“Certainly we have enjoyed our partnership with Toyota these past two and a half years which has been incredibly successful for both organizations with 118 wins in just over two seasons.  We will always be grateful for the support Toyota, its dealer network and employees have shown our team and me personally” said Tucker.

Tucker continued, “We are looking forward to securing a new partner for the 2009 season in the next 100 days who can benefit from and build their brand by being associated with our world class organization.  We are confident another sponsor will capitalize on the value United Pro Cycling Team generates with our 25,000 registered fans, eight-figure annual measurable media exposure, 3.3 million annual onsite spectators and the charitable work our team does in the communities we race in.”

Toyota-United has competed in America’s largest stage races such as the Amgen Tour of California, Tour de Georgia and Tour of Missouri the past two-plus seasons and won 89 stages (races), thereby solidifying the team’s status as the most successful team in the world on American soil in these premier events.  The competition has included many of the teams that race in the Tour de France, the world’s biggest sporting event.  Toyota-United has worked diligently to represent what is good and positive about the sport of cycling through fair play and hard work.

Toyota-United consists of 14 riders from seven different countries, with representation from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Cuba, Serbia and Mexico.  The team includes current UCI B World Road Race Champion and 2008 Olympian Ivan Stevic, from Serbia.  Also on the team are riders Dominique Rollin, the 2008 Amgen Tour of California stage 4 winner and overall sprint jersey winner from Quebec, Canada, and Jose Manuel (Chepe) Garcia, the 2008 National Time Trial champion from Mexico.