Lance Armstrong has received “high interest†from sponsors willing to back his cycling team if he takes over control of financially strapped Astana.
Astana receives most of its financial support from Kazakh state holding company Samruk-Kazyna, but the Central Asian nation’s economy has been badly hit by the global financial crisis. The team has not paid its employees lately.
“Considering the economy and considering global sports sponsorships … it’s a tough climate for all that stuff. We’ve had high interest,†Armstrong told The Associated Press on Thursday as he prepared for the start of his first Giro d’Italia—which he says has no illusions about winning… Details
 Team manager Johan Bruyneel may have to take over the Astana team if riders continue to go unpaid, Lance Armstrong said.
The American only gets money from endorsement deals but some of his team mates were not paid salaries last month and the Kazakh-funded team will receive a warning from the International Cycling Union (UCI), the sport’s governing body.
“It’s not easy. I don’t take a salary from the team but there are … Details
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