A good week for O'Grady

Following his (I'm making an assumption here) presumed joy after learning of Robbie McEwen's slapping, it seems Stuart O'Grady has greater cause to celebrate, with a new contract and, therefore, team. I just copied this article verbatim from VeloNews and you can see the original here (if you scroll down the page a bit):

O'Grady joins CSC
CSC announced Thursday that the team has signed Australian Stuart O' Grady to a one-year.

O'Grady, 32, is currently wrapping up a contract with Cofidis and had been expected to join former Fassa Bortolo director Giancarlo Ferretti' new Sony-Ericsson squad. O'Grady and a dozen other riders were left without contracts, however, when the Sony deal collapsed.

"It is a big addition for the squad," said CSC manager Bjarne Riis, who characterized O'Grady as a "fantastic rider."

Riis noted that "the contract did not take all that long to work out. He's a talented rider and we're happy to have a rider of his caliber on CSC."

O'Grady turned professional in 1995 and spent the bulk of his career at French outfit Crédit Agricole. He left for Cofidis when it became clear that Norwegian Thor Hushovd's presence meant the team had too many sprinters.

He has won two stages of the Tour de France and has also finished in the top-three in several prestigious one-day classics, winning his first at Hamburg last year, only a few months after he placed second in the Milan-San Remo. O'Grady also earned an Olympic gold medal in the Madison at the Athens Games in 2004.

I'm sure he's pleased and very relieved to get into a team and a strong team at that. I suppose the only problem in being a member of such a strong team is he'll not be their focus in big races and, as a result, it might be difficult for him to challenge for the points jerseys in the grand tours. Still, it seems like a good fit and should work out pretty well for him. Also, I know nothing about cycling and they might be able to support his quest for the likes of points jerseys very well. Even if that is the case, they'll still not be able to do much about his hairline other than give him a team cap.