Will Discovery part ways with Contador too?

[keithdunlop]

Since Contador was one of the Astana riders implicated by Operation Puerto and also pulled from the 2006 Tour, isn't he in the same boat as Basso?

[hoo_koo]

Remember, it might not be just Contador in that boat. The "Puerto Nine" banned from the TdF last year included four riders who later all ended up on Discovery: Basso, Contador, Allan Davis & Sergio Paulinho <http://www.velonews.com/images/news/12125.18368.f.jpg>. I believe charges against Davis and Contador were "shelved due to lack of evidence" at the time (not sure about Paulinho, but I assume the same for him too).