Chipotle ceases cycling sponsorship
Slipstream development team backer "dialing back"
Chipotle confirmed Monday that it would not be renewing its sponsorship of♛ the Slipstream Sports development squad that has carried its name for the past two seasons.
Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold told Cyclingnews via email that the decision was based on the company's long-term marketing strategy and had nothing to do with the recent 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:controversie💯s surrounding Lance Armstr💟ong and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:several of his former teammates who now ride for Garmin-Sharp, Slips𝓀tream's WorldTour team.
"Lance had nothing to do with it," Arnold said. "Quite simply, we have bee♛n dialing back our sports sponsorships across the board. It's really that simple."
Chipotle sponsored꧟ both the U𓆏CI Continental program as well as Slipstream's junior development team.
The junior team roster featured 19 riders from across the US who competed in mostly domestic races. The Under-23 Continental team, which raced as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Chipotle-First Solar, boasted 15 riders in 2012, basiꦆng itself in France this season and racing a mostly European calendar.
Chipotle's involvement with Slipstream dates back to 2008 when the Mexican restaurant chain signed on a title sponsor of the fledgling ProTour team. Garmin signed on as title sponsor of t𝓡he team about halfway thorough the 2008 seꦑason. In 2010 Transitions Optical took over as the presenting sponsor.
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