Astana riders ‘continuing as normal’ despite team's financial concerns

Astana team manager Alexandre Vinokourov told Kazakh media that the squad has yet to receive funding for 2018

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Team Astana's riders and staff in the Abu Dhabi Tour this week say that they are being paid despite general manager Alexandre Vinokourov warning that funding has yet to arrive for 2018.

The team is running on cash reserves, said Vinokourov, in an interview with local Kazakh media.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.