Team DE to be branded Total

shirley_basso
shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
edited March 2019 in Pro race
Total acquired DE but the rebrand goes ahead along with more sponsorship.

Reported in l'equipe and seen on inner ring

Comments

  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    But...Sky are big fat meanie poo heads!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    €€€€€€€€€€€
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    Someone had to replace BMC as the place successful careers go to die.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    DE?
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Direct Energie - formerly Europcar (I think).

    The company was acquired by Total and now Total are going to use their own branding and increase the budget.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    So it's official then: French cycling is a Total shambles. :P
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Direct Energie - formerly Europcar (I think).

    The company was acquired by Total and now Total are going to use their own branding and increase the budget.

    Ah thank you
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    Nice company to work for if you're a geologist...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    No budget boost apparently. Will be rebranded from Paris Roubaix