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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Touffet and Häusler sign with Cervélo TestTeam by VeloNation Press at 9:36 AM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling   Cervelo TestTeam is pleased to announce the signing of Elodie Touffet of France and Claudia Häusler of Germany. Elodie Touffet has been a member of Gauss RDZ Ormu (2008), Menikini-Selle Italia-Gysko (2007), Nobili-Rubinetterie-Menikini-Cogeas (2006) and Pruneaux d”agen (2005). With French National Championship rankings of 3rd (2006) and 4th (2007), and a number of top-ten finishes throughout her career, Touffet is an experienced member of the peloton with a proven record of success. Claudia Häusler had a very successful year in 2008, with a stage win and an overall podium spot in the Giro d’Italia, as well as overall wins in the Under-24 categories of both the Giro and the Tour de l’Aude while racing for Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung. Only twenty-three years old, she already has a national road championship (2006) and a national climbing championship (2007) to her name. “Claudia Häusler is a young cyclist with a long and promising career ahead of her,” said Thomas Campana, Managing Director of Cervélo TestTeam. “We look forward to working with her as she develops into a very successful professional cyclist.”       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article