Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
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The Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team is the continuation of the 2004 US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, featuring Lance Armstrong. On June 15 2004, the Discovery Channel signed a deal to become a sponsor of the team for the remainder of the 2004 season and a title sponsor through the 2008 season. On January 1, 2005, Discovery Networks became the title sponsor and the team name changed to the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. As part of the sponsorship deal, Armstrong will provide on-air appearances for the Discovery Networks TV Channels, including but not limited to, The Discovery Channel, TLC, and Fit TV.
The deal is not expected to affect OLN's rights to air major cycling events such as the Tour de France, despite the fact that the two channels are competitors.
The Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team is 1 of 20 teams in the UCI ProTour.
2005 team list
| Name | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Lance Armstrong | USA | 33 |
| José Azevedo | Portugal | 31 |
| Michael Barry | Canada | 29 |
| Manuel Beltran | Spain | 33 |
| Fumiyuki Beppu | Japan | 21 |
| Volodymyr Bileka | Ukraine | 25 |
| Michael Creed | USA | 23 |
| Antonio Cruz | USA | 33 |
| Tom Danielson | USA | 26 |
| Stijn Devolder | Belgium | 25 |
| Viatcheslav Ekimov | Russia | 38 |
| Roger Hammond | United Kingdom | 30 |
| George Hincapie | USA | 31 |
| Leif Hoste | Belgium | 27 |
| Benoît Joachim | Luxembourg | 28 |
| Jonathan McCarty | USA | 22 |
| Jason McCartney | USA | 31 |
| Guennadi Mikhailov | Russia | 30 |
| Benjamin Noval | Spain | 25 |
| Pavel Padrnos | Czech Republic | 34 |
| Yaroslav Popovych | Ukraine | 24 |
| Hayden Roulston | New Zealand | 23 |
| José Luis Rubiera | Spain | 31 |
| Paolo Savoldelli | Italy | 31 |
| Jurgen van den Broeck | Belgium | 21 |
| Max van Heeswijk | Netherlands | 31 |
External links
- Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (http://team.discovery.com/)
- The Official Fan Club of Lance Aromstrong and the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (http://www.thepaceline.com/)fr:Équipe cycliste Discovery Channel