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November 25, 2009

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Astana's troubles

THE future of Tour de France champion Alberto Contador's Astana cycling team is again in doubt after the sport's ruling body made new demands of financial guarantees. Kazakh Cycling Federation deputy president Nikolai Proskurin said yesterday that the International Cycling Union is demanding a bank guarantee of Astana's annual budget before it will renew its ProTour license. Proskurin says the demand is unreasonable and that he is unsure whether Astana can meet Wednesday's deadline.



 

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