The ZEG - Europe's largest bicycle purchasing cooperative based in Cologne - which sells the Bulls brand in 960 specialist bicycle stores across Europe, aims to make its mountain bikes known in France and was therefore looking for a well-known French athlete. Alongside Dietsch, the German Tim Böhme is another new addition to the Bulls team. Böhme has been under contract with Albgold for the last few years. However, this racing team will be dissolved at the end of the year due to the Peter-Rihs Anderson doping case.