He’s not had much luck in the last few years, his biggest problem is Lance Armstrong and his weight seems to go up in the off-season. Erik Zabel is now a little old but can be guaranteed to win races in sprints and young rider, Andreas Klöden is the new, young, up and coming rider in the team for the Tour.

For the Classics the team has Steffan Wesemann who won The Tour of Flanders last year and is always up there in the other Belgian races and Paris-Roubaix. The team’s big aim for the season will be the Tour de France where they will want a rider on the podium.

T-Mobile ride Giant bikes and Shimano equipment, the team has 27 riders, over 50% German and an average age of 29. T-Mobile is part of the International Telekom company.

Top 5 Riders: -

1. Jan Ullrich
2. Erik Zabel
3. Andreas Klöden
4. Alexandre Vinokourov
5. Matthias Kessler

Others To Watch: -

1. Rolf Aldag
2. Giuseppe Guerini
3. Daniele Nardello
4. Oscar Sevilla
5. Steffen Wesemann