Welcome to Calpe, Spain! Population: 13,000, a small fisherman’s town that plays host to cyclists from around the world. Team RadioShack is back for our first training camp of the 2011 season. All European-based riders are all officially present and accounted for, now that Jani Brajkovic has arrived. It took Jani almost two days to arrive in Spain. Like often, he was very unlucky with his flights!  It is great to finally have the European riders and staff reunited, as we catch up and welcome the several new riders of 2011.


Meanwhile across the Pond, American-based Team RadioShack riders are participating in a training camp in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. Joining Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Chris Horner, Jason McCartney, Bjorn Selander, Matthew Busche, and Ben King are our sponsors and special guest Trek-LIVESTRONG director and ten-time Tour de France veteran, Axel Merckx.

Enjoy these snapshots of Calpe training camp, as we continue to check back with reports, videos and pictures throughout the week.




Eighteen riders gather in Calpe, Spain from the Dec. 6th - Dec. 13th, along with our team directors and 17 staffers.



The team returns to Hotel Dimante, home to our February 2010 training camp.



Meet one of the many new faces - team mechanic Jeanick Verstraete.



Polish rider Michal Kwiatkowski, a former junior time trial world champion.



New rider Manuel Cardoso, stage winner at the 2010 Tour Down Under



Cardosa discussing the new tubulars for 2011 with director José Azevedo and mechanic Julien De Vriese.



Welcoming Nélson Oliveira, silver and bronze medalist at the U23 European Championships this year.



Nélson Oliveira with fellow Portugese teammate Tiago Machado (right)



Oliveira getting set up on his bike with mechanic Fransisco Carvalho.



Irish rider Philip Deignan finish in the Top 10 at the 2009 Vuelta. Pictured with Geoffrey Lequatre (France).



The spring classic specialists: Director Dirk Demol, Gregory Rast and Sébastien Rosseler.



Starting the first group training ride: 2.5 hours set for the day.