Astana's decision to sign Pellizotti goes against MPCC rules

The Astana team has acknowledged there could be a problem with its membership in the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible (MPCC) after announcing the signing of Franco Pellizotti for 2014.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.