T-Mobile, Milram for Portugal

T-Mobile Classics specialists Andreas Klier and Servais Knaven will be looking to put the final touch on their form in the Volta ao Algarve before heading to the Spring Classics in Belgium the beginning of March. They wll be leading the magenta team in the five-stage race along the Portugese coast from February 21 to 25, the team announced.

"The Algarve Tour fits perfectly into our preparations," said director sportif Tristan Hoffman. "The riders can test their form but are not forced beyond their limits." Sprinters Bernhard Eisel and Andre Korff will also be in Portugal to contest the sprint finishes. Eisel won the second stage of the race last year.