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Yaroslav Popovych signs a two-year contract with Astana
Published: Nov. 13, 2008
Ukrainian cyclist Yaroslav Popovych has signed a two-year contract with the Astana team, which boasts seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong on its books.
The 28-year-old Popovych joined up once more with team boss Johan Bruyneel whom he rode for when at the Discovery Channel team from 2005 to 2007.
Popovych, who was considered a possible Tour de France champion following his third place overall at the 2003 Giro d'Italia, will next year ride alongside Armstrong, 2007 Tour champion Alberto Contador of Spain, American Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Kloden of Germany.
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