Erler to return to pro peloton with Tabriz

Hossein Jahabanian (Tabriz) pushes the pace.

Hossein Jahabanian (Tabriz) pushes the pace. (Image credit: Mark Gunter)

Germany's Tobias Erler will return to professional cycling in 2010 with Iranian squad, Tabriz Petrochemicals. The 30-year-old had spent the 2009 season away from professional competition as he completed a teaching degree, but will now return to the Continental level of the sport.