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LONDON. UK, July 16, 2009 – Starting next year NetApp will be committed to professional cycling with a two-year-contract as lead sponsor. The new cycling team will be positioned as Continental Team from young European talents and talented cyclists. The aim is to promote a new generation of cyclists with the aid of professional support, so that these cyclists will be able to participate in the pro tour within four years. The sports and training management will be assumed by the two former professional cyclists Jens Heppner[1] und Enrico Poitschke[2], the position of the team management is held by the experienced cycling manager Ralph Denk[3].

At the moment Team NetApp is busy acquiring further sponsors, outfitters and cyclists. NetApp does not provide any information concerning the extent of this sponsoring contract.

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[1] Jens Heppner closed his active career as professional cyclists in 2005. One of his major successes was place #10 in the overall ranking of the Tour de France in 1992.

[1] Enrico Poitschke managed to achieve several important successes starting with his career as pro in 2000 and participated in the three main country tours Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta España several times.

[1] Ralph Denk had been cyclist himself until 1995 and has been working as team manager for mountain bike and U19 (under 19 years old) cycling teams since 2000. His major successes as team manager were winning the mountain bike world cup in 2006 and the vice world championship in 2005.

Very cool, and good luck to Team NetApp both in terms of obtaining sponsorship and in their cycling journey, it will be interesting to see how the journey progresses.

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