In the peloton since 1986

Sponsors: Domo: rugs, carpets and vinyl; Farm Frites:French fries
Budget: $6.3 million
Manager: Patrick Lefévère
Directeurs sportifs: Marc Sergeant, Hendrik Redant, WilfriedPeeters, Toon Cruyt

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Riders (as of June 30)
BRUYLANDTS Dave (B), July 12, 1976
CASSANI Enrico (I), February 15, 1972
KNAVEN Servais (Nl), March 6, 1971
KONECNY Tomas (Cz), October 11, 1973
MERCKX Axel (B), August 8, 1972
RODRIGUEZ Fred (USA), September 3, 1973
VAN BON Léon (Nl), January 28, 1972
VIRENQUE Richard (F), November 19, 1969
WADECKI Piotr (Pl), February 11, 1973

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All behind Virenque
The long-standing Dutch  squad, TVM, became Farm Frites in 2000,then Farm Frites joined with Domo last year to form this new Belgian teamunder the leadreship of Patrick Lefévère. Lefévèreleft the mythical Mapei formation to build the team of his dreams: a fierygroup for the classics, but also for the stage races, with Axel Merckxand Richard Virenque. Johan Museeuw is riding his final season — and whata season, with a fantastic victory in Paris-Roubaix! The team had hopedto count on the return of  Frank Vandenbroucke, but a new doping scandalcaused him to be sacked by Lefévère. So, at this 2002 Tour,besides stage win opportunities for two-time U.S. champion Fred Rodriguez,Domo will be counting most of all on its rejuvenated French climber, Virenque.The French fans are waiting for him on the mountaintops.

TEAM WINS2001
WADECKI: Paris-Nice, one stage; Tour of Lucca, one stage.
VAINSTEINS: Tirreno-Adriatico, one stage; Tour of Catalonia,one stage; Circuit Mandel-Lys-Escaut.
KNAVEN: Paris-Roubaix.
MERCKX: GP de Wallonie.
VAN HEESWIJK: Tour of Catalonia, one stage.
KONECNY: Vuelta a España, one stage.
VIRENQUE: Paris-Tours.2002
MUSEEUW: Paris-Roubaix.Interview
Patrick Lefévère, manager:
"First of all, we’re going to aim for the best climber’s jersey withRichard Virenque, and through him also one or several stage victories.Certainly, we will have to manage the first section of this rather particularTour: a team time trial, then the individual, just before the transfersouth and the first climbs of the Pyrénées. It’s enough tosay that we don’t want to make mistakes the first week or expend too muchenergy in the long stages, where, every day, breakaways can take off froma distance. Jeroen Blijlevens and Servais Knaven will try to win some sprints.As for the rest, the team will have to be united around Virenque in themountains, but also around Merckx. Axel can do better than last year, whenhe finished in 22nd place. We will have a good team at the start of thisTour, with lofty intentions."