Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team

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Discovery Channel
Pro Cycling Team
Image:DiscoveryTeamLogo.gif
Team information
UCI code DSC
Based Flag of the United States United States
Founded 1996
Disbanded 2007
Discipline(s) Road
Status ProTour
Key personnel
General manager Bill Stapleton
Team manager Johan Bruyneel

Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) was a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. It was the continuation of the 2004 US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team. Lance Armstrong, seven time Tour de France winner, was its leader (albeit only during the Tour) until July 2005. From 2005 until 2007, the team was one of the 20 teams that compete in the new UCI ProTour.

On June 15, 2004, the Discovery Channel signed a deal to become sponsor of the team for the seasons of 2004 until 2008. As part of the sponsorship deal, Armstrong provided on-air appearances for the Discovery Networks TV Channels, including but not limited to, The Discovery Channel, TLC, and Fit TV. The deal did not affect the rights of secondary sponsor OLN, now known as Versus in the U.S., to air major cycling events such as the Tour de France, despite the fact that the two channels are competitors.

The team was directed by Belgian Johan Bruyneel, who also managed U.S. Postal. The chief mechanic is Julien DeVries. The team was co-owned by Tailwind Sports Corp. of San Francisco and Capital Sports & Entertainment of Austin, TX.

On February 10, 2007 Discovery Channel announced that it will not renew its sponsorship of the team at the end of the 2007 season.[1] The decision to end its sponsorship is believed to be related to the sacking of Discovery Networks president Billy Campbell by David Zaslav, the new president of Discovery Communications the same day.

On August 10, 2007, for reasons that have not been made clear, the team announced that it would cease operations and disband at the end of the 2007.[2]

Contents

[edit] Team rosters

[edit] The final season

On August 10, 2007, Tailwind Sports announced the end of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Tailwind officials stopped their search for a new title sponsor for the Discovery team, citing the current tumultuous conditions within the sport of cycling.[citation needed] Team operations will continue until the end of the 2007 season.

The 2007 U.S. national road champion, George Hincapie has found a new team for 2008. Hincapie has signed a contract for the 2008 season with Team High Road, run by the American Bob Stapleton. [3]

[edit] 2007 squad

As of April 30, 2007.[4]

Rider Date of Birth
Flag of Japan Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN) April 10, 1983 (1983-04-10) (age 25)
Flag of Ukraine Volodymyr Bileka (UKR) February 6, 1979 (1979-02-06) (age 29)
Flag of Slovenia Janez Brajkovič (SLO) December 18, 1983 (1983-12-18) (age 24)
Flag of Spain Alberto Contador (ESP) December 6, 1982 (1982-12-06) (age 25)
Flag of the United States Antonio Cruz (USA) October 31, 1971 (1971-10-31) (age 36)
Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Cummings (GBR) March 19, 1981 (1981-03-19) (age 27)
Flag of the United States Tom Danielson (USA) March 13, 1978 (1978-03-13) (age 30)
Flag of Australia Allan Davis (AUS) July 27, 1980 (1980-07-27) (age 27)
Flag of the United States John Devine[5] (USA) (From July 2007) November 2, 1985 (1985-11-02) (age 22)
Flag of Belgium Stijn Devolder (BEL) August 29, 1979 (1979-08-29) (age 28)
Flag of Russia Vladimir Gusev (RUS) July 4, 1982 (1982-07-04) (age 25)
Flag of the United States George Hincapie (USA) June 29, 1973 (1973-06-29) (age 34)
Flag of the United States Levi Leipheimer (USA) October 24, 1973 (1973-10-24) (age 34)
Flag of the People's Republic of China Fuyu Li (CHN) May 9, 1978 (1978-05-09) (age 30)
Rider Date of Birth
Flag of Australia Trent Lowe (AUS) October 8, 1984 (1984-10-08) (age 23)
Flag of Spain Egoi Martínez (ESP) May 15, 1978 (1978-05-15) (age 30)
Flag of the United States Jason McCartney (USA) September 3, 1973 (1973-09-03) (age 34)
Flag of Belgium Gianni Meersman (BEL) December 5, 1985 (1985-12-05) (age 22)
Flag of Slovenia Uroš Murn (SLO) February 9, 1975 (1975-02-09) (age 33)
Flag of Spain Benjamín Noval (ESP) January 23, 1979 (1979-01-23) (age 29)
Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Padrnos (CZE) December 17, 1970 (1970-12-17) (age 37)
Flag of Portugal Sérgio Paulinho (POR) March 26, 1980 (1980-03-26) (age 28)
Flag of Ukraine Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) January 4, 1980 (1980-01-04) (age 28)
Flag of Spain José Luis Rubiera (ESP) January 27, 1973 (1973-01-27) (age 35)
Flag of Lithuania Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) February 4, 1982 (1982-02-04) (age 26)
Flag of Belgium Jurgen Van Goolen (BEL) November 28, 1980 (1980-11-28) (age 27)
Flag of Denmark Brian Vandborg (DEN) December 4, 1981 (1981-12-04) (age 26)
Flag of Australia Matt White (AUS) February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22) (age 34)

[edit] Former members of Discovery Channel

Name Nationality Years Career Highlight with Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
Lance Armstrong Flag of the United States United States 2005 2005 Tour de France (7th consecutive win)
José Azevedo Flag of Portugal Portugal 2005-2006
Michael Barry Flag of Canada Canada 2005-2006 2005, 1st Stage 5 Tour of Austria; 2006, 3rd Sachsen Tour International
Ivan Basso Flag of Italy Italy 2007 2006, Giro D'Italia
Manuel Beltran Flag of Spain Spain 2005-2006 9th 2006 Vuelta a España
Michael Creed Flag of the United States United States 2005
Antonio Cruz Flag of the United States United States 2005
Viatcheslav Ekimov Flag of Russia Russia 2005-2006 1st Stage 4 2005 Three Days of De Panne
Roger Hammond Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 2005-2006
Ryder Hesjedal Flag of Canada Canada 2005
Leif Hoste Flag of Belgium Belgium 2005-2006 2006 Three Days of De Panne, 2nd 2006 Ronde van Vlaanderen
Benoît Joachim Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 2005-2006 2006 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg National Time Trial Cycling Championship
Jonathan Patrick McCarty Flag of the United States United States 2005
Gennady Mikhaylov Flag of Russia Russia 2005-2006
Hayden Roulston Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 2005
Paolo Savoldelli Flag of Italy Italy 2005-2006 2005 Giro d'Italia, 1st Stage 17 2005 Tour de France
Jurgen Van Den Broeck Flag of Belgium Belgium 2005-2006
Max Van Heeswijk Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2005-2006 1st Stage 1 2006 Tour de Pologne

[edit] Former members of U.S. Postal

Name Nationality Years Career Highlight with US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Lance Armstrong Flag of the United States United States 1998-2004 1999-2004 Tour de France (First 6 of 7 consecutive wins)
Frankie Andreu Flag of the United States United States 1998-2000
José Azevedo Flag of Portugal Portugal 2004 5th at the 2004 Tour de France
Dariusz Baranowski Flag of Poland Poland 1998 12th at the 1998 Tour de France
Michael Barry Flag of Canada Canada 2002-2004
Tom Boonen Flag of Belgium Belgium 2000-2002 3rd at the 2002 Paris-Roubaix
Jamie Burrow Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 2000
Dylan Casey Flag of the United States United States 1999-2002 1998/2002 US National Time Trial Champion; 1999,
3rd Tour of the Netherlands; 2000, 1st TT Four Days of Dunkirk;
2000, 1st TT Tour de Luxembourg
David Clinger Flag of the United States United States 2002
Michael Creed Flag of the United States United States 2004
Antonio Cruz Flag of the United States United States 2001-2004
Julian Dean Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 1999-2000
Pascal Derame Flag of France France 1998-1999
Viatcheslav Ekimov Flag of Russia Russia 1997-2004
David George Flag of South Africa South Africa 1999-2000
Tyler Hamilton Flag of the United States United States 1996-2000
Andrew Hampsten Flag of the United States United States 1996
Roberto Heras Flag of Spain Spain 2001-2003 2003 Vuelta a España
Ryder Hesjedal Flag of Canada Canada 2004
Frank Høj Flag of Denmark Denmark 1999
Marty Jemison Flag of the United States United States 1998-1999 1999 USPRO National Road Champion
Patrick Jonker Flag of Australia Australia 2000
Steffen Kjærgaard Flag of Norway Norway 2000-2003
Damon Kluck Flag of the United States United States 2003
Kenny Labbé Flag of the United States United States 2000-2004
Floyd Landis Flag of the United States United States 2002-2004
Juan Llaneras Rosello Flag of Spain Spain 1998
Levi Leipheimer Flag of the United States United States 2000-2001 3rd Overall, 2001 Vuelta a España
Kevin Livingston Flag of the United States United States 1999-2000
Glenn Magnusson Flag of Sweden Sweden 1999
Chann McRae Flag of the United States United States 2002 2002 USPRO National Road Champion
Peter Meinert-Nielsen Flag of Denmark Denmark 1998-1999
Gianpaolo Mondini Flag of Italy Italy 2002
Kirk O'Bee Flag of the United States United States 2000
Víctor Hugo Peña Flag of Colombia Colombia 2001-2004
Daniel Rincon Flag of Colombia Colombia 2004
Jean-Cyril Robin Flag of France France 1998 6th at the 1998 Tour de France
Sven Teutenberg Flag of Germany Germany 1998
Christian Vandevelde Flag of the United States United States 1998-2003
Jonathan Vaughters Flag of the United States United States 1998-1999
Cédric Vasseur Flag of France France 2000
Stive Vermaut Flag of Belgium Belgium 2000
Robbie Ventura Flag of the United States United States 2003-2004
Anton Villatoro Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 1996-1998
Matt White Flag of Australia Australia 2001-2003
Dave Zabriskie Flag of the United States United States 2003-2004 2004 U.S. National Elite Time Trial Championship

[edit] Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team history and notable wins

[edit] 2007

Date Race Location Winner
2007-09-16 Overall, 2007 Tour of Missouri Flag of the United States United States George Hincapie
2007-09-15 Stage 14, 2007 Vuelta a España Flag of Spain Spain Jason McCartney
2007-09-13 Stage 3, 2007 Tour of Missouri Flag of the United States United States Levi Leipheimer
2007-09-12 Stage 2, 2007 Tour of Missouri Flag of the United States United States George Hincapie
2007-09-02 Flag of the United States United States National Road Race Cycling Championship Flag of the United States United States Levi Leipheimer
2007-08-13 Stage 2, 2007 Tour de l'Ain Flag of France France Brian Vandborg
2007-07-29 Overall, 2007 Tour de France Flag of France France Alberto Contador
2007-07-29 Best Young Rider, 2007 Tour de France Flag of France France Alberto Contador
2007-07-29 Team Classification, 2007 Tour de France Flag of France France Discovery Channel
2007-07-28 Stage 19 (ITT), 2007 Tour de France Flag of France France Levi Leipheimer
2007-07-22 Stage 14, 2007 Tour de France Flag of France France Alberto Contador
2007-07-22 Points Classification, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake Flag of the People's Republic of China China Allan Davis
2007-07-22 Stage 9, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake Flag of the People's Republic of China China Allan Davis
2007-07-21 Stage 8, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake Flag of the People's Republic of China China José Luis Rubiera
2007-07-19 Stage 6, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake Flag of the People's Republic of China China Allan Davis
2007-07-18 Stage 5, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake Flag of the People's Republic of China China Allan Davis
2007-07-16 Stage 3, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake Flag of the People's Republic of China China Allan Davis
2007-07-15 Overall, 2007 Tour of Austria Flag of Austria Austria Stijn Devolder
2007-07-14 Stage 7 (ITT), 2007 Tour of Austria Flag of Austria Austria Stijn Devolder
2007-07-14 Stage 1, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake Flag of the People's Republic of China China Allan Davis
2007-07-12 Stage 5, 2007 Tour of Austria Flag of Austria Austria Gianni Meersman
2007-07-01 Flag of Belgium Belgium National Road Race Championships Flag of Belgium Belgium Stijn Devolder
2007-06-29 Flag of Russia Russia National Time Trial Cycling Championship Flag of Russia Russia Vladimir Gusev
2007-06-24 Mountains Classification, 2007 Tour de Suisse Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Vladimir Gusev
2007-06-21 Stage 6, 2007 Tour de Suisse Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Vladimir Gusev
2007-06-03 Overall, 2007 Tour of Belgium Flag of Belgium Belgium Vladimir Gusev
2007-06-01 Stage 3 (ITT), 2007 Tour of Belgium Flag of Belgium Belgium Vladimir Gusev
2007-05-23 Stage 3, 2007 Volta a Catalunya Flag of Spain Spain Allan Davis
2007-04-22 Overall, 2007 Tour de Georgia Flag of the United States United States Janez Brajkovič
2007-04-22 Best Young Rider, 2007 Tour de Georgia Flag of the United States United States Janez Brajkovič
2007-04-22 Team Classification, 2007 Tour de Georgia Flag of the United States United States Discovery Channel
2007-04-20 Stage 5, 2007 Tour de Georgia Flag of the United States United States Levi Leipheimer
2007-04-19 Stage 4 (ITT), 2007 Tour de Georgia Flag of the United States United States Levi Leipheimer
2007-04-18 Stage 3, 2007 Tour de Georgia Flag of the United States United States Gianni Meersman
2007-04-05 Stage 4 (ITT), 2007 Three Days of De Panne Flag of Belgium Belgium Stijn Devolder
2007-03-30 Overall, 2007 Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León Flag of Spain Spain Alberto Contador
2007-03-30 Combination Classification, 2007 Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León Flag of Spain Spain Alberto Contador
2007-03-30 Spanish Rider Classification, 2007 Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León Flag of Spain Spain Alberto Contador
2007-03-29 Stage 4, 2007 Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León Flag of Spain Spain Alberto Contador
2007-03-18 Overall, 2007 Paris-Nice Flag of France France Alberto Contador
2007-03-18 Best Young Rider, 2007 Paris-Nice Flag of France France Alberto Contador
2007-03-18 Stage 7, 2007 Paris-Nice Flag of France France Alberto Contador
2007-03-16 Stage 5, 2007 Paris-Nice Flag of France France Yaroslav Popovych
2007-03-15 Stage 4, 2007 Paris-Nice Flag of France France Alberto Contador
2007-03-02 Stage 4, 2007 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana Flag of Spain Spain Alberto Contador
2007-02-25 Overall, 2007 Tour of California Flag of the United States United States Levi Leipheimer
2007-02-23 Stage 5 (ITT), 2007 Tour of California Flag of the United States United States Levi Leipheimer
2007-02-18 Prologue, 2007 Tour of California Flag of the United States United States Levi Leipheimer
2007-02-15 Metas Volantes, 2007 Vuelta a Mallorca Flag of Spain Spain Tomas Vaitkus

[edit] 2006

Date Race Location Winner
2006-09-17 Team Classification, Vuelta a España Flag of Spain Spain Discovery Channel
2006-09-17 King of the Mountains, Vuelta a España Flag of Spain Spain Egoi Martínez
2006-09-13 Stage 17, Vuelta a España Flag of Spain Spain Tom Danielson
2006-09-06 Stage 11, Vuelta a España Flag of Spain Spain Egoi Martínez
2006-09-04 Stage 1, Tour de Pologne Flag of Poland Poland Max van Heeswijk
2006-09-02 Flag of the United States United States National Road Race Cycling Championship Flag of the United States United States George Hincapie
2006-08-27 Flag of Belgium Belgium National Time Trial Cycling Championship Flag of Belgium Belgium Leif Hoste
2006-08-20 Stage 4 (ITT), Eneco Tour of Benelux Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands George Hincapie
2006-08-09 Best Young Rider, Deutschland Tour Flag of Germany Germany Vladimir Gusev
2006-08-01 Prologue, Deutschland Tour Flag of Germany Germany Vladimir Gusev
2006-07-23 Overall, Sachen Tour International Flag of Germany Germany Vladimir Gusev
2006-07-14 Stage 12, Tour de France Flag of France France Yaroslav Popovych
2006-07-09 Overall, Hervis Tour of Austria Flag of Austria Austria Tom Danielson
2006-07-03 Maillot jaune After Stage 1, Tour de France Flag of France France George Hincapie
2006-06-11 Flag of Japan Japan National Time Trial Cycling Championship Flag of Japan Japan Fumiyuki Beppu
2006 Flag of Japan Japan National Road Race Cycling Championship Flag of Japan Japan Fumiyuki Beppu
2006-05-28 Combination Classification (Maglia Blu), Giro d'Italia Flag of Italy Italy Paolo Savoldelli
2006-05-06 Prologue, Giro d'Italia Flag of Italy Italy Paolo Savoldelli
2006-04-25 Prologue, Tour de Romandie Flag of France France Paolo Savoldelli
2006-03-30 Overall, Three Days of De Panne Flag of Belgium Belgium Leif Hoste
2006-03-30 KOM, Three Days of De Panne Flag of Belgium Belgium Leif Hoste
2006-03-30 Stage 4, Three Days of De Panne Flag of Belgium Belgium Leif Hoste
2006-03-28 Stage 1, Three Days of De Panne Flag of Belgium Belgium Leif Hoste
2006-02-26 Stage 5, Tour of California Flag of the United States United States George Hincapie
2006-02-21 Stage 2, Tour of California Flag of the United States United States George Hincapie
2006 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom National Cyclo-Cross Championship Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Roger Hammond

[edit] 2005

Date Race Location Winner
2005 Team Classification, Hervis Tour of Austria Flag of Austria Austria Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
2005-09-02 Stage 6, Vuelta a España Flag of Spain Spain Max van Heeswijk
2005-08-28 GP Ouest-France Flag of France France George Hincapie
2005-08-08 Stage 5 Eneco Tour of Benelux Flag of Belgium Belgium Max van Heeswijk
2005-08-04 Stage 1, Eneco Tour of Benelux Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Max van Heeswijk
2005-07-24 General Classification, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2005-07-24 Best Young Rider Classification, Tour de France Flag of France France Yaroslav Popovych
2005-07-23 Stage 20, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2005-07-20 Stage 17, Tour de France Flag of France France Paolo Savoldelli
2005-07-17 Stage 15, Tour de France Flag of France France George Hincapie
2005-07-05 Stage 4 (TTT), Tour de France Flag of France France Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
2005-06-12 Team Classification, Dauphiné Libéré Flag of France France

Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
2005-06-12 Points Classification, Dauphiné Libéré Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2005-06-12 Stage 7, Dauphiné Libéré Flag of France France George Hincapie
2005-06-05 Prologue, Dauphiné Libéré Flag of France France George Hincapie
2005-05-29 General Classification, Giro d'Italia Flag of Italy Italy Paolo Savoldelli
2005-05-19 Stage 11, Giro d'Italia Flag of Italy Italy Paolo Savoldelli
2005-05-22 Overall, Volta a Catalunya Flag of Spain Spain Yaroslav Popovych
2005-04 Overall, Tour of Georgia Flag of the United States United States Tom Danielson
2005-02-27 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Flag of Belgium Belgium George Hincapie

[edit] U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team history and notable wins

The US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team and later named the US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team presented by Berry Floor operated from 1996 through 2004, and during its time fielded one of the biggest names in modern cycling: Lance Armstrong.

The United States Postal Service was the title (primary) sponsor from 1996 through 2004 and the team was nicknamed the "Blue Train". Berry Floor, a Belgian flooring company, was the secondary sponsor, also known as a Presenting Sponsor. Domestically the USPS Pro Cycling Team was presented by Alloc, the American subsidiary of Berry Floor.

Armstrong won six Tours de France (1999-2004) with US Postal, and in 2003 Roberto Heras—at that time a US Postal rider—won the Vuelta a España. Armstrong went on to win a seventh Tour de France in 2005, after the USPS contract and sponsorship ended.

The US Postal Service announced that they would cease sponsorship at the end of the 2004 racing season when their eight-year contract expired. They had previously been under fire for the expenditure from organizations such as Postal Watch, a website critical of the United States Postal Service. Legitimate problems of mismanagement and sloppy accounting were pointed out by the Postal Service itself, via the USPS Office of the Inspector General. Before the expiration of the USPS contract, Armstrong insisted that he would only continue to ride with the USPS team structure. This demand was met on June 15, 2004 when Discovery Networks stepped in and agreed to sponsor the team for the next three years as the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.

[edit] 2004

L-to-R: Armstrong, Azevedo, and Ekimov of the 2004 USPS team
L-to-R: Armstrong, Azevedo, and Ekimov of the 2004 USPS team
Date Race Location Winner
2004-07-25 Overall, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2004-07-24 Stage 19, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2004-07-22 Stage 17, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2004-07-21 Stage 16, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2004-07-20 Stage 15, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2004-07-17 Stage 13, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2004-07-07 Stage 4 (TTT), Tour de France Flag of France France U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
2004-04-24 Overall, Tour de Georgia Flag of the United States United States Lance Armstrong
2004-04-23 Stage 4, Tour de Georgia Flag of the United States United States Lance Armstrong
2004-04-22 Stage 3, Tour de Georgia Flag of the United States United States Lance Armstrong
2004-04-01 Overall, Three Days of De Panne Flag of Belgium Belgium George Hincapie

[edit] 2003

Date Race Location Winner
2003-09-28 Overall, Vuelta a España Flag of Spain Spain Roberto Heras
2003-09-27 Stage 20, Vuelta a España Flag of Spain Spain Roberto Heras
2003-07-27 Overall, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2003-07-21 Stage 15, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2003-07-09 Stage 4 (TTT), Tour de France Flag of France France U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team

[edit] 2002

Date Race Location Winner
2002-07-28 Overall, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2002-07-27 Stage 19 (ITT), Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2002-07-19 Stage 12, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2002-07-18 Stage 11, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2002-06 Flag of the United States USPRO National Road Race Championships Flag of the United States United States Chann McRae
2002-07-18 Overall, Vuelta a Murcia Flag of Spain Spain Víctor Hugo Peña

[edit] 2001

In 2001, the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team was named the USOC Team of the Year. Also, Armstrong was named USOC SportsMan of the Year, which he won in 1999.

Date Race Location Winner
2001-07-28 Overall, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2001-07-27 Stage 18 (ITT), Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2001-07-18 Stage 11, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2001-07-17 Stage 10, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2001-04-11 Gent-Wevelgem Flag of Belgium Belgium George Hincapie

[edit] 2000

Date Race Location Winner
2000-07-23 Overall, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2000-07-21 Stage 19 (ITT), Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
2000 GP Eddy Merckx Flag of France France Lance Armstrong and Viatcheslav Ekimov

[edit] 1999

Date Race Location Winner
1999-07-25 Overal, Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
1999-07-24 Stage 19 (ITT), Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
1999-07-11 Stage 8 (ITT), Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
1999-06-03 Prologue (ITT), Tour de France Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
1999 Flag of the United States USPRO National Road Race Championships Flag of the United States United States Marty Jemison
1999 Stage, Circuit de la Sarthe Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
1999 Stage, Dauphiné Libéré Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
1999 Stage, Route du Sud Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
1999 First Union Classic (Trenton, NJ) Flag of the United States United States George Hincapie
1999 Redlands Classic (Redlands, CA) Flag of the United States United States Christian Vandevelde
1999 Best Young Rider Classification, Four Days of Dunkirk Flag of France France Christian Vandevelde

[edit] 1998

Date Race Location Winner
1998 Flag of the United States USPRO National Road Race Championships Flag of the United States United States George Hincapie
1998 Overall, Tour de Luxembourg Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
1998 Stage, Tour de Luxembourg Flag of France France Lance Armstrong
1998 Overall, Rheinland Pfalz Flag of Germany Germany Lance Armstrong
1998 Killington (Vermont) Stage Race Flag of the United States United States George Hincapie
1998 First Union Invitational (Lancaster, Pa.) Flag of the United States United States Frankie Andreu

[edit] 1997

Thomas Weisel brings in Mark Gorski, who is the 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in the Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch) event, as team manager. Due in large part to Russian Viatcheslav Ekimov and his key stage wins at Paris-Nice and the Dauphiné Libéré, the USPS squad gets its first invitation to ride in the Tour de France.

Date Race Location Winner
1997 Stage, Dauphiné Libéré Flag of France France Viatcheslav Ekimov
1997 Stage, Paris-Nice Flag of France France Viatcheslav Ekimov
1997 Flag of Russia Russia National Road Race Championship Flag of Russia Russia Viatcheslav Ekimov
1997 Stage, Setmana Catalana Flag of Spain Spain George Hincapie

[edit] 1996

With the help of Thomas Weisel and Eddy Borysewicz, the United States Postal Service begins its reign as title sponsor to what has become the most successful cycling team from the United States. Borysewicz served as the team's directeur sportif and the team raced mainly in domestic events in the United States.

Date Race Location Winner
1996 USPRO National Road Race Championships Flag of the United States United States Eddy Gragus

[edit] Early history and notable wins

[edit] 1995 – Montgomery-Bell

Montgomery Securities Chief Executive Thomas W. Weisel, an avid cyclist, continues his support for cycling.

Date Race Location Winner
1995 Stage 8, Tour Du Pont Flag of the United States United States Clark Sheehan

[edit] 1992-1994 – Subaru-Montgomery

Subaru and Montgomery Securities, led by Thomas Weisel, serve as co-title sponsors.

Date Race Location Winner
1993 Stage 1, Redlands Classic Flag of the United States United States Miguel Arroyo
1992 USPRO National Road Race Championships Flag of the United States United States Bart Bowen
1992 Herald Sun Tour Flag of Australia Australia Bart Bowen
1991 Stage 2, Redlands Classic Flag of the United States United States Jim Copeland
1991 Stage 6, Redlands Classic Flag of the United States United States Krzysstof Wiatr
1991 Tour de Gastown Flag of Canada Canada Lance Armstrong
1990 Tour de Gastown Flag of Canada Canada Jonas Carney

[edit] 1988-1989 – Sunkyong (Amateur)

Eddie Borysewicz, known as "Eddy B", began an amateur squad sponsored by Sunkyong, a South Korea-based manufacturing and industrial conglomerate. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Borysewicz served as the U.S. Olympic Cycling Coach and led American cyclists to an unprecedented nine Olympic medals. Borysewicz is the author of the 1985 book entitled, Bicycle Road Racing: The Complete Program for Training and Competition.

[edit] Sponsors

The following companies and organizations serve as sponsors for the 2007 squad:[6]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ George, Sue. "Discovery Channel to end sponsorship", Cyclingnews.com, 2007-02-10. Retrieved on 2007-02-10. 
  2. ^ http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/10/ap4008411.html
  3. ^ "Discovery gives up sponsor hunt", VeloNews, 2007-08-10. Retrieved on 2007-08-10. (English) 
  4. ^ Team Discovery Channel Challenge 2007 – THE RIDERS. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
  5. ^ "Discovery Channel finalises '07 roster", Cyclingnews.com, 2007-01-16. Retrieved on 2007-02-13. 
  6. ^ http://www.thepaceline.com/sponsors.aspx

[edit] External links

Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team