No premature end to Gerolsteiner sponsorship

Gerolsteiner Brunnen GmbH has indicated that it will not end its sponsorship before its contract expires in 2008, communications director Stefan Göbel said, according to the Frankfurter Rundschau.

It was reported earlier that the mineral water bottling company was considering an early out because of cycling's doping problems, including the confession by Sport Director Christian Henn that he had used EPO during his pro career.