BMC PULL ASTANA SPONSORSHIP

Swiss bike manufacturer BMC has announced today that it has withdrawn its sponsorship of the Astana team.

BMC supplied all of Astana's bikes, and were due to continue sponsorship until the end of the 2007 season. However, as a result of Alexandre Vinokourov's positive test result for blood doping during the Tour de France, the company have terminated the contract with immediate effect.

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