A bit of surprising news. Johan Bruyneel, manager of the Discovery Team, is going to Astana together with Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer. The Discovery Team is disbanding at the end of this season because Discovery is no longer sponsoring cycling teams. I wonder what will happen if organizers of certain races such as the Tour de France decide not to allow Astana to race. Is there something in their contracts that allow them to switch? It’s pretty dangerous I think signing with Astana, whose team has been plagued with doping problems. Alexandre Vinokourov was caught blood doping during the Tour de France, causing the Tour organizers to kick him out. Astana pulled out as well. After Vino came news that Kaschechkin was also using blood doping to enhance his performance.