| First Sergej Gontschar, then Patrik Sinkewitz and at | | | | hopes he can benefit from the principal witness |
| the end Lorenzo Bernucci as well. Three cyclists, who | | | | regulation which according to the present arrangement |
| had to leave the T-Mobile Team this year. The | | | | would drop his suspension down to one year. The |
| 36-year-old Ukrainian Sergej Gontschar was released | | | | German Jörg Jaschke also wants to return into |
| last June 20th due to an offense against the team's | | | | his professional career. The T-Mobile Team had |
| intern code of conduct. The decision was made from | | | | installed one of the keenest Anti-Doping-Programs just |
| the team-management after an independent | | | | this year together with the Danish CSC-Team after |
| committee met and reviewed the information. Sergej | | | | the incidents in 2006. |
| achieved two victories over the time trial at last year's | | | | The management of the German Telekom |
| Tour de France and was also entitled to wear the | | | | Corporation whose daughter T-Mobile sponsors the |
| yellow tricot temporary. | | | | squad since 1991, set up a meeting to verify the option |
| The Italian Lorenzo Bernucci, who was born in 1979 in | | | | to retire from the cycling section. The existing contract |
| Saranza, cycled in his first years from 2002 to 2004 | | | | which is valid until 2010 would be terminated. Should the |
| for the Belgium squad Landbouwkrediet-Colnago. After | | | | T-Mobile Team really retire then it could be possible |
| their removal he changed over to the T-Mobile Team. | | | | we soon won't see any German Team in the cycling |
| After he was tested positive to appetite suppressant | | | | section anymore due to an uncertain future of the |
| Sibutramin the T-Mobile Team released him as well on | | | | Team Gerolsteiner also undefined after 2008. Its |
| September 4th this year. Sibutramin is on the list of | | | | manager Holczer explained: "They are doing a |
| prohibited substances since 2006. | | | | consumer credit check for the intern backup. The |
| Even before Bernucci, the German Patrick Sinkewitz | | | | sense and aim of sponsoring is after all to sell the |
| was released after he confessed on July 31st, 2007 | | | | bottles". If this type of advertisement doesn't help the |
| that he was taking the medication Testogel. Sinkewitz | | | | Gerolsteiner-Association to sell their product, a contract |
| had been cycling for the T-Mobil Team since 2006. He | | | | extension will be doubtful. |
| made his confession because of the positive come | | | | At the moment T-Mobile consists of a team of 29 |
| out of an A-sample which was taken from him on | | | | cyclists and is managed by the American Bob |
| June 8th. He passed on the B-sample and accepted a | | | | Stapleton who also owns the Pro-Tour-License for the |
| two years suspension as well as a disqualification from | | | | team. He reports: „We have replaced most |
| the Tour de France of minimum four years. | | | | of the people in management and most of the cyclists |
| Sinkewitz commented that the office for blood | | | | such as we installed an ample Anti-Doping-Program. |
| transfusions in the hospital in Freiburg was not created | | | | For 2008 we have optimized this route more". Until |
| exclusively for him. He speaks about systematically | | | | now there is nothing decided and we can still hope for |
| doping in the team even still during the Tour de France | | | | a happy ending for the German team. |
| 2006. With his confession the 27-years-old Sinkewitz | | | | |