[golgiaparatus]

So Johan is out and a guy named Yvon Sanquer is in as director. Nothing says "clean team" like Vino and the old director of Festina.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bruyneel-cleared-for-departure-from-astana

 

[gonefirefightin]

I bet horner is itching to bail.....

 

[MtnbikeMike]

I bet horner is itching to bail.....

I thought I saw news of him signing to Team Shack

 

[gonefirefightin]

I thought I saw news of him signing to Team Shack

yep, allready done

 

[ire]

I bet horner is itching to bail.....

I dunno...if you stick around you might score some good drugs!

 

[maddog17]

will astana's syringes be made of carbon?

 

[JRogers]

Just to be a little more fair, the guy they are bringing on was (as I understand it) the DS for Festina after the scandal. So he was their guy to clean things up.

Also, don't know if you guys saw, but it looks like Zubeldia is staying at Astana...which indicates that Contador will be there as well. If they can get invites, I am kind of looking forward to it. Contador is so strong it's hard to beat him in a Grand Tour; maybe with a weaker team and director, he will have to fight more and make the race more interesting. The course, however, does seem to suit him pretty well- lots of climbing, no team TT.

 

[golgiaparatus]

Just to be a little more fair, the guy they are bringing on was (as I understand it) the DS for Festina after the scandal. So he was their guy to clean things up.

Also, don't know if you guys saw, but it looks like Zubeldia is staying at Astana...which indicates that Contador will be there as well. If they can get invites, I am kind of looking forward to it. Contador is so strong it's hard to beat him in a Grand Tour; maybe with a weaker team and director, he will have to fight more and make the race more interesting. The course, however, does seem to suit him pretty well- lots of climbing, no team TT.

I know its the guy that came in in 99... still sounds like sh!t, I chuckled when I read it.

As for the course... yeah it really does suit him well. Will make for an interesting tour... hope Lance is working on getting his old climbing legs back cuz he's going to need them.

 

[ire]

I wonder if Astana gets invited to the Tour if they'll be able to bring Vino?

 

[Mr. Hankey]

I hope so I like to watch Vino. I don't care what the man did. The last couple stages that man made had heart, I don't care if it was at the expense of blood doping. It was an amazing performance. I do agree though I think Astana is destined for disaster.