Originally Posted by
lmccall
The news of Tailwind pulling out of cycling and Bruyneel's retirement is heartbreaking. That a successful cycling team can't find a sponsor is sad indeed.
From
Velonews [bold mine]:
"This was a difficult decision, not made any easier by our recent Tour de France success," Stapleton added. "We were in talks with a number of companies about the opportunity and were confident a new sponsor was imminent.
We have chosen, however, to end those discussions."
Tailwind spokesman PJ Rabice told VeloNews Friday morning
that the decision was not based on "a failure to find a new sponsor."
Sounds like there may be other factors at play rather than not being able to find a sponsor.