Robert Burney

From cyclingnews.com (

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/sep05/sep15news3 )



Great news for Aaron and his family!



Aaron Olson to Saunier Duval

American cyclist Aaron Olson will spend the next two seasons with Spanish

ProTour outfit Saunier Duval-Prodir. The 27 year-old said he was happy with

the opportunity to race in Europe again. "I raced two years in Europe with

the Under-23 U.S. National Team, and my goal has been to make it back to

Europe to race for a top level team," said Olson. "Now, having the

opportunity to ride with a team and organization like Saunier Duval-Prodir,

I will have the opportunity to ride some of the biggest races in the World,

like a Grand Tour such as the Tour de France."

After several false starts in his professional career, including one team

that never materialized and another in Europe that fell apart mid-season,

Olson has spent the past two years as one of the Colavita-Sutter Home

squad's top workhorses. Though mainly a worker for the team's bevy of

talented sprinters, Olson found his own bit of glory when opportunity

presented itself. Olson won the Kelly Cup NRC Criterium in Baltimore this

past summer and stages in the Tour de Beauce and Tour de Toona in 2004. His

plethora of top-10 finishes and the wins chalked up by his Colavita-Sutter

Home teammates were enough to attract the attention of a Spanish squad

looking to bring on a talented, young rider.

"I am hoping for a few early season classics, like Tour of Flanders and

Paris-Roubaix," continued Olson, who will make his European home in Spain.

"The team wants me to do a Grand Tour, so I will be working extra hard to

make the Tour team. I like the fact that the team doesn't really have any

big names. All good guys I am sure, but without those really big names,

leaves room and opportunity for me to do some big races. It's been a goal of

mine, that has been a long time in the making."





Robert E. Burney, JD

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