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Giro Call Has Astana Anxious, With Lots To Prove
by Justin Davis
PARIS, May 5, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Alberto Contador and his Astana team have admitted to being in a race against time as they prepare for the first three-week race of the cycling season.
Giro d’Italia organizers performed a dramatic u-turn on Sunday and invited [...]
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- Astana Cycling Team Announces Their Giro Roster
May 4th, 2008One week prior to the start of the Giro d’Italia (May 10th-June 1st), the Astana Cycling Team has received an invitation to participate in the first Grand Tour of 2008. The race organizer, RCS, changed their original February decision, which stated that the Team was not planning on bringing a “motivated” team. The [...]
- Astana Gets Good News - The Invite To The Giro d’Italia Is Official
May 4th, 2008ROME, May 4, 2008 (AFP) - Giro d’Italia organizers have performed a dramatic u-turn and invited the Kazakh-backed Astana cycling team to this year’s race, Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport on Sunday reported organizers as saying.
“Yes, I have invited Contador,” the Gazzetta quoted race organizer Angelo Zomegnan [...] - Astana Set For Giro d’Italia Invite
May 3rd, 2008This is excellent news for Astana. We at Bicycle.net would be thrilled to see Astana at the Giro. Anything that increases the level of competition is good for cycling.
PARIS, May 3, 2008 (AFP) - Giro d’Italia organizers could perform a dramatic u-turn and invite the Kazakh-backed Astana cycling team to [...]
