Topic: Astana Team
Alberto Contador calls his Astana team weaker than Lance Armstrong's new squadTour de France winner Alberto Contador admits his Astana team is weaker with Lance Armstrong's departure and the exodus of riders who followed the Texan to RadioShack. "I know that right ...
PARIS (Reuters) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) did not fully respect the testing procedures during this year's Tour de France and the fact that suspicious drugs were seized also casts doubts over the event, the French anti-doping chief said on Wednesday. ...
The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Monday rejected accusations by the French Anti-doping Agency (AFLD) that they showed the Astana team preferential treatment over drug tests at the Tour de France. French newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro alleged that the team ...
The Astana team of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and third placed Lance Armstrong were given an easy ride during dope tests at the 2009 event, two leading French newspapers said Monday. They quoted a report by the French anti-doping agency ...
US cycling star Lance Armstrong stole the show as he was mobbed by hundreds of fans during the Tour of Ireland here on Friday. The seven-time Tour de France champion was competing in the race for the first time in 17 years ...
ANNECY, France (Reuters) - Seven times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will quit Astana and form a U.S.-based team in 2010 in partnership with RadioShack Corporation, the company said Thursday. "Lance Armstrong will compete for Team RadioShack as a cyclist, runner ...
Spaniard Alberto Contador of the Astana team reinforced his hold on the Tour de France yellow jersey after a stunning time trial victory on the race's 18th stage here Thursday. Copyright 2009 AFP Global Edition
Johan Bruyneel admitted sparks could fly between yellow jersey holder Alberto Contador and Astana team-mate Lance Armstrong after the Spaniard defied team orders on Wednesday's 17th stage. "The harmony is back in the team, at least it was, we will see how ...
Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel announced he is set to quit the Kazakhstan-backed outfit. "It's time to turn a page in my career," Bruyneel told Flemish language channel VRT just before the 16th stage in Martigny, Switzerland. With current yellow-jersey holder Alberto ...
Lance Armstrong's Astana team-mate Levi Leipheimer has withdrawn from the Tour de France with a broken wrist, his Astana team announced on Friday. The 35-year-old American, one of the main riders for the Astana team along with seven-time Tour winner Armstrong, 2007 ...