Dean enters Slipstream

Credit Agricole's Julian Dean will join Slipstream in '08

Credit Agricole's Julian Dean will join Slipstream in '08 (Image credit: Steve Thomas)

New Zealand's Julian Dean will leave his French ProTour squad Crédit Agricole in 2008, following the announcement of his signing with Jonathan Vaughters' Team Slipstream Professional Continental squad. The Kiwi rider is the latest rider in a string of high-profile moves to joins the American squad, which is aiming for a Tour de France wildcard next season.