October 25, 2005

Gilberto Simoni to ride SCOTT in 2006

Gilberto Simoni has officially announced that he will join the SAUNIER DUVAL PRODIR team for next season. The two-time Giro winner is very satisfied about his choice: "I am looking forward to joining this team, which has a great atmosphere and a lot of motivation." Simoni already knows a few members of the team quite well, like Pietro Algeri, who was his Directeur Sportif when he won his first Giro in 2001: "Pietro is a very good person and I know Mauro Gianetti as well, from when he was still riding. I look forward to working with Matxin also; he is a young and ambitious manager."
Simoni will race on the CR1 team issue and on the new Superlite Aero CR1 PLASMA in the time trials.
Welcome Gilberto.