T-Mobile has named five of its nine riders for the 2006 Tour de France, with Jan Ullrich captaining the squad.
In a press release Monday, Olaf Ludwig, T-Mobile sporting director, said that Ukrainian Serhiy Honchar, German Andreas Kloden, Italian Eddy Mazzolini and Australian Michael Rogers had been penciled in to join Ullrich at the Tour.
"The team is absolutely top class," said Ullrich. "Finally, after many years we have again assembled a team that's fully to my liking. We work well together, and I feel that we've already made more progress than last year."
Ullrich, whose lone Tour victory came in 1997, is one of the favorites to win this year's edition July 1-23.
In a press release Monday, Olaf Ludwig, T-Mobile sporting director, said that Ukrainian Serhiy Honchar, German Andreas Kloden, Italian Eddy Mazzolini and Australian Michael Rogers had been penciled in to join Ullrich at the Tour.
"The team is absolutely top class," said Ullrich. "Finally, after many years we have again assembled a team that's fully to my liking. We work well together, and I feel that we've already made more progress than last year."
Ullrich, whose lone Tour victory came in 1997, is one of the favorites to win this year's edition July 1-23.