Who will win this year's Tour de France? Do scandal overshadow the winner?
The entire Astana team has left the race after a doping charge against Alexander Vinokurov. Although no longer holds, is another favorite of the race. Will Rasmussen endure? Will Contador win in his first try?
Contador wins if he breaks rassmusen mountain stages in the final. but then came ………. I do not know if there will be a "real" Winer really hope Millar wins stage as he said I feel like strawberry, breaking to mourn: (wine was my hero a dark dark day for cycling, but counter will to find time in the TT
After a month off the road due to doping scandal occurred during the last Tour de France 2007 to Vinokourov tested positive for blood doping control, the Swiss team Pro Tour schedule will resume on September 2 at the Grand Prix Ouest-France. Controversy dates on April 24 when the rider Matthias Kessler was fired by Astana after testing positive for abnormally high levels of testosterone. The Kazakh Andriy Kashechkin was suspended are also a couple of weeks after the Tour just to boost the torment of Astana.
The problems associated with the use of prohibited substances that greatly affected the strength of the team, as it was known as the Liberty Seguros and participated in Operation Puerto in 2006. In fact, the Astana has been excluded from the Tour of Spain, one of the three major cycling tours (Giro d'Italia Tour de France and Tour of Spain).
In order to redeem its reputation as Astana is intended to install a control program doping with the support of the Swiss Olympic Association. The project originated as an attempt to keep his team Pro Tour License.
However, although problems are solved cyclists need to improve and nothing better than a Pro Tour race back to action. The list of cyclists who will compete in the French case is not ready yet, but all Astana riders are no doubt eager to compete after four weeks of absence.
