Astana in disarray...?

[issoisso]

Speaking of disarray....

They've just suspended Bazayev for pulling a Rasmussen.

(aka lying about his whereabouts)

 

[Mellow Velo]

Yes, for 2 weeks?

Must be for secretly visiting Vino's "expert", instead of Jo Hog's.

Can a Kazakh be too successful, these days?

 

[ElChingon]

we are getting there..

"lance lying cheating fraud doper".. cycling news forum now up to page 10 on google..

reckon we can hit number 1?

Boy that was easy

http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=lance+lying+cheating+fraud+doper&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Page 2 for "Lance Doper"

 

[BroDeal]

Yes, for 2 weeks?

Must be for secretly visiting Vino's "expert", instead of Jo Hog's.

Can a Kazakh be too successful, these days?

Sounds like they suspended him for an internal test before he failed an official test. They will adjust the mix of his jet fuel and he will be ready to fly high next month.

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like they suspended him for an internal test before he failed an official test. They will adjust the mix of his jet fuel and he will be ready to fly high next month.

I knew there would be a "see we are serious about doping" move by them before the TdF. Gotta keep the image up.....what did Lance Twitter about it?

 

[Mellow Velo]

The Belgians are convinced, that by this time tomorrow, they will be extinct.
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/090615_uci_50_verdachte_renners

 

[Anonymous]

The Belgians are convinced, that by this time tomorrow, they will be extinct.
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/090615_uci_50_verdachte_renners

were you banking on nobody bothering to translate that?

there are 2 separate things on that page.

one say astana still needs to make the bank guarantee.

the other is about the 50 riders in the peloton and the uci.

SEPARATE!

old news both

 

[ElChingon]

Figured it was good to pile on this to the Astana Disarray

Vino's Back?

http://www.mecanix-tv.com/life-style/top-bike/interview-alexander-vinokourov.html

I like his jersey/hat. I guess we know which team he's coming back to.

 

[luckyboy]

lol

What does he say in the interview?

 

[whiteboytrash]

Figured it was good to pile on this to the Astana Disarray

Vino's Back?

http://www.mecanix-tv.com/life-style/top-bike/interview-alexander-vinokourov.html

I like his jersey/hat. I guess we know which team he's coming back to.

The Hog is dead ! The Hog is dead ! Long live the King !

 

[cyclelicious]

Figured it was good to pile on this to the Astana Disarray

Vino's Back?

http://www.mecanix-tv.com/life-style/top-bike/interview-alexander-vinokourov.html

I like his jersey/hat. I guess we know which team he's coming back to.

Interesting. Where on earth did you find that gem.

 

[Jasper]

The Belgians are convinced, that by this time tomorrow, they will be extinct.
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/090615_uci_50_verdachte_renners

And Astana refuses to pay that extra bank guarantee, according to Kazakh cycling federation spokesman Wagtmans, because the UCI supposedly can't legitimate such a measure. They accordingly assume that Astana will get invited to the Tour, even without a Protour license. Which prompted Bruyneel to say he's really fed up with the kazakhs, and rather would like to end their agreement. It's not really clear if that means he'd just quit and Astana as a team keeps on going the way it is now, or that he will form a new team with the greater part of the Astana crew.

It certainly looks like Astana wants to play it hard now, and so does McQuaid. Will this eventually lead to Team Armstrong making it into the peloton a lot sooner than expected?

 

[ElChingon]

Interesting. Where on earth did you find that gem.

Well you were sleeping so

PS: Thanks for the link

 

[Mellow Velo]

Astana secured USD9m from a "mystery American company operating in the Kazak market" today..........

 

[luckyboy]

What? C'mon..

Any source for that please?

 

[Anonymous]

Astana secured USD9m from a "mystery American company operating in the Kazak market" today..........

wondering if my bet on HP may pay off.. :?

 

[whiteboytrash]

wondering if my bet on HP may pay off.. :?

These pictures might assist on the new sponsor......

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[Anonymous]

wondering if my bet on HP may pay off.. :?

...uh.....no

 

[whiteboytrash]

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[whiteboytrash]

wondering if my bet on HP may pay off.. :?

CAWX2J4D.jpg

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah I would not put any bets or money on HP.

They are on the way out the back!

 

[luckyboy]

Figured it was good to pile on this to the Astana Disarray

Vino's Back?

http://www.mecanix-tv.com/life-style/top-bike/interview-alexander-vinokourov.html

I like his jersey/hat. I guess we know which team he's coming back to.

More on Vino - banned until July

http://www.velonews.com/article/93482/cas-vino--stays-sidelined-until-july-24

 

[**Uru**]

I have never been happy about Astana as a pro tour team. First they were a sweetheart set up for Vino so he could have his own team to support him. Then he got caught blood doping and Astana morphed into Borat-Disco. Second, it has been just plain weird watching Discovery riders in Astana kits and having to keep some token Khazaks on the squad to satisfy the people who hold the Pro Tour license (I would say paying the checks but we know that aint happening). With Vino coming back, it seems like it would be better for the team to just fall apart.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Well, the hour has passed for the payment. Still can't find any news. CN's last word was that the final deadline to cough up the 6 million Euros was today at 5pm Central Europe Time, which is a couple hours ago.

Anyone hear anything?

 

[39*23t]

seems to me there's a threeway faceoff with ac in one corner astana(vino & the kazahs) in another and lance and the hog in a third. Hmmm remind me of another clint eastwood movie. but i can't figure out whoose playing which part