joe cipale

I was going to say the same thing, but Matt beat me to it. From previous
articles on this subject, it appears as if no personalities were involved and
everyone seems to ride well together. I belevee that this is just a question
of Chris not being fully recovered from his injury.

Joe

On Thursday 25 June 2009 10:14, Matt Ottinger wrote:
> Guys,
> Let's not go down personality conflict speculation road.
> Chris is recovering from a broken leg he suffered in the Giro. He may not
> be fully recovered and ready to race 2000 + miles for the team.
>
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> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of Lisa Winchester Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:12 AM
> To: OBRA list
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Horner left off of Astana roster for the TdF
>
> This REALLY surprised me when I read it this morning. It seems like he's
> always been a good support man for the TdF for many previous years. I
> wonder if Contador has issues with him? I don't want to speculate though.
> ~Lisa Winchester
> __o "It never gets easier,
> _ \<_ you just go faster."
> (_)/(_) -- Greg LeMond
>
> > From: cmurray@obra.org
> > To: obra@list.obra.org
> > Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:44:33 -0700
> > Subject: [OBRA Chat] Horner left off of Astana roster for the TdF
> >
> >
> > Horner left off Astana Tour roster
> > By Andrew Hood
> > Published: Jun. 25, 2009
> > Chris Horner won't be starting the Tour de France after he was overlooked
> > as part of the nine-man squad revealed Wednesday by Astana.
> >
> > The veteran Horner crashed out of the Giro d'Italia in May and was hoping
> > to be back in top shape to earn a Tour slot, but he was not awarded one
> > of the nine spots on the loaded Astana team.
> >
> > Another surprise name missing from roster was reliable Spanish workhorse
> > Benjamin Noval, a veteran of Tour-winning campaigns of Lance Armstrong
> > and Alberto Contador.
> >
> > The team revealed last week that six of the nine spots were already
> > secured, with Armstrong and Contador being joined by Andreas Klöden, Levi
> > Leipheimer, Haimar Zubeldia and Yaroslav Popovych.
> >
> > That left six riders fighting for three remaining spots on the heavily
> > favored Astana.
> >
> > Filling out the final three spots are Sergio Paulinho, Gregory Rast and
> > Kazakh rider Dmitriy Muravyev, three riders who will bear the brunt of
> > the work on the flats and transition stages before the big guns take
> > over.
> >
> > Two other riders who were on Astana's shortlist but didn't make the cut
> > were Jani Brajkovic and Tomas Vaitkus.
> >
> > The rest of the team doesn't need much of an introduction.
> >
> > All eyes will be on a possible duel between Armstrong and Contador as the
> > pair wrangles for control of the race and perhaps the team, though
> > everyone insists that the squad will rally around the strongest rider in
> > the race.
> >
> > Armstrong, 37, is returning to the Tour for the first time since winning
> > the last of his seven consecutive yellow jerseys in 2005.
> >
> > Riding to a solid 12th at the Giro d'Italia in his first grand tour in
> > nearly four years, Armstrong is expected to be a major factor in the
> > race, but even he admits he's not sure how far he will be able to go.
> >
> > Contador is back at the Tour for the first time since winning in 2007.
> > Astana was kept out of last year's Tour, opening the door for the Spanish
> > climber to win both the Giro and the Vuelta a España last year to
> > complete cycling's grand tour triple crown.
> >
> > Just behind them will be Leipheimer and Kloden, two former podium
> > finishers who be waiting in the wings if the top two leaders tumble and
> > who will likely get their own chances in the time trials and perhaps a
> > shot in the mountains to force other teams to chase.
> >
> > Zubeldia and Popovych will play similar roles, with the expectation they
> > will step up in the key mountain
> > Candi
> >
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