▁Manuel ▁Belle tt i ▁and ▁Greg ▁Hend erson . ▁This ▁was ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁came ▁to ▁any ▁vict ories . ▁Their ▁best ▁r ider ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁overall ▁stand ings ▁was ▁May oz ▁in ▁ 2 2 nd ▁place , ▁over ▁an ▁hour ▁back ▁of ▁G iro ▁champion ▁Ivan ▁B asso . ▁The ▁squad ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁dub ious ▁distinction ▁of ▁field ing ▁the ▁last - place ▁overall ▁r ider ; ▁this ▁was ▁Cort i , ▁at ▁a ▁def ic it ▁to ▁B asso ▁of ▁nearly ▁five ▁hours . ▁They ▁were ▁ 1 8 th ▁in ▁the ▁Tro fe o ▁Fast ▁Team ▁stand ings ▁and ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁Tro fe o ▁Super ▁Team . ▁ ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁With ▁the ▁guaranteed ▁inv ite ▁awarded ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁Sa un ier ▁Du val - Sc ott ▁team ▁( this ▁same ▁team ▁with ▁different ▁spons ors ), ▁Foot on ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France . ▁They ▁were , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁greatly ▁over match ed ▁by ▁their ▁competition ▁– ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁rid ers ▁on ▁Foot on ' s ▁squad ▁had ▁previously ▁r idden ▁any ▁Grand ▁Tour . ▁ ▁Card oso , ▁who ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁team ' s ▁only ▁Pro T our - level ▁win , ▁crash ed ▁hard ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁pro log ue ▁time ▁trial , ▁and ▁completed ▁it ▁six ▁minutes ▁slower ▁than