Roel Paulissen Back To Cannondale In 2007!

Belgian mountain biker Roel Paulissen will make his return to the Cannondale fold in 2007 after signing a two-year agreement with the Dutch-registered Cannondale-Vredestein Mountain Bike Racing Team. The 30-year old, who lives in the Italian South Tyrol, last raced aboard a Cannondale in the 2003 and 2004 seasons as a member of the Siemens-Cannondale team.

Paulissen returns from a successful 2006 campaign that saw him take a bronze medal in the World Cup mountain bike marathon, the Belgian marathon national title, and a seventh overall in both the World Cup cross country ranking and the UCI final individual ranking.



In addition to Paulissen, the Cannondale-Vredestein team for 2007 consists of New Zealander Kashi Leuchs and Swede Fredrik Kessiakoff, who finished third in the cross country World Cup.

“With Paulissen, we have landed a world class racer who can certainly lend the team an extra impetus,” said team manager Jan ten Tusscher.

The talented Dane, Jakob Fuglsang, winner of the 2005 Espoires World Cup, has extended his contract for an additional two years. Like Paulissen, he is assured of a place in the team through the 2008 Olympic Games.