ProTour 2010: Astana reassures UCI

Team Astana rides to a stage win in the team time trial at the Tour de France.

Team Astana rides to a stage win in the team time trial at the Tour de France. (Image credit: AFP)

ProTour team Astana has given assurances to the International Cycling Union (UCI) of its financial stability for 2010. The team had been close to losing its ProTour licence earlier this year after the non-payment of rider salaries, but its Kazakh sponsors have told UCI President Pat McQuaid that it is a situation that will not be repeated.