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ProTour: UCI nod for Astana
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November 27, 2009, Friday
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ALBERTO Contador's Astana team was registered on Wednesday to race on the International Cycling Union's ProTour calendar of events next year.
The UCI approved the Kazakhstan-backed team's 2010 season entry but still wants assurances that Astana can meet its budget.
"The UCI awaits this bank guarantee and is confident it will be provided soon," the governing body said in a statement.
Contador, the 2009 Tour de France champion, was expected to leave if Astana was excluded.
The oil-rich Kazakh government has said it will back Astana's total budget for next year, a pledge worth 15-million euros (US$22 million).
Astana riders went without some paychecks last season when Contador and Lance Armstrong were teammates. Armstrong rode without a salary and has since set up his own United States-based team, RadioShack.
Astana's registration brings the total to 17 teams - including RadioShack and the new Sky team from Britain - that have been accepted for next season.
The UCI approved the Kazakhstan-backed team's 2010 season entry but still wants assurances that Astana can meet its budget.
"The UCI awaits this bank guarantee and is confident it will be provided soon," the governing body said in a statement.
Contador, the 2009 Tour de France champion, was expected to leave if Astana was excluded.
The oil-rich Kazakh government has said it will back Astana's total budget for next year, a pledge worth 15-million euros (US$22 million).
Astana riders went without some paychecks last season when Contador and Lance Armstrong were teammates. Armstrong rode without a salary and has since set up his own United States-based team, RadioShack.
Astana's registration brings the total to 17 teams - including RadioShack and the new Sky team from Britain - that have been accepted for next season.
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