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Team Manager: John Lelangue

71. Floyd Landis (USA)
72. Bert Grabsch (G)
73. Robert Hunter (RSA)
74. Nicolas Jalabert (F)
75. Martin Perdiguero M.angel (Sp)
76. Axel Merckx (B)
77. Koos Moerenhout (Nl)
78. Alexandre Moos (Swi)
79. Hugo Victor Hugo (Col)

Sponsor: Hearing systems manufacturer
2006 budget: $10 million
Year current sponsor started: 2000
Former title sponsors: None
Past Tours: Third participation, 1 stage win
Trivia: The Swiss team riders have scored six stages wins inpast Tours, three by Santiago Botero and two by Floyd Landis (both in teamtime trials), who finished ninth last year.

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Equipment
Bike: BMC
Components: Campagnolo
Wheels: DT Swiss/Zipp
Clothing: Craft

Phonak

Bernard Hinault’s call “FloydLandis has pulled off a superb early season. What kind of form will hehave at the start of the Tour? I’m hearing people say he could succeedArmstrong. Why not? In fact, we may experience a year of transition, like1987 and 1988. So, why not Landis?”