Specialized, of course, provide the bikes for the team(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
The women are kitted out with the best bikes going from Specialized(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
SRM power training Specialized-Lululemon style(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
SRM power training Specialized-Lululemon style(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
The new team cars and buses(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
They'll be hoping for more champagne moments in 2012(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
And the results from their photoshoot(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
by Guoqiang SongTour of Hainan(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
The ladies take time out to decorate one of their road frames(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
The newly-formed Specialized-Lululemon women's team are currently on their training camp in southern California in preparation for their assault on the 2012 season, and our gallery of pictures shows that morale is clearly high after what has been an uncertain few months for the riders.
Earlier in the year it seemed as if the team might fold after HTC Highroad withdrew their sponsorship, but team owner Kristy Scrymgeour's work in finding new sponsors has paid dividends through their new link up with Specialized and Lululemon, who are a Canadian sports clothing company. Scrymgeour told Cyclingnewsearlier in the week that they have big plans and big ambitions for the 2012 season, which will start off in earnest at the Tour of Qatar in February.
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