ONCE (cycling team)

ONCE
	The team at the 1993 Tour de France
Team information
UCI code	ONC
Registered	Spain
Founded	1989
Disbanded	2006
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	ProTour
Key personnel
General manager	Manolo Saiz
Team name history
1989–1998; 1999–2000; 2001–2003; 2004; 2005–2006; 2006; 2006; 2006	ONCE; ONCE–Deutsche Bank; ONCE–Eroski; Liberty Seguros; Liberty Seguros–Würth; Würth Team; Astana–Würth Team; Astana Team

ONCE cycling team, (UCI team code: ONC) also known as Liberty Seguros, Liberty Seguros–Würth and in succession in its final year, Astana–Würth and Astana was a Spanish cycling team. It competed in the UCI ProTour circuit.

On 25 May 2006, Liberty Mutual ("seguros" means "insurance" in Spanish) pulled out of primary sponsorship due to a doping scandal involving the directeur sportif, Manolo Saiz. On 2 June 2006, the team acquired a primary sponsor named Astana, after the capital of Kazakhstan. Würth was co-sponsor until 3 July 2006, withdrawing at the end of the 2006 Tour de France, in which Astana–Würth didn't compete [1] [2]. At the end of the season, Astana also withdrew due to the non-participation in the Tour. On 16 December 2006, the UCI withdrew the ProTour licence of Saiz's company, Active Bay [3].

Some riders and staff formed the Kazakhstan-based Astana Team.

History edit

ONCE edit

The team traces its lineage to the Spanish team, ONCE, sponsored by a lottery for the blind. Manolo Saiz, one of few managers who was not a former rider, introduced more professional management, closer supervision in coaching, equipment and training. In the 2003 Vuelta he was banned from the race after insulting a motorcycle-mounted TV cameraman, his comments broadcast live.

ONCE team was known for its association with Laurent Jalabert and Alex Zülle in the 1990s, dominating spring races such as Paris–Nice, La Flèche Wallonne and the Tour de Romandie. The team won the Vuelta a España in 1995, 1996 and 1997. It dominated the 1995 Vuelta with Jalabert winning overall, the points competition and the mountains. It was also best team, with Johan Bruyneel third. ONCE team in the Tour de France had stage wins from Jalabert and domination in the team time trial.

Zülle won the Vuelta in 1996 and 1997 but left the team in 1998. The team signed the 1998 winner and individual time trial specialist, Abraham Olano, who challenged in the 1999 Vuelta but never won a second Grand Tour. Joseba Beloki became leader and challenged Armstrong in the 2002 and 2003 Tours.

Isidro Nozal led the 2003 Vuelta until Roberto Heras took the lead on the penultimate day. ONCE's sponsorship was so successful that brand penetration was 100% in Spain, meaning every Spaniard surveyed knew ONCE. At the end of 2003 ONCE stopped sponsorship. Saiz obtained a new sponsor, Liberty Mutual. Most of the riders stayed, including Isidro Nozal and Igor González de Galdeano. Saiz signed Heras; he did not perform well at the 2004 Tour de France but won the 2004 Vuelta after a battle with Santiago Pérez.

Liberty Seguros edit

In the 2005 the team started with wins in the Tour Down Under through Alberto Contador and Luis León Sánchez. In the 2005 Tour the team won the stage to Mende courtesy of Marcos Antonio Serrano, reminiscent of Laurent Jalabert's win in 1995.

Alexander Vinokourov joined in 2006 for three seasons to challenge for top finish in the Tour de France. Fellow Kazakhstan riders Andrei Kashechkin, formerly of Crédit Agricole, and Sergei Yakovlev also joined.

On 25 November, Roberto Heras was fired after a urine sample from the 2005 Vuelta a España, which he had won, tested positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO. Heras was stripped of what would have been a record-breaking fourth win and banned for two years.

Sponsorship Changes and 2006 Season edit

On 23 May 2006, Saiz was arrested in relation to the Operación Puerto blood doping scandal. Liberty Mutual retracted sponsorship on 25 May 2006, promising only to finance current obligations. On 2 June 2006, the team acquired a new primary sponsor – named Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan – for three years, with an option to extend to six. It was headed by a consortium of five Kazakh companies.^[1]^[2] Long before Saiz was ensnared in Operación Puerto, the team had been notorious for doping dating back to its days as ONCE, and was considered one of the dirtiest teams in the European peloton.^[3]

On June 30, 2006, Astana-Würth was excluded from the 2006 Tour de France after five riders were implicated in a doping scandal, leaving Vinokourov with three remaining teammates, below the minimum six for the Tour. Würth stopped its commitment on 3 of July.

On 26 July 2006, the five riders excluded from the Tour were cleared by Spanish officials,^[4] and the team returned to competition at the Tour of Germany in August, Assan Bazayev winning the first stage. One rider, Joseba Beloki, would never ride a professional race again.

At the end of 2006, Saiz listed Astana as his team's backer. Astana also claimed to have withdrawn support due to non-participation in the Tour.^[5] On 16 December 2006, the UCI withdrew the ProTour license of Saiz's Active Bay company.^[6]

Major victories edit

1989

Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Pello Ruiz Cabestany

Stage 5b, Pello Ruiz Cabestany

Stage 1 Vuelta al País Vasco, Johnny Weltz

Denmark National Road Race Championships, Johnny Weltz

Stage 10 Vuelta a España, Herminio Díaz Zabala

Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez

1990

Overall Vuelta a Andalucia, Eduardo Chozas

Mountains classification, Miguel Ángel Martínez

Stage 4, Eduardo Chozas

Stage 6, Kenneth Weltz

Stage 3b (TTT), Celestino Prieto, Pedro Luis Díaz Zabala & Eduardo Chozas

Stages 1 & 20 Vuelta a España, Pello Ruiz Cabestany

Stage 3 Giro d'Italia, Eduardo Chozas

Stage 13 Tour de France, Eduardo Chozas

Stage 14 Tour de France, Marino Lejarreta

Overall Escalada a Montjuich, Marino Lejarreta

Stage 1b, Marino Lejarreta

Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Marino Lejarreta

Stages 2 & 4, Marino Lejarreta

Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama, Stephen Hodge

1991

Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Melchor Mauri

Stage 1, José Luis Villanueva

Stages 3 & 6, Melchor Mauri

Overall Vuelta a Murcia, José Luis Villanueva

Stage 4a, Eduardo Chozas

Overall Vuelta a España, Melchor Mauri

Stages 1, 8 & 19, Melchor Mauri

Stage 2b (TTT)

Stage 3 Tour de Romandie, Stephen Hodge

Stage 5 Giro d'Italia, Marino Lejarreta

Stage 13 Giro d'Italia, Eduardo Chozas

Biel-Bienne–Magglingen, Stephen Hodge

1992

Overall Vuelta a Andalucia, Miguel Ángel Martínez

Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Melchor Mauri

Stage 5b, Melchor Mauri

Stage 4 Vuelta a Murcia, Melchor Mauri

Stage 1 Critérium International, Stephen Hodge

Stage 12 Vuelta a España, Johan Bruyneel

Stages 2, 5a & 7 Volta a Catalunya, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya, Alex Zülle

Points classification Tour de France, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 6, Laurent Jalabert

Biel-Bienne–Magglingen, Stephen Hodge

Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja, Melchor Mauri

Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja, Kenneth Weltz

Decazeville Criterium, Philippe Louviot

Coppa Placci, Johan Bruyneel

Grand Prix des Nations, Johan Bruyneel

Overall Escalada a Montjuich, Alex Zülle

Stage 1a, Alex Zülle

Subida a Txitxarro, Marino Lejarreta

1993

Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucia, Juan Llaneras

Trofeo Luis Puig, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 2 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Erik Breukink

Stage 6 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Paris–Nice, Alex Zülle

Stages 1 & 8b, Alex Zülle

Stage 3 (TTT)

Stage 8a, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Critérium International, Erik Breukink

Stage 3, Erik Breukink

Stages 1, 6 & 21 Vuelta a España, Alex Zülle

Stages 3 & 7 Vuelta a España, Laurent Jalabert

Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas y Villalba, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Critérium du Dauphiné, Laurent Dufaux

Stage 5, Laurent Dufaux

Stage 6 Tour de France, Johan Bruyneel

Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Johnny Weltz

Geraardsbergen, Criterium, Johan Bruyneel

Stages 3 & 4 Volta a Catalunya, Laurent Jalabert

Aalsmeer Criterium, Erik Breukink

Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 1, Kiko García

Stages 2 & 3, Laurent Jalabert

1994

Stage 2 Vuelta a Murcia, Herminio Díaz Zabala

Points classification Vuelta a España, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 2, 3, 5, 12, 13, 16 & 20, Laurent Jalabert

Classique des Alpes, Oliviero Rincón

Overall Critérium du Dauphiné, Laurent Dufaux

Stage 5 GP du Midi-Libre, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 3 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros, Santos Hernández

Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya, Alex Zülle

Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja, Johan Bruyneel

Paris–Tours U23, Nicolas Jalabert

1995

Overall Bay Cycling Classic, Neil Stephens

Stages 1, 3 & 4, Neil Stephens

Australia National Road Race Championships, Neil Stephens

Overall Summer Tour

Stages 1, 4, 5 & 6, Neil Stephens

Overall Vuelta a Mallorca, Alex Zülle

Stage 2, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Alex Zülle

Stage 2a, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 2b, Alex Zülle

Overall Paris–Nice, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 2, Laurent Jalabert

Milan–San Remo, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 5b Setmana Catalana de Ciclismo, Alex Zülle

Overall Critérium International, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 1 & 2, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Alex Zülle

Stages 3 & 5b, Alex Zülle

Klasika Primavera, Laurent Jalabert

La Flèche Wallonne, Laurent Jalabert

Calais Criterium, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 3 GP du Midi-Libre, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 14 Giro d'Italia, Oliviero Rincón

Stage 5 GP du Midi-Libre, Johan Bruyneel

Stage 4 part b Euskal Bizikleta, Alex Zülle

Stages 1 & 6 Tour de Suisse, Alex Zülle

Overall Volta a Catalunya, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 1 & 7, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 6, Melchor Mauri

Spain National Time Trial Championships, Melchor Mauri

Points classification Tour de France, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 7, Johan Bruyneel

Stage 9, Alex Zülle

Stage 12, Laurent Jalabert

Aalst Criterium, Johan Bruyneel

Profronde Stiphout, Erik Breukink

Villafranca de Ordizia, Neil Stephens

Ronde des Korrigans, Laurent Jalabert

Bol d'or des Monédières, Laurent Jalabert

Château-Chinon Criterium, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 3 Volta a Galicia, Laurent Jalabert

Circuit de l'Aulne, Laurent Jalabert

Netherlands National Time Trial Championships, Erik Breukink

Overall Vuelta a España

Points classification, Laurent Jalabert

Mountains classification, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 3, 5, 8, 15 & 17, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 16, Alex Zülle

Toulouse criterium, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Alquerias del Niño Perdido, Omnium, Kiko García

Overall Playa de Aro Omnium, Juan Llaneras

Stage 1a, Juan Llaneras

Overall L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Criterium, Melchor Mauri

Overall Leganés, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Alcobendas, Laurent Jalabert

Overall UCI Road Ranking, Laurent Jalabert

1996

Stage 4 Bay Cycling Classic, Patrick Jonker

Classic Haribo, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Vuelta a Andalucia, Neil Stephens

Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 1, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 5b Melchor Mauri

Overall Vuelta a Murcia, Melchor Mauri

Stage 5, Melchor Mauri

Overall Paris–Nice, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 3 & 4

Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclismo, Alex Zülle

Stages 3 & 5b

Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Alex Zülle

Stage 1 Vuelta al País Vasco, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 5a Vuelta al País Vasco, Neil Stephens

Overall Vuelta a Aragón, Melchor Mauri

Stage 2, Aitor Garmendia

Stage 4b, Melchor Mauri

Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias, David Etxebarria

Overall GP du Midi-Libre, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 2 & 5, Laurent Jalabert

Classique des Alpes, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja, Roberto Sierra

Overall Volta a Catalunya, Alex Zülle

Prologue, Stages 3 & 6, Alex Zülle

Stage 4, Patrick Jonker

Overall Route du Sud, Laurent Jalabert

Prologue Tour de France, Alex Zülle

GP Llodio, David Etxebarria

Overall Tour de l'Avenir, David Etxebarria

Overall Vuelta a España, Alex Zülle

Points classification, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 3 & 13, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 15, Alex Zülle

Stage 17, Oliviero Rincón

UCI Road World Championships, Time Trial, Alex Zülle

UCI Road Ranking, Laurent Jalabert

1997

Trofeo Soller, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Challenge Mallorca, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Paris–Nice, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 1 & 6, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Critérium International, Marcelino García

Stage 2, Marcelino García

Stage 3, Aitor Garmendia

Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Mikel Zarrabeitia

Vuelta al País Vasco, Alex Zülle

Stages 2 & 4, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 5b, Alex Zülle

Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Melchor Mauri

Stage 4, Melchor Mauri

Klasika Primavera, Mikel Zarrabeitia

La Flèche Wallonne, Laurent Jalabert

Vuelta a Aragón, Aitor Garmendia

Stage 3, Mikel Zarrabeitia

Stage 4b, Aitor Garmendia

Volta ao Alentejo, Aitor Garmendia

Stage 5, Aitor Garmendia

Stage 3 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros, David Etxebarria

Stage 6 Tour de Suisse, David Etxebarria

Callac Criterium, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 1 Vuelta Castilla y Leon, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Volta a Galicia, Aitor Garmendia

Stage 3b, Aitor Garmendia

Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 2, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Vuelta a España, Alex Zülle

Points classification, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 6 & 20, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 9, Melchor Mauri

Stage 21, Alex Zülle

1997 UCI Road World Championships, Time Trial, Laurent Jalabert

Milano–Torino, Laurent Jalabert

Giro di Lombardia, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Escalada a Montjuich, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 1a & 1b, Laurent Jalabert

UCI Road Ranking, Laurent Jalabert

1998

Overall Vuelta a Andalucia, Marcelino García

Stage 3, Marcelino García

Tour du Haut-Var, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 2 Paris–Nice, David Etxebarria

Stage 1 Vuelta al País Vasco , Laurent Jalabert

Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Melchor Mauri

Stage 4, Melchor Mauri

Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Iñigo Cuesta

Stage 5b, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Melchor Mauri

Stage 5, Melchor Mauri

Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 1 & 6, Laurent Jalabert

GP du Midi-Libre, Melchor Mauri

Stages 3 & 4a Euskal Bizikleta, Laurent Jalabert

Classique des Alpes, Laurent Jalabert

Prologue, Stages 3 & 8, Tour de Suisse, Laurent Jalabert

France National Road Championships, Road Race, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 3 Volta a Galicia, Rafael Díaz Justo

Subida a Txitxarro, Alberto Leanizbarrutia

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Criterium, Melchor Mauri

1999

Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclismo, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 5b, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 1 & 5b, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Tour de Romandie, Laurent Jalabert

Prologue, Stages 2 & 3b, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 2b Vuelta a Asturias, Abraham Olano

Overall Euskal Bizikleta, David Etxebarria

Stage 4b, Abraham Olano

Points classification Giro d'Italia, Laurent Jalabert

Stages 4 & 9 , Laurent Jalabert

Stage 16, Laurent Jalabert

Prologue Tour de Suisse, Laurent Jalabert

Spain National Road Championships, Time Trial, Santos González

Stages 12 & 16 Tour de France, David Etxebarria

Clasica a los Puertos, Miguel Ángel Martín

Trofeo Luis Ocana, José Luis Rebollo

Overall Volta a Galicia, Marcos Serrano

Stage 5, Marcos Serrano

Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Abraham Olano

Stage 1, Abraham Olano

Stage 2, Miguel Ángel Martín

Stage 6 Vuelta a España, Abraham Olano

UCI Road Ranking, Laurent Jalabert

2000

Overall Tour Méditerranéen, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 5, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Vuelta a Andalucia, Miguel Ángel Peña

Stage 3, Miguel Ángel Peña

Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Abraham Olano

Stage 5b, Abraham Olano

Overall Vuelta a Murcia, David Cañada

Stages 4 & 5, David Cañada

Overall Tirreno–Adriatico, Abraham Olano

Stage 3, Laurent Jalabert

Stage 5, Abraham Olano

Overall Critérium International, Abraham Olano

Stage 4 Vuelta al País Vasco, Laurent Jalabert

Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, David Cañada

Stage 4, David Cañada

Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta, David Etxebarria

Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné, Iñigo Cuesta

Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné Laurent Jalabert

Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a Catalunya, Santos González

Spain National Road Championships, Time Trial, José Iván Gutiérrez

Stage 1 Vuelta Castilla y Leon, Santos González

Stage 3 Volta a Galicia, David Etxebarria

Mountains classification Vuelta a España, Carlos Sastre

Stage 9, Abraham Olano

Stage 21, Santos González

2001

Stage 3 Volta ao Algarve, José Azevedo

Overall GP Mosqueteiros - Rota do Marquês, Igor González De Galdeano

Stage 4, Igor González De Galdeano

Stage 2a (TTT) GP Internacional MR Cortez-Mitsubishi

Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas y Villalba, Abraham Olano

Stage 3, Jan Hruška

Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Igor González De Galdeano

Stage 1 Euskal Bizikleta, Mikel Zarrabeitia

Portugal National Road Championships, Time Trial, José Azevedo

Overall Volta a Catalunya, Joseba Beloki

Stage 1 (TTT)

Stage 8, Joseba Beloki

Spain National Road Championships, Time Trial, Santos González

Spain National Road Championships, Road Race, José Iván Gutiérrez

Overall Vuelta Castilla y Leon, Marcos Serrano

Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Carlos Sastre

Stage 9 Vuelta a España, Igor González De Galdeano

Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal, José Iván Gutiérrez

Overall Escalada a Montjuich, Joaquim Rodríguez

Stage 1a, Joaquim Rodríguez

2002

Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve, Jan Hruška

Stage 5 Vuelta a Murcia, René Andrle

Stage 3 Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas y Villalba, Isidro Nozal

Stage 3 GP du Midi-Libre, Igor González De Galdeano

Stage 4b Euskal Bizikleta, Mikel Zarrabeitia

Overall Deutschland Tour, Igor González De Galdeano

Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Mikel Zarrabeitia

Stage 5, Joseba Beloki

Spain National Road Championships, Time Trial, Igor González De Galdeano

Stage 4 Tour de France, Abraham Olano

Villafranca de Ordizia, Mikel Zarrabeitia

Stage 3 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos, David Arroyo

Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España, Jörg Jaksche

Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir, Xavier Florencio

Overall Escalada a Montjuich, Joseba Beloki

Stage 1a, Joseba Beloki

2003

Stage 5 Tour Down Under, Giampaolo Caruso

Trofeo Manacor, Allan Davis

Stage 6 Paris–Nice, Joaquim Rodríguez

Stage 2 Vuelta al País Vasco, Ángel Vicioso

Stage 4 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Allan Davis

Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja, Jan Hruška

Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas y Villalba, Joseba Beloki

Stage 3, Joseba Beloki

Stage 5 Deutschland Tour, José Azevedo

Stage 5 Euskal Bizikleta, Joseba Beloki

Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya, Ángel Vicioso

Stage 1 Vuelta a España, Igor González De Galdeano

Stage 6 Vuelta a España, Isidro Nozal

Stage 8 Tour de Pologne, Alberto Contador

Stage 8 Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodríguez

Stage 13 Vuelta a España, Isidro Nozal

Noosa Criterium, Allan Davis

2004

Trofeo Palma de Mallorca, Allan Davis

Trofeo Alcudia, Allan Davis

Terezin Criterium, René Andrle

Overall Vuelta Castilla y Leon, Koldo Gil

Stage 3 Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas y Villalba, Luis León Sánchez

Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias, Luis León Sánchez

Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Carlos Barredo

Stage 5 Deutschland Tour, Allan Davis

Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Roberto Heras

Stages 3 & 4b, Ángel Vicioso

Points classification Tour de Pologne, Allan Davis

Stage 3, Allan Davis

Overall Vuelta a España, Roberto Heras

Combination classification, Roberto Heras

Stage 12, Roberto Heras

Milano–Torino, Marcos Serrano

Giro del Piemonte, Allan Davis

South Bank GP, Allan Davis

2005

Australia National Road Championships, Criterium, Allan Davis

Overall Tour Down Under, Luis León Sánchez

Stage 3, Luis León Sánchez

Stage 5, Alberto Contador

Overall Vuelta a Murcia, Koldo Gil

Stages 3 & 5, Allan Davis

Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclismo, Alberto Contador

Stage 3, Alberto Contador

Stage 5b Vuelta al País Vasco, Alberto Contador

Klasika Primavera, David Etxebarria

Stage 5 Vuelta a Aragón, Allan Davis

Stage 4 Tour de Romandie, Alberto Contador

Stage 3 Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas y Villalba, Luis León Sánchez

Stage 7 Giro d'Italia, Koldo Gil

Stages 1 & 4a Euskal Bizikleta, Ángel Vicioso

Stage 18 Tour de France, Marcos Serrano

Points classification Benelux Tour, Allan Davis

Stage 3, Allan Davis

Stages 6 & 15 Vuelta a España, Roberto Heras

Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir, Koen De Kort

G.P. Jatorena, Roberto Heras

2006

Stages 2 & 5 Tour Down Under, Allan Davis

Stage 3 Tour Down Under, Carlos Barredo

Stage 6 Paris–Nice , Andrey Kashechkin

Mountains classification Tirreno–Adriatico, José Joaquín Rojas

Overall Vuelta Castilla y Leon, Alexandre Vinokourov

Stage 5, Alexandre Vinokourov

Stage 3 Tour de Romandie, Alberto Contador

Stage 4 Tour de Suisse, Ángel Vicioso

Kazakhstan National Road Championships, Road Race, Andrey Kashechkin

Stage 8 Tour de Suisse, Alberto Contador

Stage 1 Deutschland Tour, Assan Bazayev

Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, Aaron Kemps

Overall Vuelta a España, Alexandre Vinokourov

Stages 8, 9 & 20, Alexandre Vinokourov

Stage 10, Sérgio Paulinho

Stage 18, Andrey Kashechkin

Noosa Criterium, Allan Davis

Notable riders edit

Alex Zülle

Laurent Jalabert

Joseba Beloki

Name	Nationality	Years
Eduardo Chozas	Spain	1989–1991
Anselmo Fuerte	Spain	1990–1992
Marino Lejarreta	Spain	1990–1992
Melcior Mauri	Spain	1990–1992, 1995–1998
Juan Llaneras	Spain	1991–1995
Alex Zülle	Switzerland	1991–1997
Johan Bruyneel	Belgium	1992–1995, 1998
Laurent Jalabert	France	1992–2000
Erik Breukink	Netherlands	1993–1995
Laurent Dufaux	Switzerland	1993–1994
David Etxebarria	Spain	1994–2000, 2005–2006
Patrick Jonker	Australia	1995–1996
Íñigo Cuesta	Spain	1996–2000
Mikel Zarrabeitia	Spain	1996–2003
Carlos Sastre	Spain	1997–2001
José Iván Gutiérrez	Spain	1999–2001
Peter Luttenberger	Austria	1999–2000
Isidro Nozal	Spain	1999–2006
Abraham Olano	Spain	1999–2002
David Arroyo	Spain	2001–2003
José Azevedo	Portugal	2001–2003
Joseba Beloki	Spain	2001–2003, 2005–2006
Igor González de Galdeano	Spain	2001–2005
Jörg Jaksche	Germany	2001–2003, 2005–2006
Iván Parra	Colombia	2001–2002
Giampaolo Caruso	Italy	2002–2006
Alberto Contador	Spain	2002–2006
Allan Davis	Australia	2003–2006
Koldo Gil	Spain	2003–2005
Luis León Sánchez	Spain	2003–2006
Carlos Barredo	Spain	2004–2006
Roberto Heras	Spain	2004–2005
José Joaquín Rojas	Spain	2005–2006
Michele Scarponi	Italy	2005–2006
Andrey Kashechkin	Kazakhstan	2006
Alexander Vinokourov	Kazakhstan	2006