Motorola
No, it was '7-Eleven'!
No. You have to be a part of a team to be allowed to race in the Tour de France
From what I've read so far, it seems like Robbie McEwen is in Team Katusha in the for this years (2009) Tour de France.
Oh yes. First you need to become a good enough rider to be hired by a professional team, then that team has to commit to do the TdF.
There is no official purple jersey in the Tour de France. You might have seen a team jersey in that colour.
No. In order to compete in the Tour de France, one has to be a member of a professional cycling team, and there is no record of a "Slade Smiley". Moreover, the only American-based team in the 1993 Tour de France was Motorola. As you can see, Mr. Smiley was not on the team's official roster: It would thus appear that he not only did not actually ride the Tour de France but was in fact not even a member of a UCI professional cycling team at any point in time.
7-Eleven
TEAM SKY is the team that are in the 2014 Tour de France.
there is no national teams at the tour de france, every team is multinational
The answer is American rugby team
First condition in order to participate in Tour de France, you will have to be part of a Pro Tour team (UCI licensed) or a team that recives a wildcard invitation from the organisation. Second condition is that you must be selected as one of the 9 riders of the team. For De Hoog it will be necessary to be part of a Pro Tour team. Then there are chances to participate in Le Tour.
you have to ride for a team that participates in the tour then your team manager picks 9 riders who he thinks will be good,helpful in the tour.
No. You have to be a part of a team to be allowed to race in the Tour de France
From what I've read so far, it seems like Robbie McEwen is in Team Katusha in the for this years (2009) Tour de France.
Oh yes. First you need to become a good enough rider to be hired by a professional team, then that team has to commit to do the TdF.
There is no official purple jersey in the Tour de France. You might have seen a team jersey in that colour.
Team BMC racing
He out-cycled everyone else and had the strong support of his team. Basically, he completed the entire Tour De France faster than anyone else, with the help of his team.