Cervélo TestTeam has selected the nine riders who will represent the team in the Tour de France 2010.

With just 11 days to go to the start of the 2010 Tour de France, the countdown is on to the second of this year's three Grand Tours. The 97th edition of the Tour de France begins on Saturday, July 3, in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.

The Tour de France 2010 will cover the traditional 21 stages, which will feature 1 prologue, 9 flat stages, 6 mountain stages with 3 summit finishes, 4 medium mountain stages and 1 long individual time trial before the race ends 3,600 km later in Paris on the Champs Elysées on Sunday, July 25.

The Cervelo TestTeam roster for the 2010 Tour de France sports a great mix of experienced riders with various skills as sprinters, climbers and GC riders. Six of them rode the Tour de France in 2009 for Cervélo TestTeam. 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre (ESP) and 2009 green jersey winner Thor Hushovd (NOR) will serve as team captains. In addition, 2009 Tour de France stage winner Heinrich Haussler (GER), who recently won a stage in the 2010 Tour de Suisse, will be an important rider for the team in spite of his recent drunk driving mishap.

"We are fortunate to have many excellent riders who will be in good shape and ready for the Tour," General Manager of Cervélo TestTeam Joop Alberda commented. "We are very pleased that Carlos has been given the green light to participate in this year's Tour de France and that Thor and Heinrich have recovered well. We are now looking forward to an exciting three weeks of racing."

Cervelo TestTeam's 2010 Tour de France Roster:
Carlos Sastre (ESP)
Thor Hushovd (NOR)
Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)
Xavier Florencio (ESP)
Jeremy Hunt (GBR)
Andreas Klier (GER)
Brett Lancaster (AUS)
Volodimir Gustov (UKR)
Heinrich Haussler (GER)

Reserve:
Daniel Lloyd (GBR)

Sports Directors for the Tour de France 2010:
Jean Paul van Poppel (NED)
Philippe Mauduit (FRA)
Alex Sans Vega (ESP)