Lars Boom last month in action for Astana during the Paris-Nice stage race. ANP EPA / Sebastien Nogier
Excellent news for Westra and Lars Boom. Their cycling team Astana may just keep prices in the premier league of cycling: World Tour. Kazakh cycling team threatened by the International Cycling Union UCI not to allow the most important competitions for doping.
Astana holds his license to the World Tour, but remains under strict supervision. The license commission of the UCI that decided after independent research of the University of Lausanne and defense of Astana in the license commission.
Without going into detail reports the UCI that Astana during the season “special measures” must comply. This is tested periodically. Becomes the team in offense or get new irregularities investigation will be reopened.
The news will also Tour winner Vincenzo Nibali do well. He threatened his title next summer in the Tour de France not to defend. Astana came under suspicion because the anti-doping policy would not correspond to previously by the team outlined image.
The UCI received late last year strongly criticized because they Astana despite the doping affairs had already issued a license. Then coined the federation itself and suggested a new investigation to still be able to keep the team.
Around the team has always been debate about doping. Current team boss Alexander Vinokourov in 2007 from the Tour de France put due to blood doping. Last season, the brothers Maksim and Valentin Iglinsky were fired after they were caught in the EPO in the training squad was hit three times with positive cases. Employees of Astana are suspected to have had contact with doping doctor Michele Ferrari
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