Bbox Bouygues Telecom Pesentation

Hardware

The Bbox Bouygues Telecom team was officially presented

in the headquarters of the French telecommunication company in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris on the 27th of January.

Ernesto Colnago was in the front row with his grandson Alessandro and nephew Alex. They met and chatted with the riders who will ride on Colnago bicycles during 2010. The team will ride Colnago CX-1 and Flight bicycles, custom-painted in the colours of the French team and tailored for each rider.

The team has already taken one victory on Colnago bicycles: La Tropicale Amissa Bongo in Gabon. Anthony Charteau crossed the finish line ahead of South African Ian MacLeod (MTN Cycling Team) last Sunday, January 24th.

Team manager Jean-René Bernaudeau is proud of his 26 riders and he will look to Frenchmen Pierrick Fédrigo and Thomas Voeckler, both 2009 Tour de France stage winners, to lead the Professional Continental squad in 2010.

Newcomers to the team include Freddy Bichot, Anthony Charteau and Nicolas Vogondy. The latter is a two-time French champion who has won regularly during his 14-year pro career. Charteau has returned to the team he left in 2005 and has already earned the team’s first victory of 2010.

The team won 13 races in 2009 and at the presentation Bernaudeau said, “I’m not really worried about the future.”

Ernesto Colnago is also confident about the success of the new Bbox team. “I’m very proud to sponsor one of the main French team and I’m glad to see my bicycles and my name at the Tour de France once again,” he said.

2010 Bbox Bouygues Telecom team