French telecom giant Bouygues Telecom is proud to be French and it shows. A staggering 26, out of 28, riders are Frenchborn and part of this team. So only two “foreigners”; Stef Clement (Rabo continental team) and Xavier Florencio (Spanish) just joined the Bouygues ranks.


No great changes either at the start of the 2006 season. This team clearly aims for the “homeground” races. Without any “big” names in the team they will have to really work for their victories. So who are the guys to watch out for?


First of all their new signing from AG2R. Andy Flickinger is a very attacking rider...