Team Leopard is a new professional road bicycle racing team from Luxembourg led by the brothers Andy Schleck and Fränk Schleck, with Brian Nygaard and Kim Andersen as team managers.The main sponsors for the team have not yet been announced, but it is known that Trek will supply the bicycles.The team will not be officially active until the start of the 2011 cycling season. On December 13, 2010, Jakob Fuglsang revealed that the team would be called Team Leopard, in reference to the management company run by Nygaard.Manager Brian Nygaard the next day denied the team will be called Leopard True Racing, which had been a rumored name for some weeks.The team will be officially presented on January 6, 2011.
Rider --------------------------------Date of birth
Daniele Bennati (ITA) September 24, 1980 (1980-09-24) (age 30)
Fabian Cancellara (SUI) March 18, 1981 (1981-03-18) (age 29)
Will Clarke (AUS) April 11, 1985 (1985-04-11) (age 25)
Stefan Denifl (AUT) September 22, 1987 (1987-09-22) (age 23)
Brice Feillu (FRA) July 26, 1985 (1985-07-26) (age 25)
Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) March 22, 1985 (1985-03-22) (age 25)
Linus Gerdemann (GER) September 16, 1982 (1982-09-16) (age 28)
Dominic Klemme (GER) October 31, 1986 (1986-10-31) (age 24)
Anders Lund (DEN) February 14, 1985 (1985-02-14) (age 25)
Maxime Monfort (BEL) January 14, 1983 (1983-01-14) (age 27)
Martin Mortensen (DEN) November 5, 1984 (1984-11-05) (age 26)
Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) January 30, 1989 (1989-01-30) (age 21)
Stuart O'Grady (AUS) August 6, 1973 (1973-08-06) (age 37)
Martin Pedersen (DEN) April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15) (age 27)
Joost Posthuma (NED) March 8, 1981 (1981-03-08) (age 29)
Andy Schleck (LUX) June 10, 1985 (1985-06-10) (age 25)
Fränk Schleck (LUX) April 15, 1980 (1980-04-15) (age 30)
Tom Stamsnijder (NED) May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15) (age 25)
Bruno Pires (POR) May 15, 1981 (1981-05-15) (age 29)
Davide Viganò (ITA) June 12, 1984 (1984-06-12) (age 26)
Jens Voigt (GER) September 17, 1971 (1971-09-17) (age 39)
Robert Wagner (GER) April 17, 1983 (1983-04-17) (age 27)
Fabian Wegmann (GER) June 20, 1980 (1980-06-20) (age 30)
Wouter Weylandt (BEL) September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27) (age 26)
Oliver Zaugg (SUI) May 9, 1981 (1981-05-09) (age 29)
No offence, but everyone could have copied that from wikipedia... Just saw it there yesterday.
Nygaard meanwhile said that the teamname is officially revealed the 6th january in the Kockelscheier (d'Coque an der Staat) together with the teampresentation.
The tickets foir the presentation (3.000 tickets) were gone within 1 1/2 hours...
miggi133 wrote:
No offence, but everyone could have copied that from wikipedia... Just saw it there yesterday.
Nygaard meanwhile said that the teamname is officially revealed the 6th january in the Kockelscheier (d'Coque an der Staat) together with the teampresentation.
The tickets foir the presentation (3.000 tickets) were gone within 1 1/2 hours...
I immediately knew that someone remembers, that i've copy that from Wiki...
But I wan't too make a thread where everyone can post news about the new Leopard Team...For example when on the 6th january at 8pm the team will bee presented, you can post her some picts or links for videos...
Understand???
NEWS:
The new Luxembourg, ProTeam is an initiative of the sponsor Flavio Becca. The team manager Brian Nygaard said in an interview with the daily La Voix du Luxembourg.
"Flavio Becca is the central figure. I was surprised at his knowledge of cycling, "said the 36-year-old Dane. Becca is a sports enthusiast entrepreneurs from Luxembourg, who made his fortune in real estate.
NEWS:
What is confirmed is that one of the backers of the team will be Mercedes Luxembourg. The firm will providce the team cars and other vehicles, including the team bus. The bikes will be supplied by Trek. Sports directors are Luca Guercilena, Torsten Schmidt and Lars Michaelsen. Kim Andersen is the Team Manager.
