2004 Team
T-MOBILE

TOURMINATOR OR NOT?
Should Jan Ullrich manage to take the yellow jersey, their T-Mobile team is strong enough to withstand any challenge. But the bad news for Ullrich is that his best chance of overcoming Lance Armstrong lies in the single long time trial — which takes place on the second-to-last day.

TEAM

Jan Ullrich Germany
Age: 30 Wins: 30

Rolf Aldag Germany
Age: 35 Wins: 20

Santiago Botero Columbia
Age: 31 Wins: 16

Giuseppe Guerini Italy
Age: 34 Wins: 7

Sergueď Ivanov Russia
Age: 29 Wins: 28

Matthias Kessler Germany
Age: 25 Wins: 2

Andreas Klöden Germany
Age: 29 Wins: 8

Daniele Nardello Italy
Age: 31 Wins: 28

Erik Zabel Germany
Age: 33 Wins: 140



Sponsors: Mobile phone service
Web site: www.team-t-mobile.de
2004 budget: $14.4 million
Manager: Walter Godefroot
Directeur sportif: Mario Kummer
Assistants: Frans Van Looy, Brian Holm, Giovanni Fidanza
Team created: 1991
2003 wins: 35
Past Tours: 13th year participating; 2 overall wins (Bjarne Riis 1996, Jan Ullrich 1997), 24 stage wins, 3 best young rider classification (Ullrich, 1996-98), 1 team classification win (1997)

EQUIPMENT

Bike: Giant
Components: Shimano
Wheels: Shimano
Apparel: Adidas

 
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