Node4-Giordana racing team launched

Posted: 15th December, 2011

 Node4-Giordana, a new British UCI Europe Tour team backed by Phil Griffiths, is officially unveiled.

While Marcin Bialoblocki, Lee Davies, Andy Magnier, James Sampson and Pete Williams are retained, the six new riders joining for next year include Dave Clarke and James Moss, formerly of Endura Racing, 2010 Lincoln GP runner-up Philip Lavery and ex-Rapha-Condor and Raleigh man Matt Cronshaw. Phil also hailed the signing of New Zealander Rico Rogers, a former mountain biker who joins from Giant Kenda.

"Rico wants to go head to head with Cavendish at the Tour of Britain, it's as simple as that," he said. "He'll also be one for the Tour Series too".

Forming from the remains of the Motorpoint outfit, Phil will continue to run both a men's and women's team, with junior world road race champion Lucy Garner fronting the latter.

Malcolm Elliott and Bill Nickson will manage the new squad, while five of the line-up are survivors of this year's set up. They assembled at Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent last Friday, although their official launch - along with a 10-day training camp in Tenerife - takes place next month.

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