Professional/Elite Men
- GT Bicycles(European Division)/Chevy: January 1994-October 2001
- Giant Bicycles: Late December 2001- De Wilde's public debut on the new Giant team was the 2001 NBL Christmas Classic national on December 27, 2001.
- Staats Bicycles/Troy Lee Designs/Maxxis: January 2004-June 27, 2006. De Wilde says in his blog he left Staats the Tuesday before the NBL Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania nationals.
- Troy Lee Designs/Maxxis July 1, 2006-October 3, 2006. Troy Lee Designs and Maxxis were his primary sponsors between Staats and Redline.
- Redline Bicycles/Troy Lee Designs/Maxxis: October 3, 2006–Present. De Wilde is under contract with Redline Bicycles (now owned by the Accell Group, a Dutch company) through 2008 and will race the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China sponsored by Redline.
Read more about this topic: Robert De Wilde, Racing Career Milestones, Career Factory and Major Bike Shop Sponsors
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