ꦕDelay in government funding places team's 🃏future in doubt
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Astana GM Alexander Vinoko♐urov answering questions(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The winning Astana team enj🤡oy the moment on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
Race leader Alexey Lutsenko (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) won the best young rider's white jersꦜey(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Alexander Vinokourov (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The future of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Astana Pro Team has been placed in doubt after general manager Alexandre Vinokourov revealed that t🌃he team has not received funding from the Kazakhstani government since the start of the year, a💛nd its riders and staff have not been paid.
In an interview with the Kazakhstani publication Vesti.kz, published on Friday, Vinokourov described the situation as "critical" and said that the Astana team is currently oꦅperat🔯ing by using pre-existing funds.
. "The situation is critical. There are 30 riders under contract, we have obligations to them. There are more than 50 people if you add in all the staff, including trainers, masseurs, doctors and mechanics."
Cyclingnews has contacted the Astana team, but they have not yet issued a statement regarding Vinokourov's comments. The team is currently racing across three🃏 countries at the Abu Dhabi Tour, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne,🙈 Faun Environnement - Classic de l'Ardèche Rhône Crussol and the Royal Bernard Drome Classic this weekend.
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