Abbott signs for Safi-Pasta Zara-Manhattan

Mara Abbott has signed for the Safi-Pasta Zara-Manhattan team for 2011. Abbott rode for Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY12 this season. She took overall victory at the Giro Donne in July and followed that up with the US national championship in August.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.