January 15, 2008

Sanuier Duval - SCOTT Team presented in Granada

Scott

SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT recently presented their project for this season at the M.A. Nazaríes Hotel, Granada. The yellow squad put on their best clothes to attend an original ceremony hosted by Vuelta Ciclista a España commentator Juan Mari Guajardo. Several unexpected things happened during the gala; for instance, Paralympic champion Javier Otxoa appeared wearing a specially designed jersey. Also, the new riders for this season -Italians Capecchi (ex Liqugas) and Capelli (ex Unidelta amateur); Frenchmen Passeron (from Acqua & Sapone) and Flahaut (ex Jartazi), and Spaniards Jufré (from Predictor-Lotto), Intxausti (from Nicolás Mateos), and Héctor González (Saunier Duval amateur) - were wearing the team´s new jersey.

SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT finished 2007 as the sixth best team in the UCI ProTour rankings after an outstanding season in which they clinched 29 victories. For the coming season, the team has changed several members, clearly favoring young guns. This makes SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT the second youngest ProTour team, with nine riders under 24. The yellow squad is opening its fifth season in professional cycling in just a few days. They will take part in Australia´s Tour Down Under, where they will ride their first of 276 days of competition in the 2008 season.

THE TEAM BIKE
Like last year, the team is equipped with the Scott Addict and Plasma frames! The riders can trust the Addict frame, which uses just 790gr of IMP carbon (HMX NET fiber). This frame offers all necessary features for racing and is made to win stages with the riders of Saunier Duval-Scott Pro Tour team aboard. 




THE TEAM FOR 2008
Riders ALARCÓN, Raúl
BELOHVOSCIKS, Raivis
BENÍTEZ, José Alberto
BERTOGLIATI, Rubens
CAMAÑO, Iker
CAÑADA, David
CAPECCHI, Eros *
CAPELLI, Ermanno *
COBO, Juanjo
DE LA FUENTE, David
DEL NERO, Jesús
DURÁN, Arkaitz
FERNÁNDEZ, Alberto
FLAHAUT, Denis *
GÓMEZ, Ángel ‘Litu’
GÓMEZ MARCHANTE, J. A.
GONZÁLEZ, Héctor *
INTXAUSTI, Beñat *
JUFRÉ, Josep *
LOBATO, Rubén
MEGÍAS, Javier
MORI, Manuele
PAGLIARINI, Luciano
PASSERON, Aurelien *
PIEPOLI, Leonardo
RICCÒ, Riccardo

* Newcomers
** Leaves 2007 (9): Simoni, Millar, Ventoso, Koldo Gil, Mazur, Rinero, Trentin, Zárate, Wielinga.

General Manager
Mauro Gianetti

Sports Manager
Joxean Fernández "Matxin"

Coaches
Pietro Algeri
Sabino Angoitia
Matteo Algeri

Mechanics
David Fernández
José Luis Rodríguez Gil
Roberto González
Andrea Nieri
Mauro Adobati
Daniele Nieri
Roberto Sanemeterio

Masseurs
Pierino Barcella
Paco Lluna
Cristian Alonso
Carmine Magliaro
Txema González
Oskar Kintana
Adolfo Crespo

Doctors
Jose Ibarguren
María Sagasti
Juan Carlos Alameda

Personal Trainers
José Antonio de Paz
Sergio Gelati

Reporters
Virginie Ducrot-Geinoz
David García

Administrative Staff
Santiago Mijares
Iñigo Landa
Rafael Quijano