Team CSC to California

[12.01 10:29] Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and Cervelo Cycles, together with Riis Cycling, today announced that Team CSC will race in the inaugural Tour of California. The race will begin on Feb. 19 in San Francisco and conclude on Feb. 26 in Redondo Beach.

Among the Team CSC riders scheduled to compete in the event are Americans Bobby Julich, a bronze medal winner in the 2004 Olympics and Christian Vande Velde. David Zabriskie, an early leader in the 2005 Tour de France and one of only three Americans to wear that event's prestigious yellow leader's jersey, also will compete for Team CSC.

Prior to the Tour of California, the full Team CSC squad of 30 riders will participate in a training camp in Solvang, California. The stateside U.S.-based training camp will mark the first time Team CSC has held one of its important early season preparation events outside of Europe.
“With CSC, our title sponsor, headquartered in California and so many of our other important sponsors like Cervelo based in North America, I'm pleased to see a race like the Tour of California come about,” said Bjarne Riis, Team CSC manager. “It's only natural that we have high ambitions for such a fine event.” said Riis, “It's a challenge for the teams based in Europe to bring a squad to America and perform well, but it's an important step in making the sport more global. We're looking forward to letting America get a better look at Team CSC in February.”

Riis was the 1996 individual winner of the Tour de France. He has owned and managed Riis Cycling since 2000. CSC has sponsored the team since the 2001 season. Cervelo is in its fourth season as a Team CSC sponsor.

Team CSC is currently the number- one- ranked professional cycling team in the world. The team begins its race season later this month at the Tour of Qatar, an race event won by CSC's Lars Michaelsen in 2005. Key CSC riders in 2006 include: Ivan Basso, who finished second in last year's Tour de France; Jens Voigt, who wore the yellow jersey in the 2005 Tour; former double Tour-stage winner and Australian champion Stuart O'Grady; and another former yellow jersey, Swiss Fabian Cancellara.

The Amgen Tour of California starts on Sunday, February 19 in San Francisco, California and finishes the following Sunday in Redondo Beachbegins with an individual time trial race in San Francisco. Riders head south from Sausalito to Santa Rosa in stage one, Feb. 20, and from Martinez to San Jose in stage two, Feb. 21. Stage three, Feb. 22, is an individual time trial in San Jose. Riders continue south from Monterey to San Luis Obispo in stage four (Feb. 23), from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara in stage five (Feb. 24) and from Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks in stage six (Feb. 25). The seventh and final stage consists of a nine-lap circuit race in Redondo Beach on Feb. 26. More details about the race can be found at www.amgentourofcalifornia.com.

About Cervélo Cycles
Phil White and Gérard Vroomen founded Cervélo Cycles in 1995 when their design for a new time trial bicycle, built at the request of a professional cyclist, failed to garner interest from traditional cycle manufacturers. Today, Cervélo Cycles is the largest time trial bike manufacturer in the world. This Canadian company is internationally recognized as one of the most innovative and fastest growing bike manufacturers the sport has seen in years.

In June 2005 Cervélo was ranked 34th in the seventeenth annual PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada's fastest-growing companies by the magazine PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success.

In 2002 Cervélo entered into a major partnership agreement with the successful Team CSC. According to Bjarne Riis, “Every little edge I can find for my team can prove to be the deciding factor. That's why we'll be on Cervélos this year.” Based in Toronto, Cervélo currently produces nine different models and a full line of cycling apparel. Their products are available internationally. Please visit www.cervelo.com for further information.

About CSC
Founded in 1959, Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global information technology (IT) services company. CSC's mission is to provide customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges and enable them to profit from the advanced use of technology.

With approximately 78,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC's own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., CSC reported revenue of $14.5 billion for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2005. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.

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