- Team Gerolsteiner
Cycling team infobox
teamname=Team Gerolsteiner
code=GST
base= GER
founded=1998
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manager=Reimund Dietzen
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discipline=Road
status=ProTour
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Team Gerolsteiner ("UCI Team Code:" GST) is a German road bicycle racing team in theUCI ProTour . It is sponsored by the mineral water companyGerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized.The team was founded in 1998 with manager
Hans-Michael Holczer and sports directorsRolf Gölz andChristian Henn . The contract withGeorg Totschnig in 2001 helped make the team enter Division I. In 2003 the team participated in theTour de France for the first time.The Leader is Georg Totschnig, who has recorded top 10 finishes in the Tour de France and is an excellent climber. In 2005, Totschnig won stage 14 of the Tour, showing his skill on the 15km long climb up the Port de Pailhères (2000m at 8.2%). He was overfilled with emotion, after becoming the first Austrian to win a tour stage since Max Bulla in 1931, who won 3 stages..
The team announced in September 2007 that Gerolsteiner will not be renewing its sponsorship agreement at the end of the 2008 season; but will try to find a new title sponsor for the 2009 season [Citation| title = Gerolstiener terminates financial support | url = http://www.gerolsteiner.de/index.php?id=1561&newsid=3487&backto=1556&cHash=c3c651efa2 | accessdate = 2008-07-31 | date =
2007-09-02 ] .Team honors
* 1st, Team classification, 2006 Deutschland Tour
* 1st,2005 Eindhoven Team Time Trial Team roster
As of
February 2 ,2008 . [cite web| url = http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=MTM&RefDate=02.02.2008&MenuId=MTY5Ng&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTY5Ng
title = Gerolsteiner (GST) - GER - Riders| accessdate = 2008-02-02| work = uciprotour.com |publisher=UCI]ee also
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List of teams and cyclists in the 2008 Tour de France
*2008 Tour de France
*Tour de France References
External links
* [http://www.gerolsteiner.de/index.php?id=137 Official website]
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