According to Bruyneel, the names of paying sponsors, such as Trek and KazMunayGas, were not blanked out, and the team would continue to "race with these shirts until everything, emphasis on everything, is fixed", as "the riders have only received two months of salary in 2009."
Menurut Bruyneel, nama sponsor yang masih membayar, seperti Trek dan KazMunayGas, tidak akan dihapuskan, dan tm tetap akan melanjutkan "membalap dengan kaus seperti itu hingga seluruhnya, terselesaikan", karena "para pembalap hanya menerima dua bulan gaji pertama pada tahun 2009."