http://community.active.com/community/sports/blog Tour de France Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:07:38 GMT Jive SBS 4.5.5.2 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-06-17T19:07:38Z http://community.active.com/community/sports/blog/2009/06/17/who-will-lead-astana-at-the-2009-tour-de-france <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:f771b58c-15c3-4718-90bf-e223d9351563] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>As the <em>Grand Depart</em> in Monaco draws closer, Team Astana remains a subject of great debate. With <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="http://community.active.com/blogs/BruceHildenbrand/2009/06/07/will-team-astana-make-it-to-the-tour-de-france">the recent struggles</a> just to force their sponsors to pay the bills, Johan Bruyneel and co. have more than enough to distract them from the goal at hand: winning the Tour de France.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>But being one of (if not the) best stage racing team in the world means having a few options for who can take the yellow jersey. So perhaps the question shouldn't be "Who will lead Astana", but rather "Who will emerge as Astana's leader?"</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Check out Bruce Hildenbrand's recently updated (for post-Giro results) article,<a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.active.com/cycling/tourdefrance/articles/Who-Will-Lead-Astana-at-the-2009-Tour-de-France_.htm">Who Will Lead Astana at the 2009 Tour de France?</a>. Whatever happens between now and July 4, one thing is clear: It will be an exciting ride to the finish in Paris.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:f771b58c-15c3-4718-90bf-e223d9351563] --> tour-de-france johan-bruyneel astana monaco Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:19:43 GMT guest http://community.active.com/community/sports/blog/2009/06/17/who-will-lead-astana-at-the-2009-tour-de-france 2009-06-17T19:19:43Z 3 years, 11 months ago 0 http://community.active.com/community/sports/blog/comment/who-will-lead-astana-at-the-2009-tour-de-france http://community.active.com/community/sports/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=14380