USPS to break with U.S. cycling team

摘要

He delivered for them on the world stage. Nonetheless, the U.S. Postal Service announced last month that it would end its sponsorship of Lance Armstrong and the USPS Pro-Cycling Team at the close of the calendar year. Despite Armstrong's five consecutive Tour de France victories-and his attempt at a sixth this year-the Postal Service's largely b-to-b-oriented sponsorship of the cycling team generated mixed reviews, from both internal and exter-nal sources, throughout its existence.