Lance Armstrong has told organizers that he will race in the Giro d’Italia.
The announcement posted on the Gazzetta dello Sport’s Web site on Thursday removed doubts that the seven-time Tour de France champion would miss the race after having surgery on a broken right collarbone last month.
The Gazzetta said the American contacted organizers Thursday from Colorado, where is currently training.
The Giro runs May 9-31.
“The recovery has been going well and the plan is to be there,†Armstrong’s spokesman Mark Higgins wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press… Details
Kazakhstan’s cycling federation said Thursday it will resume paying salaries to Lance Armstrong’s Astana team now that it has received money owed by its sponsors.
Astana cyclists, including Giro d’Italia winner Alberto Contador, have not received salaries for around a month, prompting fears the team could be disbanded.
“We started receiving the first payments yesterday … and now that money will be forwarded to the team,†Kazakh Cycling Federation deputy chief Nikolai Proskurin told the Associated Press.
Astana receives most of its financial support from …Â Details
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