BARLOWORLD TO END CYCLING SPONSORSHIP AFTER TOUR DE FRANCE
- Saturday, 19 July 2008
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Barloworld has announced they will end their sponsorship at the end of the Tour de France following the positive test of Moises Duenas during the race.
In a statement posted on the team’s website on Saturday, Chris Fisher, head of corporate marketing at Barloworld, said: "We consistently drive the values of our business through the team. Team Barloworld has a zero tolerance policy towards doping which has been constantly communicated to the riders - we have to act on this policy and as such we will all have to live with the long term consequences of one individual's action."
"This incident has a negative impact on Barloworld and our brand principals, which our board has a duty to protect. To say that we are disappointed would be an understatement. Cycling has been overshadowed for some time with doping issues which have negatively affected the reputation of the sport. Whilst we have continued to operate within this environment we have always made our position clear on drug use and have acted accordingly,"
Barloworld said they would honour all contractual obligations and the team said that discussions are underway with replacement sponsors.
Team Barloworld is managed by Italian Claudio Corti but is registered in Britain via British Cycling. British riders Geraint Thomas, Steve Cummings and Chris Froome all ride for the team and had recently signed contract for the 2009 season.
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Stage 10: Evans takes yellow jersey by one second
Stage nine: Ricco wins in the Pyrenees
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Stage six: Ricco storms to win
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