The end of the tour

The Discovery Channel bicycle team, formerly the US Postal team, winners of eight of the last nine Tours de France, are closing up shop as of the end of this season.

They couldn't find a new sponsor after Discovery Channel decided to not renew when the current contract ends.

That is one mucked-up sport, if the most successful team can't find a sponsor. But who would want to associate their brand name with cheats, and who can guarantee that bicyclists on a given team won't cheat? The new Slipstream team is going to try to offer such a guarantee at the highest level of cycling starting next year, but I notice that their main sponsor is not exactly a household name.

Posted: Sat - August 11, 2007 at 04:59 PM

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The end of the tour

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