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Astana
Astana will likely be the most watched team in the peloton in 2009, thanks to the return of Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador's decision to stay with the team. The interaction between the two riders promises to be the story of the year, but the team headed by Belgian Johan Bruyneel (ex-Discovery Channel) also includes top riders like three-time Tour of California winner Levi Leipheimer. Andreas Kloden, Chris Horner and Yaroslav Popovych.
Team Roster
- Lance Armstrong
- Assan Bazayev
- Janez Brajkovic
- Alberto Contador
- Thomas Frei
- Chris Horner
- Maxim Iglinsky
- Roman Kireyev
- Andreas Klöden
- Berik Kupeshov
- Levi Leipheimer
- José Luis Rubiera
- Steve Morabito
- Dmitri Muravyev
- Daniel Navarro
- Benjamin Noval
- Sergio Paulinho
- Yaroslav Popovych
- Grégory Rast
- Michael Schär
- Tomas Vaitkus
- Andrey Zeits
- Haimar Zubeldia
Team Equipment
Bike: Trek
Components: SRAM
