Comments on: Contador Stays; Name Goes

By: I Spoke Too Soon | KZBlog

I Spoke Too Soon | KZBlog — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:01:18 +0000

[...] But I was right! The UCI gave Kazakhstan a license a while back, hence the reason that Contador was not able to break his contract with Team Astana. However, there was the question of registration still on the table. The UCI wanted a bank guarantee of the $22 million that Samruk-Kazyna was offering up and set a deadline of Wednesday. The Kazakh Cycling Federation wasn’t sure they could get the necessary papers in time, but they did. Team Astana is good to go for the 2010 season. [...]

By: oes tsetnoc

oes tsetnoc — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:35:53 +0000

I would love to see him stay on the team. I hope they will finish stronger in 2010.

By: KZBlog

KZBlog — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:12:21 +0000

Thanks! Good luck getting your blog going. I don't read German but it's close enough to English that I get the idea.

By: bokscopsknody

bokscopsknody — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:55:00 +0000

I highly enjoyed reading your article, keep up posting such exciting articles!

By: Global Voices Online » Kazkahstan: Astana Cycling Team Is Back to Life

Global Voices Online » Kazkahstan: Astana Cycling Team Is Back to Life — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:57:35 +0000

[...] KZBlog's post is about some good news about the cycling team Astana after losing two premier cyclists and a long period of doubt over funding. Cancel this reply [...]

By: oiteag

oiteag — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:52:12 +0000

As for the name of Astana Team, I believe it was chosen to promote Kazakhstan as a nation and Astana as its new capital. Samruk-Kazyna is a state-owned fund, which means the same people will sit and decide what do they want to "advertise" worldwide: the country or the fund. It's not about "nationalism and patriotism", IMHO, but it's about politics and promotion.