http://www.bicycle.net/2009/astana-says-contador-going-nowhere-in-2010 cycling news, product reviews, original bicycling essays, bike podcasts and video -- Tour de France 2010 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:29:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.bicycle.net/2009/astana-says-contador-going-nowhere-in-2010#comment-90683 coerly Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:23:11 +0000 http://www.bicycle.net/?p=7457#comment-90683 If you are inclined to bet, I'd bet that Contador wont be defending his title again next year. Astana was built by and for Vinokurov was banned for 2 years for doping. Vino's suspension is up and he will be returning to the Astana team, which oh by the way Contador is locked down to for one more year. The TDF will NOT be letting Vino or Astana into their race, so no Contador. Why do you think Lance and Bruno beat it to Radio Shack, there is no chance in hell TDF will allow Vino back. Also, European cycling is very political and attacking the true team leader is career suicide. Yes, Lance was the true team leader, Lance and the Director Sportif Bruno are a team and Lance was the true leader of the team. My bet is that Contador is on a long black list for attacking his teamates and not just Lance. Contador should have supported Lance period end of sentence. Just ask Greg LeMond who was in a position to win the TDF but was ordered back to help Bernard Hinault who was the true team leader, Politics of Eruopean cycling. If LeMond had attacked Hinault his career would have been over just like Contadors is about to be. Contadors watch is reading 14:59, his 15 minutes of fame is just about up, good by. If you are inclined to bet, I’d bet that Contador wont be defending his title again next year. Astana was built by and for Vinokurov was banned for 2 years for doping. Vino’s suspension is up and he will be returning to the Astana team, which oh by the way Contador is locked down to for one more year. The TDF will NOT be letting Vino or Astana into their race, so no Contador. Why do you think Lance and Bruno beat it to Radio Shack, there is no chance in hell TDF will allow Vino back. Also, European cycling is very political and attacking the true team leader is career suicide. Yes, Lance was the true team leader, Lance and the Director Sportif Bruno are a team and Lance was the true leader of the team. My bet is that Contador is on a long black list for attacking his teamates and not just Lance. Contador should have supported Lance period end of sentence. Just ask Greg LeMond who was in a position to win the TDF but was ordered back to help Bernard Hinault who was the true team leader, Politics of Eruopean cycling. If LeMond had attacked Hinault his career would have been over just like Contadors is about to be. Contadors watch is reading 14:59, his 15 minutes of fame is just about up, good by.

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