Canada’s biggest contribution to the world of cycling comes in the form of Cervelo, a young company that has really only hit its straps in the past two years.

Cervelo began in 1995 when Phil White and Gerard Vroomen teamed up in Toronto to build racing bikes.

The pair had designed a radical time trial bike that is possibly the most aerodynamic design ever raced.

Today, Cervelo sponsors a professional cycling racing team known as the Cervelo Pro Cycling Test Team.

The team will race in the 2009 Tour de France and will be led by last year’s winner, Carlos Sastre, who cruised to his 2008 victory aboard the Cervelo SLC.

In the 2009 event the team will use three Cervelo models – the S3, the R3SL and the P4 – in its quest for yellow jersey glory.

Road cycling enthusiasts have taken notice of the outstanding professional performance of the company and fans of its products are quickly growing in number.

The Cervelo R3 has proven incredibly popular and is perhaps the best top-end road bike on the market at the moment.