Background
On February 13th, the Amaury Sports Organization (ASO) barred Team Astana from competing in any race or event organized by the ASO in 2008. The ASO owns premiere cycling events like Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Tours, and the famed Tour de France.
The ASO cited the doping scandals of last year’s Tour de France as justification.
There can be no comparison between the Astana team of 2007 and the new Astana. The entire organizational structure has been rebuilt under the direction of the team’s new General Manager, Johan Bruyneel, who has thoroughly cleaned house. What’s more, Astana has adopted the rigorous doping controls developed by anti-doping expert Dr. Rasmus Damsgaard, and Astana now spends more money on anti-doping controls than any other team in the pro peloton.
I didn't know all this until I was at Amgen on Sunday. Levi had a booth there. Pretty interesting stuff and really poopy for him.
I'm updating tonight because I won't be around tomorrow. I'm off to Stitches West with Amy. Tomorrow is a super slow day all across our company because all our engineers are off to Colorado for our annual Technical Seminar so it's a quiet day in the office and a day off for me :o) which worked out perfect because it's Stitches West, a knitting convention. I can't wait!
Have a great weekend!
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