Tuesday, 28 July 2009
The head of the state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, on behalf of all Kazakhstan fans of cycle racing and himself personally congratulated Astana Cycling Team on victory in the prestigious race of grand Tour de France, "Kazakhstan Today" agency reports citing official mass media.
"We all expected this victory and you did not disappoint us. Brilliant achievement in sports of Astana team became possible thanks to professional, accurate and harmonious work of all members of the team. Special words of gratitude go to sportsmen Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong and others", the telephone message sent to the Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the French Republic, Nurlan Danenov, that will be delivered to the members of Astana team, states.
As informed earlier, last Sunday Kazakhstan Astana Cycling Team and its leaders won in the main race of the season in the world - well-known Tour de France. International team Astana won team classification. Spaniard A. Contador won the Tour de France and an American L. Armstrong finished third.
