The eight man Lampre-Caffita team, directed by Guido Bontempi, has flown out from Rome to Kuala Lumpur, bound for Adelaide, Australia where it will prepare for the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under (January 18-23). It will be Bontempi's fourth visit to the race after spending the past three years directing the Saeco team there. "For us at Lampre-Caffita, as of the rest for all the teams, the Tour Down Under is the start of a long season for us, and we do not want to purely go for favourable results," he said. "We will be looking at results from the sprinters and riders who are looking to do well in the early season races.
"We have two interesting young riders who will be looking at showing some talent, namely Bonomi and Marzoli, then we have Gilberto Simoni who will be starting his 11th season as a pro rider, and wants to start the season with a good direction for the rest of the season."
