South-African team Barloworld is slowly but steadily preparing for the 2007 road racing season. For their first training camp in Tuscany from January 31 to February 9, 17 riders will gather: Along with Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa), Giosuè Bonomi (Ita), Felix Cardenas (Col), Diego Caccia (Ita), Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita), Ryan Cox (Rsa), Enrico Degano (Ita), Alexander Efimkin (Rus), James Perry (Rsa) and Hugo Sabido (Por), new riders include the experienced Fabrizio Guidi (Ita), the most talented South African rider in circulation Robert Hunter (Rsa), promising British track rider Geraint Thomas (Gbr), who will test himself in the classics, as well as Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita), John Lee Augustyn (Rsa), Kanstansin Siutsou (Blr) and Mauricio Soler (Col).
In January, a team will leave for Australia where they will make the Barloworld’s seasonal debut at the Down Under Classic and the Tour Down Under.
