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Team Manager: Hans Michael Holczer41. Levi Leipheimer (USA)042. Marcus Fothen (G)43. David Kopp (G)44. Sebastian Lang (G)45. Ronny Scholz (G)46. Georg Totschnig (A)47. Fabian Wegmann (G)48. Peter Wrolich (A)49. Beat Zberg (Swi) Sponsor: Mineral water bottler2006 budget: $8.7 millionYear current sponsor started: 1998Former title sponsors: NonePast Tours: Fourth participation, 1 stage winTrivia: René Haselbacher, at 190 pounds, is the heaviest UCI ProTour rider who might ride in the Tour. Georg Totschnig has scored the team’s only Tour stage win. Levi Leipheimer finished sixth last year, and
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Team Manager: Hans Michael Holczer
41. Levi Leipheimer (USA)
042. Marcus Fothen (G)
43. David Kopp (G)
44. Sebastian Lang (G)
45. Ronny Scholz (G)
46. Georg Totschnig (A)
47. Fabian Wegmann (G)
48. Peter Wrolich (A)
49. Beat Zberg (Swi)
Sponsor: Mineral water bottler2006 budget: $8.7 millionYear current sponsor started: 1998Former title sponsors: NonePast Tours: Fourth participation, 1 stage winTrivia: René Haselbacher, at 190 pounds, is the heaviest UCI ProTour rider who might ride in the Tour. Georg Totschnig has scored the team’s only Tour stage win. Levi Leipheimer finished sixth last year, and will be looking to improve in 2006.
EquipmentBike: SpecializedComponents: ShimanoWheels: ShimanoClothing: Nalini
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Bernard Hinault’s call “Here’s a solid team that can get several of its riders into breaks. Last year it was the Austrian Georg Totschnig who took a stage; whose turn is it now? Stefan Schumacher and René Haselbacher are riding strong, and Beat Zberg has experience on his side. As for their team leader, a really good Levi Leipheimer shouldn’t be far from the podium.”
