Press Release - BMC to sponsor Astana

By BMC
Published: Aug. 24, 2006

The race goes on…
BMC sponsors Astana professional road racing team.
New team will have office in Switzerland and be led by Marc Biver.BMC, the leading innovative high-end bike manufacturer based in Grenchen/SO,has signed a contract to supply the Astana professional cycling team throughto 2009, seamlessly continuing their engagement
in the international race circuit.The Astana cycling team, based in Neuchâtel is being assembledunder the leadership of Marc Biver and will be one of the strongest teamson the international race circuit.BMC is proud to provide the Astana team with the best high-tech materialavailable: the revolutionary Pro Machine SLC01 and the BMC “secret weapon”Time Machine TT01.“We are overjoyed to offer the Astana team the perfect basis for numeroussuccesses,” said BMC General Manager Andy Kessler.The proximity to the team's head office in Neuchâtel guaranteesthat elite athletes will contribute to the development of ever better andmore revolutionary products, allowing BMC to continue developing its technologicaledge.