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Cycling team

This article refers to road bicycle racing teams.

A cycling team is a group of cyclists who train together to compete in bicycle races such as the Tour de France.

Like in other sports, different team members will have different specializations. There are climbing specialists who grind away on the hard inclines, sprinters who save their energy for crucial sprints for points and position, time trialists who work with great efficiency to keep speed over great distances, and domestiques who guard the team from aggressive riders and assist in ensuring the team stays properly hydrated and fed. Successful teams are oriented towards the goals of a leader (such as Lance Armstrong or Jan Ullrich) who must combine all those skills and be able to act as the "face of the team" to the media and other teams. Most pro teams keep between 10-20 riders at any given time. Teams will also usually have a director, coach, mechanics, and other clingers-on.

Teams are generally sponsored by companies in exchange for advertising in the form of the team name, prominent placement of logos on official jerseys, and other endorsements. Sponsorships range from small "mom-and-pop" businesses contributing largely in the name of good fun to local teams, to multimillion-dollar deals funding the latest in cycling technology in exchange for television and other advertisements. The need for sponsor recognition is part of what drives teams to burn themselves out early to gain a temporary lead in multistage races as opposed to giving a long, balanced effort and never finishing highly enough for the sponsor's investment to pay off from a marketing standpoint.

Some prominent cycling teams

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