michelechirgwin@comcast.net

Well, won't that be a giant blow to his oversized ego if they just say 'No"? Oh...that's right...he is going to call his personal friend, the president of France and complain. What is that all about? Just because he wants something he gets it? He is a big overgrown child.

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Michele Chirgwin

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From: "Long, Steve"
> Have you not thought about the possibility that maybe, just maybe the
> primary reason he'd do that is to get Astana back into the tour???
>
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> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of jon.ragsdale@comcast.net
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:13 AM
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Armstrong to race for Astana
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>
> Like we couldn't see that one coming a mile away. What sucks though is
> that while his press conference was scheduled at 9 AM today to announce
> it, some moron from the Kazakh Cycling Federation already leaked it out.
> A couple of details that were leaked, Armstrong's first year on the team
> he will be riding for free. And second, Contador has been reported to
> have said that if Armstrong joins the team, he will leave as he feels he
> has earned the right to be the team leader. Anybody know what Levi's
> contract is with the team? And what if Astana is banned from the Tour
> again this year? I would assume Armstrong or his people have done some
> due dillegence in this and got some indication that wasn't going to
> happen.
>