[texaschick]

That’s what I thought too. How could the USPS even afford to sponsor a little league team much less a pro cycling team? Aren’t they suppose to always be so strapped for money?

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

The rationale given at the time was that the USPS was basically using the team to market their package delivery business, where they compete against FedEx and UPS and where they actually make some money, including in Europe.

What kills the USPS is that they basically have to have people go to everyone in America's door six times a week, even if it's to deliver one piece of junk mail that's going to be thrown away unopened.