Saunier Duval is saved! Scott takes over the team...

donrhummy
donrhummy Posts: 2,329
edited July 2008 in Pro race
http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/arti ... nier-duval
Bike manufacturer Scott, the second sponsor of the Saunier Duval team, announced on Wednesday that it would step in and rescue the Spanish outfit.
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American firm Scott, which has supplied the team's bikes and had a contract with Saunier Duval until 2010, said it would provide financial support to the team until the rest of the season.

"The team will be called Scott, unless a new title sponsor comes in," said Pascal Ducrot, a Europe-based Scott company official. "After that we're sure the team will find a new title sponsor."

In a statement released by Saunier Duval, Scott said it was "convinced that the recent events which damaged the team's reputation at the Tour de France were caused by individuals.”

"We see this as an opportunity to multiply our efforts to fight against doping. In the future our own anti-doping program will be far stricter."

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  • feersumendjinn
    feersumendjinn Posts: 148
    More customers for Dr Damsgaard?[/b]
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    donrhummy wrote:
    In a statement released by Saunier Duval, Scott said it was "convinced that the recent events which damaged the team's reputation at the Tour de France were caused by individuals.”

    Those individuals being the team manager and team doctor, I presume
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Birillo
    Birillo Posts: 417
    American firm Scott,

    It's Swiss.
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    yup swiss based american born.. not really a big deal tho

    http://scottusa.com/company
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    SRAM dumped them as soon as Ricco's positive emerged, so I wonder what they'll use now?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Scott have a statement about this on their site, but if you check out the bike section they still have Ricco as the fetaured rider..... :roll:
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • Belv
    Belv Posts: 866
    That's brave of Scott. I'd need more convincing before i put my name to the team (like a complete change of mangagement).
  • JC.152
    JC.152 Posts: 645
    Team names are pretty important, by keeping the same name as last years Astana, Bruneel probably lost himself a tour invite like T mobile became Columbia that looks nothing like the 07 team

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