Gallopin not impressed by hectic Tour de France beginning

Alain Gallopin, Astana directeur sportif.

Alain Gallopin, Astana directeur sportif. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Astana's directeur sportif Alain Gallopin, who will join Armstrong's RadioShack team next year, cooled down the comments about the hectic beginning expected at the 2010 Tour de France. "We haven't been much surprised," said the Frenchman in Paris. "I'm a little bit disappointed about the first week. I thought there were more possibilities to use the windy coasts of Holland and Belgium."