Pooley, Armitstead and friends join AA Drink

Emma Pooley heads break, British road race national championships 2011

Dutch squad AA Drink-Leontien.nl has picked up the four British
riders left in limbo by Garmin-Cervélo's budget shortfall in December.

Olympic hopefuls Emma Pooley, Lizzie Armitstead, Sharon Laws and Lucy Martin will race for the team, sponsored by a Dutch-based sports drink company, this season.

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