Bob Stapleton indicated Sunday that he may have a new sponsor for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:HTC-Highroad lined up for the coming year. “Nothing has𒁃 been signed yet, but I am very opt🦩imistic,” he said.

Mobile phone manufacture▨r HTC will stop its sponsorship at the end of this season, and contrary to earlier statements, Stapleton no longer believes the company will extend its contract.

He told the Süddeutsche Zeitung that he had been contacted by numerous international companies during the ꦏTour de France. “I have two opt🙈ions, we even assume we will have a three-year contract and we will have a larger budget.”

At various times it had been reported that Stapleton hoped to announce a new sponsor by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:the Tour's second race day or sometime in August. It has also been reported that he was considering merging with an existing team, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:such as Saxo Bank-SunGard.

Numerous riders from the team have  been rumoured to have 🐈found other teams for the coming year.