O'Grady and White leave Cofidis for Ferretti

By Les Clarke

Cofidis' Australian riders Stuart O'Grady and Matt White have decided to part company with their French squad and sign with Fassa Bortolo manager Giancarlo Ferretti's new Pro Tour team. O'Grady became disillusioned with Cofidis, having ridden for them since the beginning of 2004, winning Stage 5 of last year's Tour de France. "I wasn't happy with the way Cofidis handled things after the Tour" said O'Grady to Cyclingnews today. "They told four or five of our key support guys for the Tour that there wasn't a place for them next year, so I went on the hunt for a new team straight away."

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