Sponsers - what are they flogging

[DiddlyDodds]

Just been looking at the web site for Orica Green edge and thought to myself , i have no idea who Orica or Green edge are as companies, what do they sell, so then had a look through the rest and actually could only put a product to 4no team names (and 2 of those are cycle manufacturers)
How many do you know

AG2R LA MONDIALE

ASTANA PRO TEAM

BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM

BMC RACING TEAM

CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING

EUSKALTEL EUSKADI

FDJ.FR

GARMIN SHARP

KATUSHA

LAMPRE-MERIDA

LOTTO BELISOL

MOVISTAR TEAM

OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP CYCLING TEAM

ORICA GREENEDGE

RADIOSHACK LEOPARD

SKY PROCYCLING

TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO

TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF

VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM

 

[ufkacbln]

What is often more interesting are the "alliances"

When two completely different organisations with no apparent link get together to sponsor a team

 

[ianrauk]

Well I have Quick Step flooring throughout the house, I have a couple of Garmins and a Sharp Aquos TV, and I bought a Camera in Radio Shack Manhattan once.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Saxo sell salt. Almost.

 

[colly]

Someone is flogging shoot British cars from the 1960's

 

[ColinJ]

I would have said:

• Astana - promoting Kazakhstan?
• Belkin - routers and other networking products
• BMC - bikes
• Cannondale - bikes
• Euskatel - Basque equivalent of BT
• FDJ - French lottery?
• Garmin - GPS; Sharp - consumer electronics, TVs etc
• Merida - bikes
• Lotto Belisol - I assume it is a Belgian lottery?
• Movistar - Spanish mobile network
• Omega Pharma - Belgian pharmaceuticals; Quick Step - flooring
• Radioshack - US electronics retailer
• Sky - we all know who they are!
• Argos - I assumed it was the same as our Argos?; Shimano - obvious
• Vacansoleil - French holidays in the sun?

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I would have said:

• Astana - promoting Kazakhstan?
• Belkin - routers and other networking products
• BMC - bikes
• Cannondale - bikes
• Euskatel - Basque equivalent of BT
• FDJ - French lottery?
• Garmin - GPS; Sharp - consumer electronics, TVs etc
• Merida - bikes
• Lotto Belisol - I assume it is a Belgian lottery?
• Movistar - Spanish mobile network
• Omega Pharma - Belgian pharmaceuticals; Quick Step - flooring
• Radioshack - US electronics retailer
• Sky - we all know who they are!
• Argos - I assumed it was the same as our Argos?; Shimano - obvious
• Vacansoleil - French holidays in the sun?

Colin you have WAY to much time on your hands

 

[ColinJ]

Colin you have WAY to much time on your hands

Actually, I haven't really, but I am spending what should be money-making time composing posts like that!

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Actually, I haven't really, but I am spending what should be money-making time composing posts like that!

Mind you I cant talk I suppose I am reading it

 

[ColinJ]

Mind you I cant talk I suppose I am reading it

I was too polite to point that out to you! It applies to a lot of people ...

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I was too polite to point that out to you! It applies to a lot of people ...

Dont worry I am old I can take it