UCI bank guarantee assures Astana 2007 salaries
By Susan Westemeyer A court in Vaud, Switzerland, has ruled that the unpaid wages for 2007 Team...
By Susan Westemeyer
A court in Vaud, Switzerland, has ruled that the unpaid wages for 2007 Team Astana riders must be paid out of the 500,000 euro in the bank guarantee held by the UCI. The court said that former team manager Marc Biver is required to fulfil his contracts for the past season. The decision also means that the "new" Astana team (under manager Johan Bruyneel) can now participate fully in the 2008 racing season.
A number of riders under contract last season complained that they had not received their salary since September. Biver said that he could not pay them because he had not received expected payments from his sponsors.
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