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Feb 2008 : Rabobank Mission Control
Remember Hein Verbruggen? His policy of 'mondilisation' for professional cycling has resulted in our riders being scattered far and wide across the globe and not without some embarrassing mishaps in terms of locational awareness. As a high profile casualty of rider's unaccountable whereabouts, Rabobank has taken a pro-active approach to this problem and is proud to unveil Peloton Finder 2.0 that will rollout in early 2008. Based on cutting-edge military technology, this IT geek-fest uses GPS to pinpoint even the most elusive of riders. Small transponders implanted at the top of our rider's spines' transmit data so we know where they are 24/7. So transparent are we that we are making this data available as a live feed to the UCI to assist their doping controls. They needn't worry though - we're confident our happy bunch of professionals spend their free time either putting the long hours in on the saddle or getting that all important rest safely at home.