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{{Short description|US-based professional road bicycle racing team}}
{{Infobox cycling team
|  name = U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team<br/>Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
|    image = [[Image:DiscoveryTeamLogo.gif]]
|    code = DSC
|    registered = United States
|   founded = {{start date|1988}}
|  disbanded = 2007
|   generalmanager = Bill Stapleton
| teammanager = [[Johan Bruyneel]]
| discipline = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
|   status = [[UCI ProTeam]] (2005–2007)
|   season = 1988&ndash;1989<br/>1992&ndash;1994<br/>1995<br/>1996&ndash;2003<br/>2004<br/>2005&ndash;2007
|   oldname = Sunkyong (Amateur)<br/>Subaru–Montgomery<br/>Montgomery–Bell<br/>U.S. Postal Service<br/>U.S. Postal Service–Discovery Channel<br/>Discovery Channel
| kitimage=Discovery_Channel_Jersey_2007_Tour_de_France.png
}}
'''U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team''' was a United States–based professional [[road bicycle racing]] [[cycling team|team]].  On June 15, 2004, the [[Discovery Channel]] signed a deal to become sponsor of the team for the 2004&ndash;2007 seasons and its name changed to '''Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team''' ({{UCI code|DSC}}). From 2005 until 2007, the team was one of the 20 teams that competed in the new [[UCI ProTour]]. As part of the sponsorship deal, [[Lance Armstrong]], the team's undisputed leader, provided on-air appearances for the [[Discovery Communications#Divisions|Discovery Networks]] TV channels. The deal did not affect the rights of secondary sponsor OLN, later known as [[NBCSN]] in the US, to air major cycling events such as the Tour de France, although the two channels are competitors.

The team was [[directeur sportif|directed]] by [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Johan Bruyneel]], who also managed U.S. Postal. The chief [[bicycle mechanic|mechanic]] was Julien DeVries. The team was co-owned by Tailwind Sports Corp. of San Francisco and Capital Sports & Entertainment of [[Austin, Texas]]. On February 10, 2007, Discovery Channel announced that it would not renew its sponsorship of the team at the end of the 2007 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/feb07/feb10news |title=Discovery Channel to end sponsorship |first=Sue |last=George |date=2007-02-10 |access-date=2007-02-10 |work=Cyclingnews.com}}</ref> On August 10, 2007, the cycling team announced that it would not search for a new sponsor, but cease operations and disband at the end of the 2007 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sport/2007/08/10/armstrong-cycling-discovery-lifestyle-sports-cx_pm_0810tour.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102190005/http://www.forbes.com/sport/2007/08/10/armstrong-cycling-discovery-lifestyle-sports-cx_pm_0810tour.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 2, 2013|title=Armstrong's Former Team To Disband|work=forbes.com|access-date=2009-01-08|date=2007-08-10}}</ref>

In October 2012 [[USADA]] released a report saying that the team had run "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme the sport has ever seen".<ref>{{cite news|author=Matt Slater |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/19903716 |title=Lance Armstrong: Usada report reveals doping evidence  | publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2012-10-10}}</ref> The report contained [[affidavit]]s from eleven riders on the team including [[Frankie Andreu]], [[Tyler Hamilton]], [[George Hincapie]], [[Floyd Landis]], [[Levi Leipheimer]], and others, describing their own usage of [[erythropoietin]] (EPO), blood transfusion, testosterone, and other banned practices during the [[Tour de France]] and other races. They also implicated seven-time Tour winner, Lance Armstrong.<ref>[http://cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/ U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team Investigation], USADA, 2012 October, retr 2012 10 14</ref> On October 22, 2012, the UCI upheld the USADA's recommendation to strip Armstrong of all results since August 1, 1998, and ban him from cycling for life.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/20008520 |title=Lance Armstrong stripped of all seven Tour de France wins by UCI |date=2012-10-22 |access-date=2012-10-26 |work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> In February 2013, the US government joined Landis' [[False Claims Act]] lawsuit against Armstrong, alleging that Armstrong had defrauded the US Postal Service of sponsorship funds by violating cycling rules by using performance-enhancing drugs while riding for the team.<ref>Ingram, David, "[https://news.yahoo.com/lance-armstrong-lawyer-says-settlement-talks-fail-fraud-172909195--spt.html;_ylt=AgWdCrw0VOEifuecC1cV3s0MpNEF;_ylu=X3oDMTIxNG4xMGxiBG1pdANTbGlkZXNob3cgbWV0YWRhdGEgdjIEcG9zAzUEc2VjA01lZGlhQ2Fyb3VzZWxQaG90b0dhbGxlcnlQYWdl;_ylg=X3oDMTJxMGFhdmZsBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDYjM4YWVjOTQtNDBmNy0zZDY0LWFlYjYtZDMyMWVhMmU3MWM1BHBzdGNhdANwaG90b3MEcHQDc3MtZ2FsbGVyeQ--;_ylv=3 U.S. sues disgraced cyclist Armstrong for sponsor money]", [[Reuters]], 22 February 2013; retrieved 27 February 2013</ref>

==Team rosters==

===Final season===
On August 10, 2007, Tailwind Sports announced the end of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Tailwind officials stopped their search for a new title sponsor for the Discovery team, citing the current tumultuous conditions within the sport of cycling.
<ref>{{cite news
 | first = Laura
 | last = Weislo
 | title = Discovery disbands: Tailwind Sports confirms team's end
 | url = http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/aug07/aug10news3
 | publisher = CyclingNews
 }}</ref> Team operations continued until the end of the 2007 season.

After the 2007 season Johan Bruyneel went to rebuild [[Astana (cycling team)|Team Astana]] for the 2008 season. He brought with him much of Discovery's personnel, such as riders Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer, Yaroslav Popovych, Tomas Vaitkus, and coach [[Sean Yates]].

The 2007 U.S. national road champion George Hincapie signed a contract for the 2008 season Team High Road, later known as [[Team HTC–Columbia]], run by the American [[Bob Stapleton]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/13071.0.html
|title=Discovery gives up sponsor hunt
|date=2007-08-10 |publisher=VeloNews |access-date=2007-08-10 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083505/http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/13071.0.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-09-29}}</ref>

=== Final squad (2007) ===
As of April 30, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thepaceline.com/challenge/team.aspx |title= Team Discovery Channel Challenge 2007 – THE RIDERS |access-date=2007-02-13}}</ref>  Ages are from August 10, 2007.
{{Cycling squad start}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Fumiyuki Beppu]]|nat=JPN |birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1983|4|10}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Volodymyr Bileka]]|nat=UKR|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1979|2|6}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Janez Brajkovič]]|nat=SLO|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1983|12|18}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Alberto Contador]]|nat=ESP|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1982|12|6}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Antonio Cruz (cyclist)|Antonio Cruz]]|nat=USA|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1971|10|31}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Steve Cummings]]|nat=GBR|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1981|3|19}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Tom Danielson]]|nat=USA|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1978|3|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Allan Davis (cyclist)|Allan Davis]]|nat=AUS|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1980|7|27}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[John Devine (cyclist)|John Devine]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jan07/jan16news |title=Discovery Channel finalises '07 roster |date=2007-01-16 |access-date=2007-02-13 |work=Cyclingnews.com}}</ref> |other=From July 2007|nat=USA|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1985|11|2}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Stijn Devolder]]|nat=BEL|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1979|8|29}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)|Vladimir Gusev]]|nat=RUS|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1982|7|4}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[George Hincapie]]|nat=USA|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1973|6|29}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Levi Leipheimer]]|nat=USA|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1973|10|24}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Fuyu Li]]|nat=CHN|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1978|5|9}}}}
{{Cycling squad mid}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Trent Lowe]]|nat=AUS|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1984|10|8}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Egoi Martínez]]|nat=ESP|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1978|5|15}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Jason McCartney (cyclist)|Jason McCartney]]|nat=USA|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1973|9|3}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Gianni Meersman]]|nat=BEL|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1985|12|5}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Uroš Murn]]|nat=SLO|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1975|2|9}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Benjamín Noval]]|nat=ESP|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1979|1|23}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Pavel Padrnos]]|nat=CZE|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1970|12|17}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Sérgio Paulinho]]|nat=POR|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1980|3|26}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Yaroslav Popovych]]|nat=UKR|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1980|1|4}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[José Luis Rubiera]]|nat=ESP|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1973|1|27}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Tomas Vaitkus]]|nat=LTU|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1982|2|4}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Jurgen Van Goolen]]|nat=BEL|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1980|11|28}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Brian Vandborg]]|nat=DEN|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1981|12|4}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Matt White (cyclist)|Matt White]]|nat=AUS|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|2007|8|10|1974|2|22}}}}
{{Cycling squad end}}

=== Former members of Discovery Channel ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Nationality
!Years
|-
|[[Lance Armstrong]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2005
|-
|[[José Azevedo]]
|{{flagu|Portugal}}
|2005–2006
|-
|[[Michael Barry (cyclist)|Michael Barry]]
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|2005–2006
|-
|[[Ivan Basso]]
|{{flagu|Italy}}
|2007
|-
|[[Manuel Beltrán]]
|{{flagu|Spain}}
|2005–2006
|-
|[[Michael Creed (cyclist)|Michael Creed]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2005
|-
|[[Antonio Cruz (cyclist)|Antonio Cruz]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2005
|-
|[[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]
|{{flagu|Russia}}
|2005–2006
|-
|[[Roger Hammond (cyclist)|Roger Hammond]]
|{{flagu|United Kingdom}}
|2005–2006
|-
|[[Ryder Hesjedal]]
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|2005
|-
|[[George Hincapie]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2005–2007
|-
|[[Leif Hoste]]
|{{flagu|Belgium}}
|2005–2006
|-
|[[Benoît Joachim]]
|{{LUX}}
|2005–2006
|-
|[[Jonathan Patrick McCarty]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2005
|-
|[[Gennady Mikhaylov]]
|{{flagu|Russia}}
|2005–2006
|-
|[[Hayden Roulston]]
|{{flagu|New Zealand}}
|2005
|-
|[[Paolo Savoldelli]]
|{{flagu|Italy}}
|2005–2006
|-
|[[Jurgen Van den Broeck]]
|{{flagu|Belgium}}
|2005–2006
|-
|[[Max van Heeswijk]]
|{{flagu|Netherlands}}
|2005–2006
|}

=== Former members of U.S. Postal ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Nationality
!Years
|-
|[[Lance Armstrong]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1998–2004
|-
|[[Benoît Joachim]]
|{{LUX}}
|1999–2004
|-
|[[Frankie Andreu]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1998–2000
|-
|[[José Azevedo]]
|{{flagu|Portugal}}
|2004
|-
|[[Dariusz Baranowski]]
|{{flagu|Poland}}
|1998
|-
|[[Michael Barry (cyclist)|Michael Barry]]
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|2002–2004
|-
|[[Tom Boonen]]
|{{flagu|Belgium}}
|2000–2002
|-
|[[Jamie Burrow]]
|{{flagu|United Kingdom}}
|2000
|-
|[[Dylan Casey]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1999–2002
|-
|[[David Clinger]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2002
|-
|[[Michael Creed (cyclist)|Michael Creed]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2004
|-
|[[Antonio Cruz (cyclist)|Antonio Cruz]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2001–2004
|-
|[[Julian Dean]]
|{{flagu|New Zealand}}
|1999–2000
|-
|[[Pascal Deramé]]
|{{flagu|France}}
|1998–1999
|-
|[[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]
|{{flagu|Russia}}
|1997–1998, 2000–2004
|-
|[[David George (cyclist)|David George]]
|{{ZAF}}
|1999–2000
|-
|[[Chad Gerlach]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1996
|-
|[[Eddy Gragus]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1995–1997
|-
|[[Tyler Hamilton]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1996–2000
|-
|[[Andrew Hampsten]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1996
|-
|[[Roberto Heras]]
|{{flagu|Spain}}
|2001–2003
|-
|[[Ryder Hesjedal]]
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|2004
|-
|[[George Hincapie]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1997–2004
|-
|[[Frank Høj]]
|{{DEN}}
|1999
|-
|[[Marty Jemison]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1998–1999
|-
|[[Patrick Jonker]]
|{{flagu|Australia}}
|2000
|-
|[[Steffen Kjærgaard]]
|{{NOR}}
|2000–2003
|-
|[[Damon Kluck]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2003
|-
|[[Kenny Labbé]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2000–2004
|-
|[[Floyd Landis]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2002–2004
|-
|[[Juan Llaneras Rosello]]
|{{flagu|Spain}}
|1998
|-
|[[Levi Leipheimer]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2000–2001
|-
|[[Kevin Livingston]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1999–2000
|-
|[[Glenn Magnusson]]
|{{flagu|Sweden}}
|1999
|-
|[[Chann McRae]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2002
|-
|[[Peter Meinert-Nielsen]]
|{{DEN}}
|1998–1999
|-
|[[Gianpaolo Mondini]]
|{{flagu|Italy}}
|2002
|-
|[[Kirk O'Bee]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2000
|-
|[[Víctor Hugo Peña]]
|{{COL}}
|2001–2004
|-
|[[Daniel Rincón (cyclist)|Daniel Rincón]]
|{{COL}}
|2004
|-
|[[Jean-Cyril Robin]]
|{{flagu|France}}
|1997–1998
|-
|[[Sven Teutenberg]]
|{{flagu|Germany}}
|1998
|-
|[[Christian Vande Velde]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1998–2003
|-
|[[Jonathan Vaughters]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|1998–1999
|-
|[[Cédric Vasseur]]
|{{flagu|France}}
|2000
|-
|[[Stive Vermaut]]
|{{flagu|Belgium}}
|2000
|-
|[[Robbie Ventura]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2003–2004
|-
|[[Anton Villatoro]]
|{{GUA}}
|1996–1998
|-
|[[Matt White (cyclist)|Matt White]]
|{{flagu|Australia}}
|2001–2003
|-
|[[Dave Zabriskie]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|2003–2004
|}

==Notable wins==

=== 2005 results ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|2005||Team Classification, Hervis Tour of Austria||{{AUT}} || Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
|-
|2005-02-27|| [[Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]] ||{{flagu|Belgium}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|-
|2005–04|| Overall, Tour of Georgia || {{flagu|United States}} || Tom Danielson
|-
|2005-05-19|| Stage 11, Giro d'Italia || {{flagu|Italy}} || Paolo Savoldelli
|-
|2005-05-22|| Overall, [[2005 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]] || {{flagu|Spain}} || [[Yaroslav Popovych]]
|-
|2005-05-29|| General Classification, [[2005 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px]]|| {{flagu|Italy}} || [[Paolo Savoldelli]]
|-
|2005-06-05|| Prologue, Dauphiné Libéré ||{{flagu|France}} || George Hincapie
|-
|2005-06-12|| Points Classification, Dauphiné Libéré [[Image:Jersey green.svg|20px]]||{{flagu|France}} || Lance Armstrong
|-
|2005-06-12|| Team Classification, [[2005 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré]] ||{{flagu|France}} ||
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
|-
|2005-06-12|| Stage 7, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ||{{flagu|France}} || George Hincapie
|-
|2005-07-05|| Stage 4 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) <small>Speed record</small>,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo_09.pdf|title=Le Tour en chiffres Les autres records|language=fr|publisher=LeTour.fr|access-date=2009-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320093129/http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo_09.pdf|archive-date=2009-03-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tour de France ||{{flagu|France}} || Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
|-
|2005-07-17|| Stage 15, Tour de France ||{{flagu|France}} || George Hincapie
|-
|2005-07-20|| Stage 17, Tour de France ||{{flagu|France}} || [[Paolo Savoldelli]]
|-
|2005-07-24|| [[Maillot blanc|Best Young Rider Classification]], Tour de France [[Image:Jersey white.svg|20px]]||{{flagu|France}} || [[Yaroslav Popovych]]
|-
|2005-08-04|| Stage 1, Eneco Tour of Benelux ||{{flagu|Netherlands}} || Max van Heeswijk
|-
|2005-08-08|| Stage 5 [[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|Eneco Tour of Benelux]] ||{{flagu|Belgium}} || Max van Heeswijk
|-
|2005-08-28|| [[2005 GP Ouest-France|GP Ouest-France]] ||{{flagu|France}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|-
|2005-09-02|| Stage 6, [[2005 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] || {{flagu|Spain}} || [[Max van Heeswijk]]
|}

=== 2006 results ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|2006|| {{flagu|United Kingdom}} National Cyclo-Cross Championship||{{flagu|United Kingdom}} || [[Roger Hammond (cyclist)|Roger Hammond]]
|-
|2006-02-21|| Stage 2, Tour of California ||{{flagu|United States}} || George Hincapie
|-
|2006-02-26|| Stage 5, [[2006 Tour of California|Tour of California]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || George Hincapie
|-
|2006-03-28|| Stage 1, Three Days of De Panne ||{{flagu|Belgium}} || Leif Hoste
|-
|2006-03-30|| Stage 4, Three Days of De Panne ||{{flagu|Belgium}} || Leif Hoste
|-
|2006-03-30|| [[King of the Mountains|KOM]], Three Days of De Panne ||{{flagu|Belgium}} || Leif Hoste
|-
|2006-03-30|| Overall, [[Three Days of De Panne]] ||{{flagu|Belgium}} || Leif Hoste
|-
|2006-04-25|| Prologue, [[2006 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]] ||{{flagu|France}} || Paolo Savoldelli
|-
|2006-05-06|| Prologue, [[2006 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] ||{{flagu|Italy}} || Paolo Savoldelli
|-
|2006-05-28|| Combination Classification (Maglia Blu), [[2006 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] ||{{flagu|Italy}} || [[Paolo Savoldelli]]
|-
|2006-06-11|| {{flagu|Japan}} National Time Trial Cycling Championship ||{{flagu|Japan}} || [[Fumiyuki Beppu]]
|-
|2006-07-03|| yellow jersey as leader of the [[general classification in the Tour de France|general classification]] after stage 1, [[2006 Tour de France|Tour de France]] [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]]||{{flagu|France}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|-
|2006-07-09||Overall, [[Tour of Austria]]||{{AUT}} || Tom Danielson
|-
|2006-07-14|| Stage 12, [[2006 Tour de France|Tour de France]] ||{{flagu|France}} || [[Yaroslav Popovych]]
|-
|2006-07-23||Overall, [[Sachsen Tour|Sachsen Tour International]]|| {{flagu|Germany}} || Vladimir Gusev
|-
|2006-08-01||Prologue, [[Deutschland Tour]]||{{flagu|Germany}} || Vladimir Gusev
|-
|2006-08-09|| Best Young Rider, [[Deutschland Tour]]||{{flagu|Germany}} || [[Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)|Vladimir Gusev]]
|-
|2006-08-20|| Stage 4 (ITT), [[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|Eneco Tour of Benelux]] ||{{flagu|Netherlands}} || George Hincapie
|-
|2006-08-27|| {{flagu|Belgium}} National Time Trial Cycling Championship [[Image:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]]||{{flagu|Belgium}} || [[Leif Hoste]]
|-
|2006-09-02|| {{flagu|United States}} [[United States National Road Race Championships|National Road Race Cycling Championship]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|-
|2006-09-04|| Stage 1, [[2006 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]] ||{{flagu|Poland}} || [[Max van Heeswijk]]
|-
|2006-09-06|| Stage 11, [[2006 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ||{{flagu|Spain}} || Egoi Martínez
|-
|2006-09-13|| Stage 17, [[2006 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ||{{flagu|Spain}} || [[Tom Danielson]]
|-
|2006-09-17|| King of the Mountains, [[2006 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] [[Image:Jersey red.svg|20px]]||{{flagu|Spain}} || [[Egoi Martínez]]
|-
|2006-09-17|| Team Classification, [[2006 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ||{{flagu|Spain}} || Discovery Channel
|-
|2006|| {{flagu|Japan}} National Road Race Cycling Championship ||{{flagu|Japan}} || Fumiyuki Beppu
|}

=== 2007 results ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|2007-02-15|| Metas Volantes, 2007 Vuelta a Mallorca || {{flagu|Spain}} || [[Tomas Vaitkus]]
|-
|2007-02-18|| Prologue, 2007 Tour of California ||{{flagu|United States}} || Levi Leipheimer
|-
|2007-02-23|| Stage 5 (ITT), 2007 Tour of California ||{{flagu|United States}} || Levi Leipheimer
|-
|2007-02-25|| Overall, [[2007 Tour of California]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || Levi Leipheimer
|-
|2007-03-02|| Stage 4, 2007 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana ||{{flagu|Spain}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-03-15|| Stage 4, 2007 Paris–Nice ||{{flagu|France}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-03-16|| Stage 5, 2007 Paris–Nice ||{{flagu|France}} || [[Yaroslav Popovych]]
|-
|2007-03-18|| Stage 7, 2007 Paris–Nice ||{{flagu|France}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-03-18|| Best Young Rider, 2007 Paris–Nice ||{{flagu|France}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-03-18|| Overall, [[2007 Paris–Nice]] ||{{flagu|France}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-03-29|| Stage 4, 2007 Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León || {{flagu|Spain}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-03-30|| Spanish Rider Classification, 2007 Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León || {{flagu|Spain}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-03-30|| Combination Classification, 2007 Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León || {{flagu|Spain}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-03-30|| Overall, 2007 Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León || {{flagu|Spain}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-04-05|| Stage 4 (ITT), 2007 Three Days of De Panne || {{flagu|Belgium}} || Stijn Devolder
|-
|2007-04-18|| Stage 3, 2007 Tour de Georgia || {{flagu|United States}} || Gianni Meersman
|-
|2007-04-19|| Stage 4 (ITT), 2007 Tour de Georgia || {{flagu|United States}} || Levi Leipheimer
|-
|2007-04-20|| Stage 5, 2007 Tour de Georgia || {{flagu|United States}} || [[Levi Leipheimer]]
|-
|2007-04-22|| Team Classification, 2007 Tour de Georgia || {{flagu|United States}} || Discovery Channel
|-
|2007-04-22|| Best Young Rider, 2007 Tour de Georgia || {{flagu|United States}} || Janez Brajkovič
|-
|2007-04-22|| Overall, [[2007 Tour de Georgia]] || {{flagu|United States}} || [[Janez Brajkovič]]
|-
|2007-05-23|| Stage 3, 2007 [[Volta a Catalunya]] || {{flagu|Spain}} || Allan Davis
|-
|2007-06-01|| Stage 3 (ITT), 2007 Tour of Belgium || {{flagu|Belgium}} || Vladimir Gusev
|-
|2007-06-03|| Overall, 2007 [[Tour of Belgium]] || {{flagu|Belgium}} || Vladimir Gusev
|-
|2007-06-21|| Stage 6, 2007 [[Tour de Suisse]] || {{flagu|Switzerland}} || Vladimir Gusev
|-
|2007-06-24|| Mountains Classification, 2007 [[Tour de Suisse]] || {{flagu|Switzerland}} || Vladimir Gusev
|-
|2007-06-29|| {{flagu|Russia}} National Time Trial Cycling Championship || {{flagu|Russia}} || [[Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)|Vladimir Gusev]]
|-
|2007-07-01|| {{flagu|Belgium}} [[Belgian National Road Race Championships|National Road Race Championships]] [[Image:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] || {{flagu|Belgium}} || Stijn Devolder
|-
|2007-07-12|| Stage 5, 2007 Tour of Austria || {{AUT}} || [[Gianni Meersman]]
|-
|2007-07-14|| Stage 1, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake || {{flagu|China}} || Allan Davis
|-
|2007-07-14|| Stage 7 (ITT), 2007 Tour of Austria || {{AUT}} || Stijn Devolder
|-
|2007-07-15|| Overall, 2007 Tour of Austria || {{AUT}} || [[Stijn Devolder]]
|-
|2007-07-16|| Stage 3, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake || {{flagu|China}} || Allan Davis
|-
|2007-07-18|| Stage 5, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake || {{flagu|China}} || Allan Davis
|-
|2007-07-19|| Stage 6, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake || {{flagu|China}} || Allan Davis
|-
|2007-07-21|| Stage 8, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake || {{flagu|China}} || [[José Luis Rubiera]]
|-
|2007-07-22|| Stage 9, 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake || {{flagu|China}} || Allan Davis
|-
|2007-07-22|| Points Classification, 2007 [[Tour of Qinghai Lake]] || {{flagu|China}} || [[Allan Davis (cyclist)|Allan Davis]]
|-
|2007-07-22|| Stage 14, 2007 Tour de France || {{flagu|France}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-07-28|| Stage 19 (ITT), 2007 Tour de France || {{flagu|France}} || [[Levi Leipheimer]]
|-
|2007-07-29|| Team Classification, 2007 Tour de France [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg|20px]]|| {{flagu|France}} || Discovery Channel
|-
|2007-07-29|| [[Maillot blanc|Best Young Rider]], 2007 Tour de France [[Image:Jersey white.svg|20px]]|| {{flagu|France}} || Alberto Contador
|-
|2007-07-29|| [[General classification in the Tour de France|General classification]], [[2007 Tour de France]] [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]]|| {{flagu|France}} || [[Alberto Contador]]
|-
|2007-08-13|| Stage 2, 2007 Tour de l'Ain || {{flagu|France}} || [[Brian Vandborg]]
|-
|2007-09-02|| {{flagu|United States}} [[United States National Road Race Championships|National Road Race Cycling Championship]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Levi Leipheimer]]
|-
|2007-09-12|| Stage 2, 2007 Tour of Missouri || {{flagu|United States}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|-
|2007-09-13|| Stage 3, 2007 Tour of Missouri || {{flagu|United States}} || [[Levi Leipheimer]]
|-
|2007-09-15|| Stage 14, [[2007 Vuelta a España]] || {{flagu|Spain}} || [[Jason McCartney (cyclist)|Jason McCartney]]
|-
|2007-09-16|| Overall, [[2007 Tour of Missouri]] || {{flagu|United States}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|}

== U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team history ==

The '''US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team''' and later named the '''US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team presented by Berry Floor''' operated from 1996 through 2004. The [[United States Postal Service]] was the title (primary) sponsor from 1996 through 2004 and the team was nicknamed the "Blue Train". Berry Floor, a Belgian flooring company, was the secondary sponsor, also known as a Presenting Sponsor. Domestically the USPS Pro Cycling Team was presented by Alloc, the American subsidiary of Berry Floor.

[[Lance Armstrong]] won six Tours de France (1999–2004) (that were later stripped) with US Postal, and in 2003 [[Roberto Heras]]—at that time a US Postal rider—won the [[Vuelta a España]]. Armstrong went on to win a seventh Tour de France in 2005 (that was later also stripped), after the USPS contract and sponsorship ended.

The US Postal Service announced that it would cease sponsorship at the end of the 2004 racing season when its eight-year contract expired. It had previously been under fire for the expenditure from organizations such as [[Postal Watch]], a website critical of the United States Postal Service. Legitimate problems of mismanagement and sloppy accounting were pointed out by the Postal Service itself, via the USPS Office of the Inspector General. Before the expiration of the USPS contract, Armstrong insisted that he would only continue to ride with the USPS team structure. This demand was met on June 15, 2004, when [[Discovery Networks]] stepped in and agreed to sponsor the team for the next three years as the '''Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team'''.

=== 1996 results ===
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With the help of [[Thomas Weisel]] and [[Eddie Borysewicz]], the United States Postal Service begins its reign as title sponsor to what has become the most successful cycling team from the United States. Borysewicz served as the team's [[directeur sportif]] and the team raced mainly in domestic events in the United States.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|1996|| [[United States National Road Race Championships|USPRO National Road Race Championships]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Eddy Gragus]]
|-
|1996|| Stage [[Tour of China]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Eddy Gragus]]
|}

=== 1997 results ===
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Thomas Weisel brought in [[Mark Gorski]], the [[United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympic Gold Medalist]] in the Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch) event, as [[directeur sportif|team manager]]. Due in large part to Russian [[Viatcheslav Ekimov]] and his key stage wins at [[Paris–Nice]] and the [[Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré]], the USPS squad got its first invitation to ride in the [[Tour de France]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|1997|| Stage, [[Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré]] ||{{flagu|France}} || [[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]
|-
|1997|| Stage, [[Paris–Nice]] ||{{flagu|France}} || Viatcheslav Ekimov
|-
|1997|| Stage, [[Redlands Classic]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || Eddy Gragus
|-
|1997|| {{flagu|Russia}} National Road Race Championship ||{{flagu|Russia}} || Viatcheslav Ekimov
|-
|1997|| Stage, [[Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme|Setmana Catalana]] ||{{flagu|Spain}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|}

=== 1998 results ===

[[Lance Armstrong]] joined the US Postal team in late 1997, when returning to professional cycling following his cancer treatments.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|1998|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States National Road Race Championships|USPRO National Road Race Championships]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|-
|1998|| Overall, [[Tour de Luxembourg]] ||{{LUX}} || Lance Armstrong
|-
|1998|| Stage, [[Tour de Luxembourg]] ||{{LUX}} || Lance Armstrong
|-
|1998|| Overall, [[Rheinland Pfalz]] ||{{flagu|Germany}} || Lance Armstrong
|-
|1998|| Killington (Vermont) Stage Race ||{{flagu|United States}} || George Hincapie
|-
|1998|| First Union Invitational (Lancaster, Pa.) ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Frankie Andreu]]
|}

=== 1999 results ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|1999|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States National Road Race Championships|USPRO National Road Race Championships]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Marty Jemison]]
|-
|1999|| First Union Classic (Trenton, New Jersey) ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|-
|1999|| Redlands Classic (Redlands, California) ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Christian Vande Velde]]
|-
|1999|| Best Young Rider Classification, [[Four Days of Dunkirk]] ||{{flagu|France}} || Christian Vande Velde
|}

=== 2000 results ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|2000|| [[Grand Prix Eddy Merckx]] ||{{flagu|France}} || [[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]
|}

=== 2001 results ===
In 2001, the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team was named the [[United States Olympic Committee|USOC]] Team of the Year. Also, Armstrong was named USOC SportsMan of the Year, which he also won in 1999.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|2001-04-11|| [[Gent–Wevelgem]] ||{{flagu|Belgium}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|-
|2001-09|| [[San Francisco Grand Prix]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|}

=== 2002 results ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|2002-06|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States National Road Race Championships|USPRO National Road Race Championships]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Chann McRae]]
|-
|2002-07-18|| Overall, [[Vuelta a Murcia]] ||{{flagu|Spain}} || [[Víctor Hugo Peña]]
|}

=== 2003 results ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|2003-07-09|| Stage 4 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]), Tour de France ||{{flagu|France}} || U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
|-
|2003-09-27|| Stage 20, Vuelta a España ||{{flagu|Spain}} || Roberto Heras
|-
|2003-09-28|| Overall, Vuelta a España [[Image:Jersey gold.svg|20px]]||{{flagu|Spain}} || [[Roberto Heras]]
|}

=== 2004 results ===
[[Image:USPS team 2004 TDF.jpg|thumb|L-to-R: Armstrong, Azevedo, and Ekimov of the 2004 USPS team]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|2004-04-01|| Overall, [[Three Days of De Panne]] ||{{flagu|Belgium}} || [[George Hincapie]]
|-
|2004-07-07|| Stage 4 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]), Tour de France ||{{flagu|France}} || U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
|}

== Early history and notable wins ==

=== 1988&ndash;1989 &ndash; Sunkyong (Amateur) ===
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[[Eddie Borysewicz]], known as "Eddy B", was the road coach of a pro/amateur cycling team formed by George Taylor and sponsored by Sunkyong, a South Korea-based manufacturing and industrial conglomerate. At the [[United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Summer Olympics]], Borysewicz served as the U.S. Olympic Cycling Coach and led American cyclists to an unprecedented nine Olympic medals.

=== 1992&ndash;1994 &ndash; Subaru–Montgomery ===
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[[Subaru]] and Montgomery Securities, led by Thomas Weisel, serve as co-title sponsors.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|1990|| Tour de Gastown ||{{flagu|Canada}} || [[Jonas Carney]]
|-
|1991|| Stage 2, Redlands Classic ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Jim Copeland (cyclist)|Jim Copeland]]
|-
|1991|| [[Tour de Gastown]]||{{flagu|Canada}} || [[Lance Armstrong]]
|-
|1991|| Stage 6, Redlands Classic ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Krzysztof Wiatr]]
|-
|1992|| [[Herald Sun Tour]] ||{{flagu|Australia}} || Bart Bowen
|-
|1992|| [[United States National Road Race Championships|USPRO National Road Race Championships]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Bart Bowen]]
|-
|1993|| Stage 1, Redlands Classic ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Miguel Arroyo (cyclist)|Miguel Arroyo]]
|}

=== 1995 &ndash; Montgomery-Bell ===
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Montgomery Securities Chief Executive Thomas W. Weisel, an avid cyclist, continued his support for cycling.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Race
!Location
!Winner
|-
|1995|| Stage 8, [[Tour DuPont]] ||{{flagu|United States}} || [[Clark Sheehan]]
|-
|1995|| Stage 4, [[Tour de Pologne]] ||{{flagu|Poland}} || [[Eddy Gragus]]
|}

== Sponsors ==
The following companies and organizations served as sponsors for the 2007 squad:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepaceline.com/sponsors.aspx|title=ThePaceline.com – Sponsors}}</ref>

* [[Discovery Channel]]
* [[AMD]]
* [[24 Hour Fitness]]
* [[Trek Bicycle Corporation|Trek]]
* [[Nike, Inc.]]
* [[Thomas Weisel Partners]]
* [[Škoda Auto]]
* [[Mio Technology]] Europe
* Bissell
* [[Trek Bicycle Corporation|Bontrager]]
* [[Shimano]]
* [[Giro (company)|Giro]]
* [[PowerBar]]
* Carmichael Training Systems
* 1st Endurance
* Tacx
* Hutchinson
* FRS Antioxidant Energy
* {{Proper name|eSoles}}
* [[Park Tool|Park Tool USA]]
* Sci Con
* Sapim Race Spokes
* SRM
* Maximize

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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