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Tour de France 2000 - brought to you by LOOK

Tour de France 2000

Teams

The teams participating in the Tour de France are backed by many different types of companies. These companies make it possible for the teams to exist, but who are the sponsors - and what do they produce? This is sometimes hard to know for people outside the team's countries of origin.
Below you will find a complete list of teams participating in this year's Tour - with applicable sponsor information.

ag2r Prévoyance - Décathlon : ag2r is an insurance company. Décathlon sells spors equipment.

Banesto: Banesto is a major Spanish bank.

Bonjour - Toupargel : Bonjour is a French newspaper, Toupargel is a manufacturer of frozen foods.

Cofidis : A telephone credit company.

Crédit Agricole : Crédit Agricole is a French bank. Team sponsored by LOOK.

Farm Frites : Farm Frites is a Dutch manufacturer of foods - French fries.

Festina : Festina is a Swiss watch manufacturer.

Kelme : Kelme is a Spanish manufactuer of sport shoes. Team sponsored by LOOK.

La Française des Jeux : La Française des Jeux is a French lottery.

Lotto : One more lottery...this time Belgian.

Mapei - Quick Step : Mapei manufactures adhesives for the bulding/construction industry. Quick Step produces parquet floor coverings, quick, quick, step, step...

Memory Card - Jack&Jones : Memory Card is a Danish company producing micro chips for computers. Jack & Jones is a Danish company producing and selling clothing. Team sponsored by LOOK.

Mercatone Uno - Albacom : Mercatone Uno is an Italian chain of supermarkets. Albacom is an Italian telecommunications company.

O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank : O.N.C.E. is a Spanish national lottery, profits goes to charity: helping blind people. Deutsche Bank is, well, a German bank.

Polti : Polti is a manufacturer of cleaning products.

Rabobank : Rabobank is a Dutch bank.

Saeco - Valli & Valli : Saeco manufactures Lion Kings ... nah ... Coffee machines. Valli & Valli, furnishings and bathroom accessories.

Deutsche Telekom - ARD : Telekom is a national German telecommunications company. ARD is a national broadcast station.

US Postal Service : The name says it all - email us if it does not ;-)

Vini Caldirola - Sidermec : Vini Caldirola is an Italian wine company - Great wine! Sidermec is in the metal trade industry.



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