Guidi signs with Barloworld

By Susan Westemeyer

Fabrizio Guidi of Team Phonak has signed with Team Barloworld for the coming season, the South African team announced Wednesday. He signed a one-year contract with Barloworld, a Continental professional team. Barloworld calls Guidi, 34, "one of the most experienced sprinters in the peloton." He has won 46 races since turning pro in 1995. In 2006, he earned four stage wins. Guidi is the seventh new rider for Barloworld, bring the team's roster up to 17.