Scott-American Beef becomes Fuji-Servetto for 2009 season
By Monika Prell The former Scott-American Beef team, registered with the UCI last week under the...
By Monika Prell
The former Scott-American Beef team, registered with the UCI last week under the name of GM Bikes, has announced today that the team has acquired title sponsorship for the 2009 season from the Fuji bicycle company and Servetto, an Italian company which manufactures accessories for wardrobes. The ProTour team also will also be supported in 2009 by TMC Transformers, designer and manufacturer of electric transformers, and of the government of Cantabria. The team's headquarters will be situated in Cantabria, a province in northern Spain. Fuji-Servetto management is currently negotiating with additional sponsors for the upcoming season and expects to make an announcement next week.
The ProTour team has signed four new riders for 2009: Andrea Tonti and Davide Viganò (Quick Step), Daniele Nardello (Diquigiovanni) and Ricardo Serrano (Tinkoff). The remainder of the current Fuji-Servetto roster is comprised of riders from the 2008 Scott-American Beef squad including David Cañada, Eros Capecchi, Ermanno Capelli, David De la Fuente, Jesús Del Nero, Arkaitz Durán, Alberto Fernández de la Puebla, José Ángel Gómez Marchante, Héctor González, Beñat Intxausti, Josep Jufré, Javier Megías, Ángel Gómez, Juanjo Cobo, Iker Camaño and José Alberto Benítez.
The squad, lead by the General Manager Álvaro Crespi, will have its roster finalized in the coming weeks.
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