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VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Alberto Contador won’t lose sleep next season thinking that his paycheck is going to bounce. After a season of turmoil that nearly saw the Astana team fold under financial uncertainty, it appears that Kazakh officials have stepped up and are guaranteeing $22 million in financial back to keep the Astana team afloat for at least a year. The injection of cold, hard cash from Kazakhstan’s state...
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cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Alberto Contador “certainly played a role” in Quick Step's decision to end its co-operation with Specialized bikes, said Quick Step manager Patrick Lefevere. The Belgian team announced on Friday that it would ride Eddy Merckx bikes for the coming three years. As recently as ten days ago, Specialized had hoped to help attract Contador to Quick Step for the 2010 season, and has announced...
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PezCycling News.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Message by Edmond Hood We've said it before; if the stars are out, Pez won't be far away. The recent Amstel exhibition race on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, was contested by the likes of Mark Cavendish and Thor Hushovd - with Alberto Contador running out as winner. American Patrick Lyons was on the scene, mingling and racing with the stars. Here's what he had to say...
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Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Initial reports from Alberto Contador's camp have the Spaniard staying with Astana for 2010. For one reason or another Contador has not bee able to get out of his Astana contract, and so he will ride another year for the Kazakh squad. Contador believes that he will have a strong team to support him at the Tour de France and he has also stated that he has a good working relationship with the Kazakh...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
• Chooses new British team over Lance Armstrong's squad • Alberto Contador stays with Astana if they remain in ProTour Sean Yates, one of only four British cyclists to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France leader, is to join Team Sky as a sports director. The 49-year-old, a veteran of 12 Tours, will leave Lance Armstrong's Astana team at the end of the year to become the only British...
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Friday, ensuring the squad stays alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador remains in its ranks.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund has pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team, keeping the outfit alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador in its ranks.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund has pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team, keeping the outfit alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador in its ranks.
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
MADRID (AP) -- Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has agreed to see out the final year of his Astana contract on condition that the team receives its Pro Tour license.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
MADRID (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain has reached a preliminary agreement with the Astana team to fulfil his contract until the end of 2010.
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The Age (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has agreed to see out the final year of his Astana contract on condition the team receives its Pro Tour licence.
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VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
After months of wrangling, it looks like Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will stay with Astana for another year. The two-time Tour winner announced Thursday he will fulfill the final year of his three-year contract with the troubled Kazakh-backed team and ride in Astana colors next season. “Alberto Contador and his current team, Astana, have reached a preliminary agreement to fulfill...
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cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Tomorrow's final deadline for the UCI’s registration of teams is crucial for the future of the Astana team. The governing body is poised to make a decision about whether or not the Kazakh squad will continue in the ProTour, and this will also determine whether or not Alberto Contador will stay. The double Tour de France winner has one year remaining on his current contract, but it’s widely...
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Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Gazzetta dello Sport reports today that Alberto Contador will remain with Team Astana for the coming season. The Spanish two-time Tour winner also signed a deal with Specialized. The American company will furnish bikes for Contador and pay him 700,000 euro for the privilege. Contador signed the deal in Madrid at the main offices of the Specalized importer in Spain, and the contract runs one year with...
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cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
A delegation of five Astana representatives will today meet with the UCI to address the ongoing issue of the team’s ProTour licence in 2010. A decision is expected on November 20 and Het Nieuwsblad reports that the party aims to sure up the squad’s licence arrangements in an attempt to maintain the services of Tour de France champion Alberto Contador. If Alexandre Vinokourov’s outfit...
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chesna91iwh | 08/25/2009
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blair9a8ne | 08/25/2009
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phoebej2fus | 08/25/2009
MADRID – Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong are sniping again after a fragile truce during the Tour de France. Contador, who secured his second Tour win on Sunday in Paris, said he had no admiration for the American as a person and tensions between the two had a negative effect on the Astana team. Armstrong, the seven-time champion who finished third in his first Tour since 2005, responded that Contador...
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