Fus087 said:
Tabriz Petrochemical was supposed to ride the Vuelta a los Pirineos/Tour des Pyrénées some years ago, but couldn't get visas. It really is a shame.
On the team website, TPT state they want to become a ProTour team someday. I'm afraid that's just what you write to please sponsors, but if they really aspire to go that way (and get the visa problems sorted out in some way), it would be great.
they did ride circuito motnanes, mizbani was 5th I think. this was the queenstage, mountain top finish
1 141 PARDILLA BELLÓN, Sergio CARMIOORO - A STYLE ESP 3:43:40
2 181 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay RABOBANK USA +20
3 164 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan ORBEA ESP +25
4 136 VALLS FERRI, Rafael BURGOS MONUMENTAL - CASTILLA Y LEÓN ESP +02:18
5 183 KREDER, Michel RABOBANK NED +02:18
6 86 RODRÍGUEZ SEGARRA, Rafael SUPERMERCADOS FROIZ ESP +02:20
7 172 MIZBANI IRANAGH, Ghader PETROCHEMICAL TABRIZ CYCLING TEAM IRI +02:22
8 117 TALABARDON, Yannick BESSON CHAUSSURES - SOJASUN FRA +02:25
9 91 MERINO CRIADO, Pedro TRASMIERA FUJI ESP +02:30
10 87 OYARZUN GUIÑEZ, Carlos I SUPERMERCADOS FROIZ CHI +02:35
11 32 TORRELLA GÓMEZ, Francisco CCN VALENCIA TERRA Y MAR ESP +02:37
12 153 MIRONOV, Alexander KATYUSHA CONTINENTAL TEAM RUS +02:39
13 102 VALLEJO FERNÁNDEZ, Ángel ANDORRA - GRANDVALIRA ESP +02:44
14 167 SICARD, Romain ORBEA FRA +02:47
15 165 MINGUEZ AYALA, Miguel ORBEA ESP +02:58