Udo Bölts is a retired German racing cyclist, the brother of Hartmut Bölts. Bölts confessed publicly in 2007 to having used EPO and growth hormones in 1996 and 1997.
Bölts (left) at the 1993 Tour de France
Bölts (right) leading Jan Ullrich during the 1997 Tour de France
HTC–Highroad was a former professional cycling team competing in international road bicycle races. Their last title sponsor was HTC Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones but dissolved at the end of the 2011 season from a failure to find a new sponsor. High Road Sports was the management company of team manager Bob Stapleton. Past title sponsors include Columbia Sportswear and Deutsche Telekom.
Bjarne Riis (centre) and Jan Ullrich (left) on the podium at the 1996 Tour de France
1997 Tour: Jan Ullrich in the leader's jersey, with Udo Bölts riding in support.
T-Mobile-Team, 2004 Tour de France
Serhiy Honchar riding the Prologue at the 2006 Tour de France