I wasn’t following it closely enough to know these details. Why would there have been no Astana 2009 without Lance? Is Wiki all wrong? It says that Johann already had Contador lined up for Astana when Lance announced that he wanted to race, and Johann made room for him. IDK, like I said, not a big fan of Contador, and not really a Lance hater. I do very much dislike these alpha-male athletes that retire, come out of retirement. Retire again, come out of retirement again.
I would like to see Cadel Evans move way up, if I’m being totally honest!
Hi lainie.
Astana / Kazakhstan were having severe financial problems in the Spring of 2009, almost lost their ticket. My understanding is that LA’s joining the team brought significant sponsorship / investment $$$ that solved the problem.