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07-02-09, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Dubbayoo

I said before the reason the Astana sponsors have lost motivation to keep paying the bills (other than economic) are that all the big Kazakh riders are gone. They definitely want Vino on the team and I can't see Bruystrong agreeing with that.

It won't help them with any popularity contests with the ASO either.

Edit: As much as I think the ASO dislikes Bruyneel, I'd venture to guess that they dislike Vino even more.

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