Bardiani-CSF will start its three-race series in France by competing at Tour du Limousin, a four-stage race until Friday, August 19. The #GreenTeam and its leader Sonny Colbrelli will be the return as the winner - in the 2015 edition Italian rider claimed stage 1 and the final classification.

Colbrelli will be on the scene in 2016 together with a well-equipped squad which includes Giulio Ciccone, Edoardo Zardini, Lorenzo Rota, Simone Sterbini, Simone Andreetta, Nicola Boem and Paolo Simion.

“We’re going to face a tour de force until the end of the seasonm” explained team director Stefano Zanatta, who will lead the team with Claudio Cucinotta. “Next months will be full of races and we want to start in the best way at Tour du Limousin. We have high expectations and we worked hard to prepare for the final part of the season”.

After Tour du Limousin, Bardiani-CSF will face Tour du Poitou-Charentes from August 23 to 26, while on August 28 they will race the World Tour event Bretagne Classic-Ouest France.