I've been away on vacation and haven't been able to post, so some of this may be old news. The Discovery Channel racing team has disbanded , leaving Tour de France winner Alberto Contador (as well as third place finisher Levi Leipheimer) looking for a new home for the 2008 season. Levi Leipheimer is reportedly being pursued by the Predictor-Lotto squad, and George Hincapie is rumored to have already signed with the T-Mobile squad. Yaroslav Popovych may be closing on a contract with Tom Booonen's QuickStep-Innergetic team. Discovery's departure leaves a Pro Tour license available for the 2008 season. The Slipstream Sports-Chipotle team could take that license, but they have repeatedly said that they were pursuing a wildcard entry to the Tour de France for 2008, and would go after a Pro Tour license in 2009. The Astana team has taken a self imposed month off from competition after team members Alexandre Vinokourov and Andrej Kashechkin both failed doping tests in the past...
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