ONCE (cycling team)
Name Nationality Years
Eduardo Chozas Spain 1989-1991
Anselmo Fuerte Spain 1990-1992
Marino Lejarreta Spain 1990-1992
Melchior Mauri Spain 1990-1992 , 1995-1998
Juan Llaneras Spain 1991-1995
Alex Zülle Switzerland 1991-1997
Johan Bruyneel Belgium 1992-1995 , 1998
Laurent Jalabert France 1992-2000
Erik Breukink Netherlands 1993-1995
Laurent Dufaux Switzerland 1993-1994
David Etxebarria Spain 1994-2000 , 2005-2006
Patrick Jonker Australia 1995-1996
Íñigo Cuesta Spain 1996-2000
Mikel Zarrabeitia Spain 1996-2003
Carlos Sastre Spain 1997-2001
José Ivan Gutierrez Spain 1999-2001
Peter Luttenberger Austria 1999-2000
Isidro Nozal Spain 1999-2006
Abraham Olano Spain 1999-2002
David Arroyo Spain 2001-2003
Notable riders
Alex Zülle Laurent Jalabert Joseba Beloki
ONCE cycling team, (UCI team code: ONC) also known as Liberty Seguros, Liberty Seguros-Würth and in succession in its final year, Astana-Würth and Astana was a Spanish cycling team. It competed in the UCI ProTour circuit. On 25 May 2006, Liberty Mutual (seguros means insurance in Spanish) pulled out of primary sponsorship due to a doping scandal involving the directeur sportif, Manolo Saiz. On 2 June 2006, the team acquired a primary sponsor named Astana, after the capital of Kazakhstan. Würth was co-sponsor until 3 July 2006, withdrawing at the end of the 2006 Tour de France, in which Astana-Würth didn't compete . At the end of the season, Astana also withdrew due to the non-participation in the Tour. On 16 December 2006, the UCI withdrew the ProTour licence of Saiz's company, Active Bay . Some riders and staff formed the Kazakhstan-based Astana Team.