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Milram reveals its Tour de France roster with Gerdemann, Ciolek as co-captains

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Milram has announced its Tour de France roster, with former Columbia Highroad cyclists Linus Gerdemann and Gerald Ciolek named has co-team leaders.

The German-based squad will have an international roster with including six Germans, an Austrian, a Czech and a Dutch rider.

Gerdeman, 26, won a 2007 Tour de France stage and briefly lead the overall race. Ciolek, 22, is a former youth world champion, a superior sprinter and played a key role in former teammate Mark Cavendish winning four Tour de France stages last year.

The Milram roster for the 2009 Tour de France:

Gerald Ciolek (GER), Markus Fothen (GER), Johannes Fr?hlinger (GER), Linus Gerdemann (GER), Christian Knees (GER), Niki Terpstra (NED), Peter Velits (SVK), Fabian Wegmann (GER), Peter Wrolich (AUT).

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James, a journalist since 1976, is co-author of Tour de France For Dummies. He owns several websites, contributes to many print and online publications and is also the Monterey Peninsula Examiner. A long-distance runner for nearly 30 years, Raia also rides his bike -- to nearby coffeehouses. E...

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