Rock Racing was a cycling team founded in 2007 by Michael Ball. The team is affiliated with Ball's Rock & Republic clothing line. Rock Racing received media attention for hiring outcasts in the sport, including those tainted by performance-enhancing drug scandals. The team's "bad boy image" was furthered by the design of the team kits, and its motto was "Here to stay" which may have served to incite the anti-doping efforts of the time.
Mario Cipollini at the Tour of California
Mario Cipollini al Tour of California 2008
Tyler Hamilton at the Tour of California 2008
Image: Rock Racing team car
De Rosa (bicycle company)
De Rosa is the family brand of Ugo De Rosa. De Rosa's company became renowned during the late 1960s and 1970s for manufacturing road racing bicycles.
Stefano Garzelli on a bicycle De Rosa during a 2009 Giro d'Italia