Looking for the best talents among a working team may damage the team’s overall cohesion. For teams recruiting worldwide, an excessively pronounced cultural diversity may generate coordination problems. The case of professional sports teams who recruit the best international athletes will be studied. Given the importance of the sponsors and the international characteristic of the competitions, we will focus on the case of professional cycling teams. By analysing the results of 487 teams who participated in 23 “Tours de France”, we will investigate whether cultural diversity is a threat to performance.