Team Astana has named their nine for the New French Revolution. The roster includes:
Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer, Andreas Kloden, Haimar Zubeldia, Yaroslav Popovych, Sergio Paulinho, Gregory Rast, and first-timer, Kazakh rider Dimitriy Muravyey.
The most notable exclusion from the Tour team was 37-year old American Chris Horner, he of In-N-Out Double-Double fame, who fell victim to politics and a numbers game. Watching Horner in his domestique role at this year’s Amgen Tour of California and at some of the pre-Tour tune up races, there was no denying his benefit to his teammates as a tireless worker or his instincts as a big-time racer.
Instead, the financially troubled Kazakhstan sponsor has chosen to sacrifice talent and team chemistry for the sake of having a countryman represent their colors in the biggest race of the season.
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