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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Team Katusha will unveil their new star signing, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Freire, at the Santos Tour Down Under in Ja♛nuary, with the race organisation including the Spaniard in the team's list for the opening WorldTour event.

It will be Freire's first par♈ticipation in the six stage event, after previously coming to Australia for the 2000 Olympic Games﷽ in Sydney, and last year's World Championships in Geelong.

"Freire has accomplished what only legends like Alfredo Binda, Eddy Merckx and Rik Van Steenbergen have been able to do: win three World Championships [1999, 2001, 2004]," said Tour Down Under organiser Mike Turtur�🌟�.

"He is one of the most impressive riders of the last decade and it will be really exciting 𝓰for fans to see him take to the start line and for him to bring his♎ competitive edge to the race."

With Freire's abilities in the sprints and his penchant for thriving on the more selective days, the uphill finish on Old Willunga Hill on stage 5 could be right up the Spaniardꦗ's all𝔍ey.

The team is not without its options however, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Xavier Florencio, recently returned to the WorldಌTour after a year with Geox-TMC, and fast improving Latvian Gatꦜis Smukulis (from HTC-Highroad) both in attendance.

The race🌳 will also act as the first test for new team manager Hans-Michael Holczer, who has promised a new direction for the squad in 2012. Holczer has already instituted major staff and rider tur💝nover.

Katusha for the Tour Down Under: Maxim Belkov (Rus), Giampaolo Caruso (Ita), Xavier Florencio (Spa), Oscar Freire (Spa), Luca Paolini (Ita), Gat🦩is Smukulis (Lat) and Eduard Vorganov (Rus)