Alberto Contador, essentially banned from defending his Tour de France title by race organizer Amaury Sports Organization, took a figerative shot at ASO in winning a mountaintop finish Thursday in the Vuelta a Castilla y León.

According to Velonews’ Andrew Hood, Contador crossed the finishing line, pointed proudly to his Astana jersey and then pointed his finger like a gun for an imaginery shot. 

Contador, by the way, is the race leader, and Astana, which ASO claims is not among the top teams in the world, continues its dominance this season despite ASO banning it from all of its races.

The Vuelta a Espana is the only grand tour to extend an invitation to Astana, but don’t look now, ASO is in negotiations to become a part owner of the Vuelta. If that happens, will it be bye bye Astana?

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