HTC-Columbia's Michael Rogers has moved into the lead of the Tour of Andalusia after finishing fourth in stage four's time trial in Malaga.  Twelve seconds down on stage winner Alex Rasmussen of Denmark, Rogers now leads overall by 19 seconds ahead of Belgium's Jurgen Van Den Broeck.

HTC-Columbia's is sending a strong squad to the five-day Tour of Andalusia, targeting sprints and the General Classification.   The race, which runs from February 21st to February 25th, will serve as the start to Mark Cavendish's 2010 season."He's ready to go and keen to race" HTC-Columbia's sports director Brian Holm says.  "In Andalusia we'll be supporting Mark 100 percent for whatever sprints come up, and then we've got Mick [Michael Rogers] and Maxime [Monfort] for the [stage four] time-trial and the overall.  Together with the mountain-top finish on the first day, that time-trial will probably decide the race.  However it's...

Half way through the Volta ao Algarve in southern Portugal, the racing weather improved from the rain and cold from earlier in the week, with some sunshine and drier roads welcoming the riders today.  Stage Three gave us a glimpse of the excitement and battling that may very well play out time and again this season, as Team RadioShack (TRS) brings multiple weapons to race the flats and hills alike in 2010.

Columbia-HTC is poised for their last two races of the the 2009 season, the Giro del Piemonte on October 15th and the Giro di Lombardia on October 17th.  "The team put in a strong all-round performance in the Italian Classics held last weekend, and that's an encouraging sign for Piemonte and Lombardia," comments Columbia-HTC sports director Valerio Piva.

Sprinter André Greipel and his Columbia-HTC teammates are aiming for a strong season finish in the Paris-Bourges and Paris-Tours Classics in France this week.  "Paris-Tours suits me better than Paris-Bourges, although it's so flat you've got to be careful because the cross-winds can make a big difference very quickly," Greipel said.  "If it comes down to a bunch sprint, I'm in good shape and I'll give it the best I can."