General Cycling Discussion - What the heck are those sponsors??

Maybe this is a dumb question but I'm sort of new to the sport. So everyone knows what USPS is, but what are some of those other major sponsors? I mean I see these names but I have no idea what kind of business(or whatever) these are. I assume they are mostly(all?) European. For example, ONCE, Adecco, Lotto, KELME, Telekom, Robobank, COFIDIS, DOMO, etc, etc, etc..........

Anyone know what they are??? :confused:

ONCE- lottery for blind people- see the guy with stick in the jersey?

Lotto- belgian lottery
adecco- employ company
Kelme- shoes-soccer shoes
Telekom communications-cell phones,etc
Rabobank- bank
Domo-flooring
Mapei-flooring adhesives
quickstep-flooring-linolieum flooring, parquet wood,etc
Cofidis-telephone cards

mercatone uno is a grocery chain
I banesto- bank
saeco- cappicino machines
thats all I can think of at the moment

Cinzano-makers of all things alcoholic

Credit Agricole: Bank
Palmans-Colstrop: Trucking-Wood Panelling
Bonjour: Free weekly newspaper
FdJ.com: French national lottery
Aqua e Sapone: Commercial cleaning
Tacconi Sport: Sporting goods chain
Lampre-Daikin: Sheet metal-Air conditioners

...

Cycling is exponentially more popular in Europe, so there are tons more sponsors there.

Credit Agricole - Not a bank, my bank. :)

Try here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/teams2001/team2001.shtml

Each team has the sponsors, and what they do, listed.

Cheers...Gary

ONCE - Organizatión Nacional de Ciegos Españoles or...en Ingles:
Spanish National Organisation of the Blind

See (sorry) more here:
http://www.once.es/cd/og/ocdog01cose.htm

great stuff!
tt

And for the American teams. . .

Saturn - US automaker
Mercury - US automaker
Navigators - Insurance
7-11 - Convenience store chain
Prime Alliance - Plastics materials

and. . . let's not forget. . .

USPS - US Postal Service

Spanish National Organisation of the Blind

The english version kinda matches some roadies I know

"S.N.O.B."

My wife and I got a chuckle out of that.

Slainte:beer:

Oh Man...

SNOB...I can't believe that I didn't catch that one...thanks for an early morning chuckle!!!

happy trails,
tt

I like finding out what some of the sponsors are. Some are easy to guess, like Telefonica who sponsor the Vuelta Espana, and Esta The (Giro Italia). But there are others:

Wurth- Hardware
Dymo- Office equipment

Correos- Spanish mail service

Feldschlosschen - Swiss Brewery, sponsors Tour of Switzerland

Hey that's cool. I think there was a pic floating around of a Dekker ad in a bank lobby (Rabobank, of course!).
I always thought Credit Agricole was an agricultural bank! Don't they have a wheat stalk in their logo?


Originally posted by gmason
Credit Agricole - Not a bank, my bank. :)

Try here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/teams2001/team2001.shtml

Each team has the sponsors, and what they do, listed.

Cheers...Gary

Fassa Bortolo - Cement Company

Gerolsteiner - bottled water company
Phonak - Swiss telephone (or is it hearing aids) company
Costa Blanca (co-sponsor of Kelme-Costa Blanca) - vacation resort area
Panaria - ceramic tile company
Coast - isn't this a German convenience store chain?
CSC-Tiscali - I think CSC is an internet/telecommunications company

Let's not forget the ladies. These come to mind. How about some more?
Saturn
Diet Rite - diet soft drinks

CSC is an information technology consulting company--one of my friends works there.

Hey,
I work there (csc) and I guess that is what we do!

Marty

La Redoute is a catalogue company that sells clothes, I gather it's like J Crew. Coast is sort of like Gap. So is Gas, who used to sponsor an italian women's team.

New Holland makes farm and construction equipment.