2004 Team EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI PODIUM IS THE GOAL After four appearances at the Tour, all aimed at winning a stage or two, the Basque region squad is finally focused on the podium. It has two candidates in last year’s respective fifth- and sixth-place finishers Haimar Zubeldia and Iban Mayo. At age 26, Mayo is a year-and-ahalf older than his teammate and is maturing much faster — a string of victories in the month of May showed that Mayo is more than just a talented climber. The new team time trial rules will help Euskaltel’s chances while Mayo’s stage win on L’Alpe d’Huez last year should aid his confidence. TEAM Iban Mayo Spain Age: 26 Wins: 10 Haimar Zubeldia Spain Age: 27 Wins: 2 Unai Etxebarria Venezuela Age: 31 Wins: 6 David Etxebarria Spain Age: 30 Wins: 19 Mikel Artetxe Spain Age: 27 Wins: 5 Iker Flores Spain Age: 27 Wins: 2 Iker Camaño Spain Age: 25 Wins: 0 Egoi Martínez Spain Age: 26 Wins: 1 Iñigo Landaluze Spain Age: 29 Wins: 0 Sponsor: Basque region, telecommunications company Web site: www.fundacioneuskadi.com Manager: Miguel Madariaga Directeur sportif: Julian Gorospe Team budget: $7.2 million Team created: 1994 2003 wins: 12 Past Tours: 4th year participating; 2 stage wins EQUIPMENT Bike: Orbea Components: Shimano Wheels: Mavic Apparel: Etxe-Ondo   OTHER TEAMS: Ag2R - AB - BLB - COF - CA - CSC - DV - EE - FB - FDJ - GERO - IBB - LS - LOTO - PHO - QSD - RABO - RAGT - SAE - TMO - USPS