Staff and Business :
General Manager: Bob Stapleton
Manager: Bruce Carmdelle
Sport Directors: Rolf Aldag, Tristan Hoffman, Alan Peiper, Jan Schaffrath, Brian Holm, Valerio Piva .
Mechanic: Benny Devcich
Sponsor: Columbia: clothing company
Bikes: Giant TCR Advanced SL (Shimano)
| Rider |
Birthdate |
Nation |
Former Team |
| Michael BARRY |
18.12.75 |
CAN |
|
| Edvald BOASSON HAGEN |
17.05.87 |
NOR |
Team Maxbo Bianchi |
| Marcus BURGHARDT |
30.06.83 |
GER |
|
| Mark CAVENDISH |
21.05.86 |
GBR |
|
| Gerald CIOLEK |
19.09.86 |
GER |
|
| Scott DAVIS |
22.04.79 |
AUS |
|
| John DEVINE |
02.11.85 |
USA |
Discovery Channel |
| Bernhard EISEL |
17.02.81 |
AUT |
|
| Linus GERDEMANN |
16.09.82 |
GER |
|
| Bert GRABSCH |
19.06.75 |
GER |
|
| André GREIPEL |
16.07.82 |
GER |
|
| Roger HAMMOND |
30.01.74 |
GBR |
|
| Adam HANSEN |
11.05.81 |
AUS |
|
| Gregory HENDERSON |
10.09.76 |
NZL |
|
| George HINCAPIE |
29.06.73 |
USA |
Discovery Channel |
| Kim KIRCHEN |
03.07.78 |
LUX |
|
| Andreas KLIER |
15.01.76 |
GER |
|
| Servais KNAVEN |
06.03.71 |
NED |
|
| Craig LEWIS |
01.10.85 |
USA |
Team Slipstream |
| Thomas LÖVKVIST |
04.04.84 |
SWE |
Française des Jeux |
| Tony MARTIN |
23.04.85 |
GER |
Thüringer Energie Team |
| Marco PINOTTI |
25.02.76 |
ITA |
|
| Morris POSSONI |
01.07.84 |
ITA |
Lampre-Fondital |
| Frantisek RABON |
26.09.83 |
CZE |
|
| Vicente REYNES MIMO |
30.07.81 |
ESP |
Caisse d'Epargne |
| Michael ROGERS |
20.12.79 |
AUS |
|
| Marcel SIEBERG |
30.04.82 |
GER |
Team Milram |
| Kanstantsin SIUTSOU |
09.08.82 |
BLR |
Barloworld |
| Bradley WIGGINS |
28.04.80 |
GBR |
Cofidis |
The following Riders left the team:
Eric Baumann (Team Sparkasse), Lorenzo Bernucci (suspended), Giuseppe Guerini (Retired),
Serhiy Honchar (Preti Mangimi), André Korff (Team Volksbank), Axel Merckx (Retired),
Aaron Olson (Bissell Pro Cycling Team), Jakob Piil (Retired), Stephan Schreck (Gerolsteiner),
Patrik Sinkewitz (suspended), Thomas Ziegler (Retired).
Remark:Based on T-Mobile Team 2007. Changed Team name from Highroad to Columbia according to the new sponsor just in time for the TOUR.
Trainees 2008
| Rider |
Birthdate |
Nation |
| Gert DOCKX |
04.07.88 |
BEL |
| Andrea PIECHELE |
29.06.87 |
ITA |
Thanks to Theo Muller for source data and input
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