Jumbo-Visma is the Dutch powerhouse with defending Tour champ, Jonas Vingegaard, the 2022 green jersey winner and all-around superstar Wout van Aert, and Christophe Laporte. But what is Jumbo? a) A dutch shrimping company b) A supermarket chain c) A mens suit store for tall and large men Founded in 1980, the Movistar team has been based in Spain and has gone through several sponsors throughout the years. What is the current title sponsor? a) A talent agent that wants to make Spanish actors into movie stars b) A telecommunications company c) A fitness brand, all about getting people “moving” Alpecin-Deceuninck, Mathieu van der Poel’s Dutch team, has a distinct blue kit that is easy to spot in the peloton. What is Alpecin? a) A cheese company based in the Swiss alps b) A Dutch tech company c) Shampoo EF Education-EasyPost, the team founded by former pro Jonathan Vaughters, has seen many sponsors since 2004. It was even sponsored by Chipotle once. What is EF Education? a) An education company that specializes in language training b) A company that specializes in electric field analysis c) An IT company working on AI for schools The Belgian powerhouse Soudal – Quick Step founded by Patrick Lefevere in 2003, often called the ‘wolf pack,’has a lot of big names riding for it, including world champion, Remco Evenepoel. Do you know what Soudal is? a) A sealants, foams and adhesive company b) A Belgian casino company c) A sous-vide company based in Brussels Mapei has been a long-running sponsor of cycling teams for 30 years. In June, Cycling Canada announced that Mapei would be an official partner with the national federation for the next three years. But what is it? a) A city in Taiwan that houses a cycling training centre b) One of the first companies to create a GPS device for driving c) A manufacturer of mortars, adhesives and chemicals Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Canadian Cycling Magazine… Share
