FLCC> Fwd: Cornell team lands major sponsorship !

[Glenn Swan]

>         Cornell cycling has finally reached the big time in cycling 
> sponsorship ! Team leader Vanya Temnykh along with team advisor-in-exile 
> Dmitry Levchenko have worked out a deal with major Russian cycling 
> sponsor Astana to support the Cornell Cycling Team for the remainder of 
> the 2008 season. Astana spokesman said that the hassles of being banned 
> from the Tour de France and other ASO events, along with the stringent 
> anti-doping protocols instituted by the UCI and WADA have convinced them 
> to put their money elsewhere, and the ECCF with no drug-testing programs 
> and a much more laid-back attitude seems like a better match for their 
> sponsorship goals. They were especially attracted by the Cornell team's 
> t-shirts and motto, "Party like a bunch of drunk Russians". It is 
> rumored, that now that his professional cycling career is ended, 
> Alexander Vinokourov is planning to go back to school to prepare for his 
> future after cycling. As a student at the Hotel School he is likely to be 
> eligible to race for CU Cycling in '09. He especially likes the fit 
> between his nickname "Vino" and the "drunk Russians" theme.  When asked 
> for his reaction to these developments, Vladimir Putin noted that this 
> association with Cornell is a good thing and he is especially pleased 
> with the fact that Cornell is cheered on with "Go Big Red !"
>         A team meeting is scheduled for tonight at Goldwyn Smythe Hall to 
> distribute the new team kits and the new team bikes. Riders will be 
> issued BMC frames and a mix of Dura Ace and Campagnolo components, with 
> wheels from Alex (built by Vino himself). If anyone can figure out how to 
> make Shimano shifters work with Campy derailleurs, it should be the 
> engineers at Cornell...
>
>Be there !
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