2004 Tour de France, helped Richard Virenque win the mountains classification while helped Robbie McEwen win the points classification. Smaller teams may simply get riders into a long breakaway to get coverage on television. Most professional teams have 10-20 riders. Teams are generally sponsored in exchange for advertising on clothing and other endorsements. Sponsorship ranges from small businesses to international companies. The Tour de France between 1930 and the late 1950s was for national teams which carried no prominent commercial advertising. See also UCI ProTour Road bicycle racing Stage race List of UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams References Team