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There are definitely some riders missing from the roster, quite some of them Kazachstani (like Assan Bazayev, the winner of the first stage in the Tour of Germany). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.174.122.220 (talk) 14:49, August 2, 2006

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[edit] Swiss Based

I believe the team is based in Switzerland and no longer in Luxembourg, though I can't seem to find the info on their website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.226.223.11 (talk) 20:04, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed split

I think that the time has come where the history and organisation of Team ONCE and Liberty Seguros-Wurth are significantly different from Astana Team, with Manolo Saiz holding the licence of the former yet most personnel now being with the latter. I am keen to see how this develops over the winter, but it seems the teams are disparate to separate the Spanish and Swiss based versions. Mk3severo 12:14, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

It is a valid argument, but I think we'll have to wait until the European season starts and see how it all shakes out. Perhaps you could write a paragraph that roughly details the current problems with there being two teams considered as Team Astana? kju 10:44, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
I agree. Now that Saiz has lost his licence, and Astana has been granted a Pro Tour licence, it seems to me that one team has reached the end of its life, and a different one has begun. 74.70.68.8 03:36, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
I don't agree. There were still quite a few riders under contract with Saiz, and I'm not sure, but I think he still holds his licence. --Selach 17:00, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Saiz lost the license, so they are different teams. [1] The only issue here is how to deal with the team from when Astana started to sponsor the Saiz squad, to when Saiz lost his license and Astana gained their new license. SeveroTC 17:09, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Another case

Kash is next ... how absurd ... --Selach 17:00, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

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