Astana Cycling Team

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-          Good day Alexander Leonidovich! How is it going with cycling team Astana? Is everything fine?

-          Yes.

-          Are the financial problems solved? Won’t there be other problems with salaries this season? Can you name the sponsors?

-          Financial problems and problems with sponsors aren’t solved yet.

-          What about an American sponsor?

-          Just talks at the moment

-          Is there new Cycling Federation president?

-          At the moment D. Akhmetov is the president of CF.

-          What would you say about Vinokourov’s statements at the press-conference in Monaco?

-          He should have been gentler.

-          What’s your opinion about Mizurov’s statement: no one respects Kazakhs in Astana team. We were treated as people of second chop, dregs of society.

-          He should’ve been more tactful.

-          Were there complaints about Bruyneel from Astana riders during these seasons for bad or dismissive treatment

-          There weren’t any particular complaints

-          Maybe they’re afraid, they keep something back, because they’re afraid of losing their places in the team or other repressions from Bruyneel’s administration?

-          I can’t say anything about that. First of all they should take note of their own behavior and work on it!

-          Alexander Leonidovich, would you personally like to see Bruyneel as Astana’s manager in future?

-          First you’d better ask Bruyneel if he still has desire to work with us! We don't mind working with him in future – he’s a prominent man...

-          There’s information on European websites that Bruyneel and Armstrong are leaving Astana by the end of the season – is it true?

-          Just talks yet. Proskurin will discuss these issues in France soon.

-          Will Kashechkin be in Astana next year?

-          If he wishes to be in Astana – we will consider that.