The Colnago-CSF Inox team will ride the Giro d’Italia, Tirreno-Adriatico, Milan-Sanremo and il Lombardia races in 2012 after receiv­ing wild card invi­ta­tions from race organ­is­ers RCS Sport.

The Italian team faced stiff com­pe­ti­tion for a place in some of the sports biggest races but can now look for­ward to another excit­ing sea­son of rac­ing and more suc­cess from some of the most tal­ented young rid­ers in cycling.

Ernesto Colnago wel­comed the news that a team bear­ing his name will again com­pete in the biggest races in Italy.

“We’re extremely happy to see that the Colnago-CSF Inox team has been invited to the Giro d’Italia and RCS Sport’s other big races. I think RCS Sport has recog­nised that the Colnago-CSF Inox team rep­re­sents the future of Italian cycling,” the leg­endary bike maker said.

“During all my years in cycling, I’ve always sup­ported tal­ented young rid­ers in the hope they can develop into great rid­ers. Quite a few have because my bikes have helped rid­ers win over 40 world titles and hun­dreds of major races.”

“I’m now the main spon­sor of the Colnago-CSF Inox team and I’m sure the team can do great things in 2012. Sacha Modolo is one of the fastest sprint­ers in the pelo­ton at the end of a long hard race like Milan-Sanremo. He almost won it in 2010 and I’m sure he’ll be up there his year before bat­tling with Mark Cavendish in the sprints at the Giro d’Italia.”

“The 2012 Giro d’Italia will also be a big oppor­tu­nity for Domenico Pozzovivo. He’s one of the true pure climbers in the sport and can win the big moun­tain stages of the Giro. I’m also excited about Enrico Battaglin. He won the Coppa Sabatini last year while rid­ing as a sta­giaire with the team. He’s a huge tal­ent and I think he’ll be the best neo-pro of 2012.”

The Colnago-CSF Inox team is cur­rently work­ing hard for the new sea­son at a train­ing camp in Tuscany. The team will make its debut at the Tour de San Luis in Argentina on January 23.

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