Tour 2008 winner Carlos Sastre has finally announced his team for 2009: he is leaving CSC-Saxo Bank and will form part of the new squad being created by Canadian bike manufacturers Cervélo.
According to the Spanish press, Sastre has signed a two-year deal with Cervélo. He will take one domestique from CSC-Saxo Bank with him, the evergreen Inigo Cuesta - currently racing his fifteenth Vuelta, an all-time record.
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