Green Team, Seasoned Riders

So yes, it's about time for another GreenEDGE update.  No matter how hard I try to keep up, they're always one step ahead of me, signing up every rider they can find, particularly the Aussies.  There are, quite literally, only three Aussies in the ProTour peloton not riding for GreenEDGE, and about 10 or 12 who are!  Because it's simply easier in the sheer numbers with which I'm now working (credit to Shayne Bannan and Andrew Ryan for getting my fingers this run down), I'll list the riders joining Australia's new national team:

AUSTRALIANS

Jack Bobridge                                                 (Garmin-Cervelo)

Simon Clarke                                                  (Astana) 

Baden Cooke                                                   (Saxobank-Sungard)

Allan Davis                                                      (Astana)

Simon Gerrans                                               (Sky)

Matt Goss                                                       (HTC-Highroad)

Leigh Howard                                                 (HTC-Highroad)

Brett Lancaster                                              (Garmin-Cervelo)
Robbie McEwen                                             (Radioshack)

Cameron Meyer                                             (Garmin-Cervelo)

Travis Meyer                                                  (Garmin-Cervelo)

Stuart O'Grady                                               (Leopard Trek)

Wes Sulzberger                                               (FDJ)

Matt Wilson                                                     (Garmin-Cervelo)

OVERSEAS

Michael Albasini                                              (HTC-Highroad - Switzerland)

Fumiyuki Beppu                                             (Radioshack - Japan)

Jens Keukeleire                                              (Cofidis - Belgium)

Sebastian Langeveld                                      (Rabobank - Holland)

Jens Mouris                                                     (Vacansoleil - Holland)

Daniel Teklehaymanot                                   (neo - Eritrea)

Svein Tuft                                                        (Spidertech-C10 - Canada)

Tomas Vaitkus                                               (Astana - Lithuania)

Pieter Weening                                               (Rabobank - Holland)

The updates are coming in from GreenEDGE HQ thick and fast - every couple of days now.  There are even mock-ups of the team jersey floating around the ether, though it's unlikely to remain unchanged.  The big news on which everyone is now waiting is the announcement of whether GreenEDGE has a corporate sponsor in the wider community.  It's almost surprising, given how ready this team is looking, that someone hasn't already snaffled up the opportunity to put Oz well and truly on the world cycling map.