Trek Bicycle Corporation to Co-Sponsor Team Leopard-Trek
Trek Bicycles hopes to regain its prominent position in the European peloton by sponsoring the Schleck- and Cancellara-powered Team Leopard-Trek.
Trek Bicycle, in conjunction with Leopard True Racing, announced its co-sponsorship of the new cycling Team Leopard-Trek in Luxembourg on January 7. The team grew out of the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project. Enovos, a Luxembourg-based natural gas company, will be the other major sponsor.
Team Leopard-Trek Roster
Leopard-Trek will feature high-profile riders Fränk and Andy Schleck, both of Luxembourg, as well as classics rider and time trial champion Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland. Perennial workhorse Jens Voigt and sprinter Stuart O'Grady are also on the 29-man roster. The Schlecks have made names for themselves in the European classics and the grand tours over the last few years, with Andy finishing second in the last two editions of the Tour de France. Cancellara has been on fire for the better part of a decade, winning numerous classics and tour stages in addition to being four-time world time trial champion and the current Olympic gold medalist in that discipline.
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