Pro Team

[Tetedelacourse]

What do you need to set up a Pro team? Just wads of cash?

They're all businesses at present aren't they? Has an individual ever run a team in his or her own name? I understand that the main lure is advertising and to be associated with success, but theoretically could an individual have a team, or if already done, who was the last? Do any teams actually MAKE money from winnings?

Something in my dim and distant memory says Moser might have tried. or Guimard?

What triggered this was Fuzzy's post about Disco leaving the sport and me thinking that Uncle Lance might just as well set one up by himself.

 

[Chuffy]

IIRC I think Uncle mono-knacker part owns Disco.

 

[Tetedelacourse]

So will we see a Team Armstrong in the near future then?

 

[MichaelM]

Lynda McCartney?

 

[domtyler]

Why would you? Unless you have the kind of money that Roman Abramovich boasts and can treat it purely as a hobby, it would just be a large money pit and a massive head ache.

 

[fuzzy29]

Tinkoff is more or less one bloke with a big bag of money.

 

[fuzzy29]

So will we see a Team Armstrong in the near future then?

They'll be sponsored by Carlsberg with the slogan "Probably the most tested riders in the world…"

 

[Keith Oates]

To answer one question, I don't think any team, no matter how successful could exist on prize money only. The money from sponsors that consider they get value from the advertising is the only way a team can survive. Now if we could only get Bill Gates interested in cycling that would be OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[chris42]

Johan owns 50% and Armstrong owns 50%.
The company is Tailwind sports.
So Disco is really Team Armstrong already

 

[andy_wrx]

Wasn't Phonak owned by Andy Wotsit, Swiss hearing-aid entrepreneur ?

 

[Elmer Fudd]

Wasn't Phonak owned by Andy Wotsit, Swiss hearing-aid entrepreneur ?

I thought Andy Wotsit was an artist ?