DISCOVERY TEAM - No sponsor = Finished!

[Triskeliongirl]

Its hard to believe they will disband. I bet its a publicity thing to attract a sponsor. If the winning team of the tour de france can't find a sponsor, maybe cycling really is washed up. I had heard that HP and oracle had signed on. Hmmmm....... So, I am back to the idea that this is a publicity stunt.

[NJBikeGal]

Apparently, they have had close to finalized negotiations with several companies (Apple, Dell, etc.), but nothing has panned out so far. As much as I love the guys, the fact that George has already signed with T-Mobile tells me that this ride is over. He would never leave Disco or Bruyneel if there was a chance of recovering a sponsor.

A moment of silence for Disco...



OK...silence over...bring on the ARGYLE!

[bmccasland]

Doesn't this also have something to do with the fact that the CEO of Discovery isn't that excited about cycling?

So do we buy the Discovery jerseys because they're going away, or not out of protest

[7rider]

Doesn't this also have something to do with the fact that the CEO of Discovery isn't that excited about cycling?

So do we buy the Discovery jerseys because they're going away, or not out of protest

I don't think so, on the first point.
On the second point....maybe this makes them collectors' items??? (Just, ugh, don't take the tags off 'em).

[RoadRaven]

I guess I understand - but it seems stange and sad that no-one is taking on this team who has developed a good close team culture and who work well together... I hope they take their excellent understanding of what "teamwork" means and take it to other teams...