Friday, January 18, 2008

The New Black...

The teams for the 2008 Amgen Tour of California were announced yesterday. Of the 17 teams participating in the 8 day race that runs from February 17-24th, 9 are Pro Tour teams, while the other 8 are well known domestic teams.

The race will be our first look at the newly sponsored High Road Sports, formerly T-Mobile, and Bissell Pro Cycling, formerly Priority Health (both of the latter being based in Grand Rapids, MI). In addition, Scott takes over for Swiss pen manufacturer, Prodir, as a primary sponsor for Saunier Duval.

Several teams will also be sporting a new look this year as Quick-Step-Innergetic, CSC, BMC, and Jelly Belly have chosen white as their predominant color for their 2008 kits.


Teams for the 2008 TOC: Astana, Bissell Pro Cycling Team, BMC Racing Team, Bouygues Telecom, Crédit Agricole, Gerolsteiner, Health Net Presented by Maxxis, High Road Sports, Jelly Belly Cycling Team, Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast, Quick Step, Rabobank Cycling Team, Rock Racing, Saunier Duval-Scott, Team CSC, and Team Slipstream Powered by Chipotle, Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team.

Photo: Tim de Waele

1 comment:

  1. In response to the last three, no four, no...dang you guys crank out a ton of content!

    It's shaping up to be a truly thrilling year and starting in Australia! All the shuffling and style, fantastic efforts in activism and outreach, women's cycling coming on strong...

    Honestly, I'm all tingly!

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