What is the T-Mobile Team?
Q: What is the T-Mobile Team?
A: The T-Mobile Team is a professional cycling team that competes in international road bicycle races.
Q: Why is the team named T-Mobile?
A: The team is named after its chief sponsor - the T-Mobile company.
Q: In which cycling events does the team participate?
A: The team takes part in many editions of the annual Grand Tours of cycling, such as the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.
Q: What is the UCI ProTour?
A: The UCI ProTour is a professional road bicycle racing series that was established in 2005. T-Mobile has been one of the 20 teams that compete in this series since its inception.
Q: When did T-Mobile decide to end their sponsorship of the team?
A: T-Mobile decided to pull out of cycling sponsorship in December 2007, despite promising to carry on until 2010.
Q: When was the team founded and who sponsored it?
A: The team was founded in 1991 as Team Telekom and was sponsored by T-Mobile's parent Deutsche Telekom.
Q: Who manages the T-Mobile Team?
A: The team is currently managed by Olaf Ludwig and Eddy Vandenhecke, and its sports directors include Brian Holm, Tristan Hoffman, Allan Peiper, Valerio Piva, and Jan Schaffrath.