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.
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