Both Davis Brothers to Astana...

It was expected that Allan would go to Astana to reunite the old Liberty Seguros team but he has brought his brother Scott with him, who rode for T-Mobile and then Columbia in '06-'08. Allan should have full support at Astana so he can finally try to get an elusive GT stage win and have a run at San Remo, where the last 3 years he has has finished on 2nd (07) and 4th this year.

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Hmm

not surprised about Allan. He has been rumored to be signing with them since Oct. I wish them both good luck, hope they get paid. If I was a rider, I would be very hesitant to ride for them.

by cyclingdiva on Dec 21, 2009 11:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

What has Alby got to lose? It's not as though QS was a good fit

and they’re not beating down his door with offers.

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Dec 21, 2009 11:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Apparently Albi did have other offers... He mentioned in an article i read a day or so ago(i'll find the link)

I guess having the opportunity to ride with two TdF champions and to be the lead sprinter in a Pro team it’s worth taking the contract..

I guess the being paid thing is sorted, as Astana had to meet the UCI Criteria to get a licence..

"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"

Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009

by CycleGirl on Dec 22, 2009 12:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree that

QS wasn’t the best fit for him, I wasn’t surprised at all to see him leave QS. But, what does he have to lose with Astana? Not getting paid! Astana seems to play by their own rules. I’m sure they offered him a nice contract and to be the lead sprinter and that was worth the risk for him. I hope it works out for him. As do I hope it works out for Oscar too. I just don’t trust Astana at all.

by cyclingdiva on Dec 22, 2009 12:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

by rbjhan on Dec 22, 2009 2:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

was it ever confirmed that a rider

actually was not paid. From what i’ve read every rider that was asked denied it.

by yeehoo on Dec 22, 2009 6:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought what happened is that everyon had to be paid from the UCI reserve

Or more accurately, Bruny would have fronted the money and the reserve would have been drawn down from their. Wasn’t the deal that there was no more money left in the UCI account to keep paying, and Bruny wasn’t being paid for salaries by the Kazics.

Just spinning the pedals in the hills of Western Maryland

by natbla on Dec 23, 2009 10:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Alby hasn't confirmed it yet ;-)

And I can’t bring myself to go searching in cyrillic for the Kaz Fed ‘statement’ just at the moment (it’s been a long day for me… maybe after dinner…)

The media in Bundy say he’ll be clearing rumours up soon.

Forgive me… my Media Bullshit Filter has very fine tolerances these days, LOL.

If it’s true, y’all can watch me doing the happy dance :-). As I said the other day, I’d love to see an Aussie riding for the benefit of the glorious nation, and I anticipate the benefit being mutual in Alby’s case.

Just a thought… the whole ‘pay’ thing that keeps coming up… I don’t recall ever hearing of any such issues prior to the period when Astana had temporarily morphed into Postal. What happened while Astana was Postal might not be indicative of what to expect from Astana-as-Astana. (have I lost anyone? LOL)

by Lou... on Dec 22, 2009 4:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I'm with you. I think Alby will be fine

and all the better for not being with QS. No disrespect to that team – just a poor fit.

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Dec 22, 2009 7:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

allandavis27

I will give an update soon on speculations circulating this week.thx
7:41 PM Dec 19th from web
http://twitter.com/allandavis27

by lucybears on Dec 23, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What?

You mean,

It is nice to be important,It is more important to be nice!

massive swell off Saint Jean De Luz today, bro’s getting pulled in from Jet skie. great training ride along the coast today.

some thing more important than those two?? WHAT COULD IT BE????

by ursula on Dec 23, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone know anything about his brother?

What does he bring to the table? I mean other than being named Davis.

by MambaFan on Dec 22, 2009 12:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

he is essentially a domestique from the results that I looked up....

He was with T-mobile/Columbia for 3 years but he didn’t have any results to speak of. He isn’t too bad of a climber but he isn’t that great. It seems that he can go well in a TTT but not in the ITT. He can sprint a little but nowhere near his brother.

by Vlaanderen90 on Dec 22, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

his looks oficial

http://astanafans.com/

by ursula on Dec 22, 2009 4:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

More to worry about

During the Tour this year Astana was found to have transfusion equipment that is illegal.

Astana aurait commis une infraction pénale pendant le Tour 2009
http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2009/12/23/astana-aurait-commis-une-infraction-penale-pendant-le-tour-2009_1284426_3242.html

by lucybears on Dec 23, 2009 11:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Interesting...

So Oclaesp has found a possibly illegal infusion kit. That’s the big news here. The other stuff, the syringes, etc, were known in October I think and there’s nothing illegal with them yet. No illegal substances, specifically HGH, have been found though they have had the time to get DNA profiles on users of the syringes. So unless they find some banned substance those DNA samples go nowhere even if they identify who the users were. That leaves the infusion kit which Johann has already denied is illegal. We’ll see, won’t we?

The CN article/translation.

by ursula on Dec 23, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Patrick Lefevere

zegt in GvA dat hij Allan Davis nog niet laat gaan. “Als die me voor 1 januari niet een volle- dig jaarloon terugbetaalt, gaat hij niet naar Astana”, luidt het. “Dan houd ik hem aan zijn contract bij Q-Step. De tijd dat ik renners gratis laat gaan, is definitief voorbij.”

by lucybears on Dec 29, 2009 9:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs