From the Associated Press …

Kazakh federation to resume paying Astana wages

By PETER LEONARD

Associated Press Writer

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakhstan’s cycling federation said Thursday it will resume paying salaries to Lance Armstrong’s Astana team now that it has received money owed…

It’s official.

The Tour of Missouri will start in St. Louis this year, on Labor Day, which coincides with the finale of the annual Gateway Cup weekend of races.

The Gateway Cup is a four-day event of amateur and pro races on the…

Last year, Garmin-Chipotle was on the cutting edge of modern communication with blogs and Twitter feeds from races.

But this year, America’s cutting edge cycling team has been usurped in the virtual world by seven-time Tour de France winner/cancer crusader Lance…

I kid you not.

Agence France Presse, quoting Belgian television channel Sporza, is reporting that Alexander Vinokourov wants to come out of retirement and ride for Astana – the team for which he secured Khazak-based sponsorship in 2006.

Yes, the same Vinokourov who was busted twice…

A rumor about a comeback by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has been flitting around in cyberspace for a while, and Velonews.com’s Neal Rogers reports that a comeback is indeed in the works.

According to Rogers, Armstrong will appear in…

Here’s the scoop from Astana …

Press Release: Nine Riders Re-sign with Team Astana

Astana Cycling Team General Manager Johan Bruyneel announced today that nine riders have re-signed for the 2009 season. Assan Bazayev, Chris Horner, Maxim Iglinskiy, Andreas Klöden, Steve Morabito,…

When I spoke with team Astana general manager Johan Bruyneel in April at the Tour de Georgia, he seemed pretty much resigned to Amaury Sports Organization sticking to its un-vitation for Astana to this year’s Tour de France.

He said he didn’t expect…

What a cuppla days for the Astana cycling team.

Johan Bruyneel’s team is bound for the Giro d’Italia after the Giro organizer, RCS, reversed field and extended an invitation to the race.

And on Sunday, Andreas Kloden wrapped up the Tour of…

With High Road having withdrawn its request for an invitation to the Vuelta a Espana tour in September, the Tour of Missouri stands to benefit.

I spoke with High Road owner Bob Stapleton at the Tour de Georgia last week, and he said…

With apologies to American teams High Road and Slipstream-Chipotle and the boys from U.S.-sponsored CSC, ol’ 10 Speed is thinking that a rider from either Astana or Rock Racing will stand atop the podium at the end of the Tour de…