1 stage win, 1 3rd stage rank
3rd Amsterdam's Sixdays
2nd Dortmund's Sixdays

2006:
1st Sixdays Munich with Bruno Risi
1st Sixdays Dortmund with Bruno Risi
1st SixDayNight06 Büttgen with Bruno Risi
2nd place World Championship
stage victories 4th and last stage, 3th place 6th stage Vuelta Espana,
3th Sparkassen-Giro Bochum
2x 2nd and 2x 3th stage places of the Deutschland-Tour, rides in yellow and red
stage victory of Bayern-Rundfahrt, first stage
2nd place of the Vattenfall Cyclassics
2x 3th stage places of the Tour de France
2 3th stage places Tour de Suisse
3th stage place Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, 7th stage
2 second places of Tirreno - Adriatico
3th stage place of Giro della Provincia di Lucca, first stage
second an 3th stage place of Tour Méditerranéen
Tour of Quatar: 2 second places, 3 3th places
3th place of Doha International GP

2005: 7 victories
1st place: Paris-Tours
1st place: Rund um den Henninger Turm,
1st place: Six days of Munich
1st place: Six days of Dortmund

REPLACEMENT 2:

BARLA LUCA

    Height

:

1,78 m

    Weight

:

69 kg

    Date of Birth

:

29/09/1987

    Nationality

:

Italy

    Preferences

:

Allrounder

    Major wins

:

2005:
1st rank Italian Junior-Championships

2007:
Best young rider’s jersey Giro d’Abruzzo

REPLACEMENT 3:

HAUEISEN DENNIS

    Height

:

1,80 m

    Weight

:

70 kg

    Date of Birth

:

13/09/1978

    Nationality

:

Germany

    Residence

:

Germany

    Preferences

:

Sprinter

    Major wins

:

2006:
Winner of overall classification at Super Week

2005:
7th place: Putte-Kapellen
3rd place: Schaal Sels Merksem

2001:
1st place: "Rund um Eisenhüttenstadt"