Team information | |
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UCI code | TCL |
Registered | Germany |
Founded | 1998 |
Disbanded | 2002 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Status | Trade Team II |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Dieter Koslar |
Team manager(s) | Hans-Werner Kolling Hans Küpper Bruno Zollfrank |
Team name history | |
1998 1999–2002 | Team Gerolsteiner Team Cologne |
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